NOAA Atmospheric Chemical Modeling Workshop

What:A workshop focused on NOAA's atmospheric chemical modeling capabilities which are relevant to our research and operational needs and opportunities.

When: October 10 - 11, 2007

Where: Boulder, Colorado

Why: This workshop, directed towards NOAA's chemical modeling community, is an important opportunity to exchange information on the variety of chemical models developed and used throughout NOAA.

Workshop Goals:

• Communicate current atmospheric chemistry modeling capabilities that exist NOAA-wide;
• Understand current and planned chemical modeling applications/customers;
• Improve collaborations among NOAA's chemistry modeling community;
• Identify future collaborations needed for enhancing NOAA's use of resources and improving our research and operational capabilities in order to enhance assessments and predictions;
• Discuss the future of NOAA's global chemical modeling;
• Outline an approach for improving NOAA research and operations necessary to achieve the goals identified in the NOAA 20-year Research Vision.