January 2011

Monday, January 31, 12pm
* Joint AOSC-ESSIC Seminar *
ESSIC Lagre Conference Room
Too Smart for Our Own Good
Dr. Craig Dilworth
Uppsala University, Sweden
Department of Philosophy
[ Abstract | Presentation ]
Contact: Prof. Eugenia Kalnay
 

February 2011

March 2011

March 3
Recent Progress in Analysis and Prediction at the National Centers for Environmental Prediction, Environmental Modeling Center
Dr. Steve Lord
NOAA Nat'l Centers for Environmental Prediction
Environmental Modeling Center
[ Abstract | Presentation ]
Contact: Prof. Kayo Ide
 
March 9, Wednesday, 12:00pm-1:00pm
The Data-Assimilation Zoo. Section: Kalman Filters
Dr. Lars Nerger
Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research
Contact: Prof. Jim Carton
 
March 10
The Relationship between Refractivity and Atmospheric Boundary Layer Structure
Dr. Robert Marshall
Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division
[ Abstract | Presentation ]
Contact (faculty): Prof. Da-Lin Zhang
            (student): Isha Renta
 
March 14, Monday, 11:30am-12:30pm
Ideas for Improving Ensemble Data Assimilation
Dr. Takemasa Miyoshi
University of Maryland
Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Science
Contact: Prof. Eugenia Kalnay
 
March 16, Wednesday, 11:30am-12:30pm
Aerosol Assimilation and its Applications
Dr. Nicholas Schutgens
University of Tokyo
Atmospheric and Oceanic Research Institute
Contact: Prof. Zhanqing Li
 
March 17
It is Necessary to Revolutionize Climate Prediction: Is it Possible?
Professor Jagadish Shukla
George Mason University
Institute for Global Environment and Society
[ Abstract| Presentation ]
Contact: Prof. Eugenia Kalnay
 
March 24
Spring Break - No Seminar
 
March 31
When did the Anthropocene Begin? Observations and Climate Model Simulations
Prof. John Kutzbach
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Center for Climate Research
[ Abstract | Presentation ]
Contact: Prof. Sumant Nigam
 

April 2011

April 7
How Can Environmental Changes Affect Climate: Findings From the EAST-AIRE and AMF Experiments in China
Prof. Zhanqing Li
University of Maryland
Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Science
Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center
[ Abstract | Presentation ]
Contact: Prof. Eugenia Kalnay
 
April 14
Daily Precipitation Statistics: An Intercomparison between NCEP Reanalyses and Observations
Dr. Vernon Kousky
University of Maryland
Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sceince
[ Abstract | Presentation ]
Contact: Prof. Jim Carton
 
April 21
Adjoint Sensitivity Studies of Extratropical and (Sub-)Tropical Transition: Floyd (1999) and Andrea (2007)
Prof. Michael Morgan
University of Wisconsin
NSF Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences
[ Abstract | Presentation ]
Contact: Prof. Kayo Ide
 
April 28
Using Neural Networks to Improve Atmospheric Model Physics
Dr. Vladimir Krasnopolsky
NOAA Nat'l Centers for Environmental Prediction
Environmental Modeling Center
[ Abstract | Presentation ]
Contact: Prof. Da-Lin Zhang
 

May 2011

May 5
* Almuni Seminar *
Tropical Weather Systems within a Global Data Assimilation and Forecasting Framework
Dr. Oreste Reale
2011 Distinguishd Alumni Award Recipient
PhD, Meteorology, University of Maryland
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Laboratory for Atmosphere
[ Abstract | Presentation ]
Contact: Prof. Ning Zeng
 
Tuesday, May 10, 11:30am
* Joint AOSC-Dept. History Seminar *
Climate Controversies: Science and the Politics of Knowledge about Global Climate Change
Prof. Paul Edwards
University of Michigan
School of Information
[ Abstract | Presentation ]
Co-Hosts (History): Prof. Thomas Zeller
                 (AOSC): Prof. Kayo Ide
 
May 18, Wednesday, 12:00pm-1:00pm
El Nino in SODA 1871-2008
Prof. Benjamin Giese
Texas A&M UNiversity
Department of Oceanography
[ Abstract ]
Contact: Prof.Jim Carton
 
* Special Seminar *
June 23, Thursday 2:00pm-3:00pm
CSS 2400
Observing System Simulation Experiments: Methodology, Early Results and Plans for the Future
Dr. Robert Atlas
Driector
NOAA Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory
[ Abstract | Presentation ]
Contact: Prof. Kayo Ide