CLIVAR SSG16 draft actions

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CLIVAR SSG-16 draft actions recommendations

• Encourage cross WCRP activity in model
  validation and improvement identify the process
  by which this is to be done.
• Identify CLIVAR needs for coupled modelling,
  including clouds and radiation Task Team on
  clouds?
• Encourage peer review paper for general community
  on sea ice modelling (Griffies, CliC?)
• Seek to move beyond algorithm wars for
  satellite-derived sea ice concentration, though
  observational campaigns and other activities
  (CliC?)
• Consider cross project activity on water vapour?
  (GEWEX, CliC, SPARC, CLIVAR)
• VACS should cooperate with TFRCD/CORDEX within a
  year, leading to an eventual joint workshop.

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• 2.4 Formulate CLIVAR response to request for MJO
  Task Force (SSG Exec in discussion with D/WCRP
  and D Waliser)
• 2.5 Strengthen advocacy for sustained ocean
  observing system
• 3.1 Seek mechanisms to strengthen US CLIVAR and
  International CLIVAR coordination (D/US CLIVAR,
  D/ICPO and co-chairs
• 5.6 Further develop Earth System Science
  connections. In particular strengthen links with
  IGBP wider than marine from Earth System Model
  development perspective
• Though the implementation path is not clear yet,
  there is an identified need for climate-oriented
  reanalysis. Seek to develop concept with the
  reanalysis and wider modelling community.
• Set up a data portal for CLIVAR-endorsed
  campaigns (ICPO)

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• 5.6 Review and strengthen process by which
  CLIVAR- endorsed activities report outcomes to
  CLIVAR
• 5.6 Consider how to implement CPTs in
  international context (Bony lead, Waliser,
  Mechoso Jacob for WGNE GEWEX)
• Promote pan WCRP Conference rather than proposed
  2nd CLIVAR Science Conference to celebrate
  successes of projects and way forward for WCRP
  (co-chairs, D/WCRP, ICPO for CLIVAR)
• Take advantage of available pathways to promote
  needs for modelling, process studies and
  observations at WCC-3
• 6.1 Clarify SPARC timescales for input to CHFP
  experimentation and ensure consistency with CHFP
  timescales (WGSIP chair/SPARC co-chairs
• Work to establish CliC CHFP involvement (WGSIP
  co-chair, CliC co-chairs), especially on sea ice

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• Build WGSIP links to other panels as for VAMOS
  (WGSIP co-chair, panel chairs)
• 6.1 Encourage GRP to futher push for TRRM
  simulator
• 6.1 Request panels and Working Groups and other
  WCRP projects to distill information on
  experience with analyses of CMIP-3 output. Email
  to be circulated requesting this, with rational
  (WGCM co-chairs, Anna Pirani)
• 6.2 Basin Panels are requested to provide feed in
  on science questions to be addressed using ocean
  synthesis products (GSOP co-chairs, ICPO, basin
  panels)
• CLIVAR basin panels requested to consider
  involvement in OceanObs09 parallel community
  fora from perspective of physical oceanography
  (Basin Panel co-chairs, D Stammer)

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• 6.3 Identify WCRP representation to SCOR WG on
  Agulhas Working Group and pass to D/WCRP (Panels,
  D/ICPO)
• Coordinate Atlantic tropical model bias work with
  VOCALS (Atlantic co-chairs in consultation with
  VOCALS)
• AIP to take lead in facilitating a meeting
  between US AMOC and THOR when appropriate (AIP
  co-chairs)
• IOP are encouraged to entrain new members to
  explore science issues and build science case for
  continuing input of resources into IndOOS.
  Collaboration with AAMP is also encouraged.
  Consider back to back IOP and AAMP meeting in
  near future (IOP co-chairs, AAMP co-chairs)

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• Expolore ways to ensure CLIVAR requirements for
  Arctic science are (CLIVAR/CliC co-chairs)
• 6.4 Check on CINDY/DYNAMO endorsement status
  (D/ICPO)
• 6.4 Identify AAMP and VACS involvement with CHFP
  (AAMP, VACS co-chairs)
• 6.4 Resolve issue of IASCLIP endorsement (VAMOS
  co-chairs, D/ICPO)
• 6.4 SSG encourages coordination between VAMOS
  and ETCCDI on extremes (ETCCDI/VAMOS chairs) and
  aslo encourages other panels to engage in
  extremes reserch in a similar fashion to VAMOS
• VACS to consider initiative to EU programme on an
  early warning and forecast system with prospect
  of WCRP/CLIVAR seed funding for planning
  meetings.

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• Work on interbasin issues encouraged either
  through GSOP or OceanObs09 meeting of
  opportunity of basin panel chairs.
• There are now big investments in western boundary
  current studies in the Pacific needing
  coordination which the PP can/is supplying.
  Consider inviting leaders of new initiatives in
  pacific to Pacific Panel membership, or at least
  involving them in PP meetings (PP co-chairs)
• Tiger teams to develop 3-4 page summaries of
  science questions, implementation and timeline
  for each of 7 imperatives by 15 july.
• Explore possibility to hold next SSG approx one
  year from now at NCAR, boulder USA.
• Consider joint venue/dates for 4 project SSG
  meeting in 2011.