ESRL Dedication
The ESRL Dedication August 23-24, 2006
NOAA's research laboratories and centers in Boulder consolidated into the Earth System Research Laboratory. ESRL's mission is to observe and understand the Earth system and to conduct a program of integrated research to advance NOAA's environmental and information services on global-to-local scales. This dedication celebrates its formation and shares the exciting science programs being conducted here.
Wednesday, August 23, 2006 - Dedication Ceremony
- Introductory Remarks
-
- Brigadier General John J. Kelly Jr. (Ret.), Deputy Under Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere
- Mark Udall, U.S. Representative, Colorado, District 2
- Wayne Allard, U.S. Senator, Colorado
- Keynote Address
- Mark Udall, U.S. Representative, Colorado, District 2
- Keynote Address
- Wayne Allard, U.S. Senator, Colorado
- ESRL Serving Society: Understanding Stratospheric Ozone Depletion Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow - Presentation
- Dr. Susan Solomon
- Improving Predictions from Minutes to Millennia - Presentation
- Dr. Alexander MacDonald
- Reception Hosted by the University of Colorado - Boulder
- Chancellor George Peterson
Thursday, August 24, 2006 - Science Panels
- Opening Remarks
- Hank Brown, President, University of Colorado
- Global Carbon Dioxide Research: Past, Present, and Future - Overview
-
Chair: Dr. David Hofmann, Program Representative, NOAA/OAR Carbon Cycle Program
- Global Carbon Dioxide Research - Presentation
- Dr. David Hofmann
- Investigations of the Global Carbon Cycle through Measurements of Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide - Presentation
- Dr. Pieter Tans
- From the Present to the Future - Presentation
- Dr. Wouter Peters
- Video Tour of Carbon Cycle Science at Pt. Barrow, Alaska Observatory - Windows Media - 10M
- Dan Endres, Station Chief
- Regional Air Quality and Public Health: Information for Decision Makers - Overview
- Chair: Dr. James Meagher, Program Manager, NOAA Air Quality Program
- Air Quality Research at ESRL - Presentation
- Dr. Jim Meagher
- Regional Air Quality Assessments - Presentation
- Dr. Fred Fehsenfeld
- The Meteorological Aspects of Regional Air Quality - Presentation
- Dr. Allen White
- Simultaneous Forecasting of Air Quality and Weather at ESRL - Presentation
- Dr. Georg Grell
- Climate Change in the Arctic: A Bellwether for the Planet? - Overview
- Chair: Taneil Uttal, Program Lead, NOAA Arctic Atmospheric Observing Program
- Introduction - Presentation
- Taneil Uttal
- The Arctic on the Fast Track of Change - Presentation
- Dr. Mark Serreze
- Research Activities at ESRL and CIRES: Untangling the WHY of Arctic Variability- Presentation
- Taneil Uttal
- From GEOSS to Models: Filling the Gap between Observations and Predictions - Overview
- Chair: Dr. Steven Koch, Deputy Director, Developmental Test-Bed Center
- GEOSS: Overview and Societal Benefits - Presentation
- Dr. Steven Koch
- Assessing the Impact of Current and Future Observing Systems on Environmental Predications - Presentation
- Dr. Stephen Weygandt
- Testbeds: Bridging the Gap between Observing Systems and Predictions - Presentation
- Dr. F. Martin Ralph
- Integrating Observations and Models to Improve Decision Support: Developing Early Warning Systems - Presentation
- Dr. Randall Dole