CSD Science Review 2015
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(updated 11 March)
Agenda
David Skaggs Research Center (DSRC), 325 Broadway, Boulder, Colorado
Time Location
0700 Breakfast (closed) for OAR DAA Steve Fine and Review Panel Best Western Plus Boulder Inn
0745 Transport to ESRL (Transport provided for Review Panel; other guests carpool from hotel lobbies)
Allow sufficient time for security/badging for non-NOAA attendees
Welcome DSRC GC402
- 0815 Welcome and Introductions, David Fahey (Director, NOAA ESRL CSD)
- 0820 Welcome and Charge to Reviewers, Craig McLean (Assistant Administrator, OAR)
- 0825 Welcome; ESRL Organization Overview; Research at ESRL
, Alexander E. MacDonald (Director, NOAA ESRL)
- 0835 Overview of NOAA and OAR research planning and funding; Introduction of Review Panel
Steven Fine (Deputy Assistant Adminstrator, OAR)
- 0850 The path to today's CSD
, A.R. Ravishankara (Professor, Departments of Chemistry and Atmospheric Science, Colorado State University, and former CSD Director)
- 0900 State of ESRL/CSD
David Fahey (Director, NOAA ESRL CSD)
0950 Break (10 min)
Theme 1: Climate including the stratosphere DSRC GC402
1000 Climate and the stratosphere research overview Karen Rosenlof (1-0)
Session 1
- 1015 Analysis of stratospheric ozone recovery
Birgit Hassler (1-1)
- 1020 Ozone depletion, climate change, and policy
John Daniel (1-2)
- 1025 Laboratory studies of replacement compounds for ozone depleting substances
James Burkholder (1-3)
- 1030 Water vapor in the upper troposphere and lower stratosphere
Troy Thornberry (1-4)
- 1035 Improving the understanding of the stratospheric aerosol layer
Andrew Rollins (1-5)
- 1040 Climate studies using a combination of models and observations
Robert Portmann (1-6)
1045 Poster browsing (30 min)
1115 Session discussion (15 min)
1135 - 1240 Lunch (closed) for Review Panel, OAR HQ, and CSD management DSRC GB124
Theme 1: Climate including the stratosphere (continued) DSRC GC402
Session 2
- 1245 Stratospheric composition and impacts on circulation
Sean Davis (2-1)
- 1250 Constraining black carbon in the climate system
Joshua Schwarz (2-2)
- 1255 Aerosol, clouds, and precipitation in the climate system
Graham Feingold (2-3)
- 1300 Boundary layer clouds and climate change
Jan Kazil (2-4)
- 1305 Role of aqueous chemistry in organic aerosols
Barbara Ervens (2-5)
- 1310 Thin plankton layers in the ocean
James Churnside (2-6)
1315 Poster browsing (30 min)
1345 Theme discussion (30 min)
1415 Break (10 min)
Theme 2: Air Quality DSRC GC402
1425 Air quality research overview Thomas Ryerson (3-0)
Session 3
- 1440 United States ozone trend analysis
Owen Cooper (3-1)
- 1445 Assessing global chemistry-climate model performance: Tropospheric O3
David Parrish (3-2)
- 1450 Satellite observations and air quality
Si-Wan Kim (3-3)
- 1455 State of understanding of secondary organic aerosol sources
Joost de Gouw (3-4)
- 1500 Nighttime atmospheric chemistry
Steven Brown (3-5)
- 1505 Observations and analyses to improve air quality forecast models
Stuart McKeen (3-6)
1510 Poster browsing (30 min)
1540 Session discussion (15 min)
1555 Break (10 min)
Tour of CSD laboratory facilities (Review Panel with CSD Director; VIPs: OAR HQ and LO reps invited)
- 1605 TOPAZ lidar Block A parking lot
- 1625 Kinetics/laser laboratory DSRC 1A204
- 1645 Water Vapor and Black Carbon Laboratory DSRC 2A302
- 1705 Aerosol instrumentation DSRC 3A113
Review Panel closed session DSRC 3A114
1730-1830 Closed session in the CSD Collaboratory
1900 Dinner (closed) for Review panel, OAR HQ, ESRL, CSD management Cantina Laredo, Boulder
Time Location
0700 Breakfast for Review Panel Best Western Plus Boulder Inn
0750 Transport to ESRL (Transport provided for Review Panel; other guests carpool from hotel lobbies)
Theme 2: Air Quality (continued) DSRC GC402
Session 4 Special Topics: Focus on oil and gas development
- 0810 Overview: Air quality impacts from energy development
Thomas Ryerson (4-0)
- 0815 Area-wide emission flux measurements from aircraft
Michael Trainer (4-1)
- 0820 Oil and gas VOC emissions and chemistry
Jessica Gilman (4-2)
- 0825 Wintertime high ozone in an oil and gas development basin
James Roberts (4-3)
- 0830 Remote sensing to understand sources of high ozone
Christoph Senff (4-4)
- 0835 Air quality modeling to solve the mystery of high wintertime ozone
Ravan Ahmadov (4-5)
0840 Poster browsing (30 min)
0910 Theme discussion (30 min)
0940 Break (10 min)
Theme 3: Air Quality - Climate Connections DSRC GC402
0950 Air quality - climate connections research overview Daniel Murphy (5-0)
Session 5
- 1005 Effect of composition on aerosol properties
Ann Middlebrook (5-1)
- 1010 Regional surface ozone: is it locally controlled?
Andrew Langford (5-2)
- 1015 Boundary layer structure and dynamics research
Robert Banta (5-3)
- 1020 Improving emissions understanding
Gregory Frost (5-4)
- 1025 Attributing and quantifying methane emissions in a megacity
Jeffrey Peischl (5-5)
- 1030 Ship emissions impact on climate and air quality
Eric Williams (5-6)
1035 Poster browsing (30 min)
1105 Theme discussion (30 min)
1140 - 1250 Lunch (closed) Roundtable for Review Panel with CSD scientists DSRC GB124
Air Quality - Climate Connections: Developing New Research Tools and Methods DSRC GC402
1300 New techniques, instruments, and methods overview Steven Brown (6-0)
Session 6
- 1315 Climatology of stratospheric warmings
Amy Butler (6-1)
- 1320 New detectors for unmanned aerial systems (and GOAHEAD)
Ru-Shan Gao (6-2)
- 1325 Identifying atmospheric bioaerosol
Anne Perring (6-3)
- 1330 New cavity-enhanced detection methods for aerosols and gases
Rebecca Washenfelder (6-4)
- 1335 Future directions in laboratory studies
James Roberts (6-5)
1340 Poster browsing (30 mins)
1410 Session discussion (15 mins)
1425 Break (10 min)
Session 7
- 1435 Current and future aircraft missions
Joshua Schwarz (7-1)
- 1440 Airborne chemical measurements to assess offshore blowouts
Thomas Ryerson (7-2)
- 1445 Quantification of agricultural emissions
Andy Neuman (7-3)
- 1450 Observing boundary layer dynamics for urban scale flux measurements
Alan Brewer (7-4)
- 1455 Wind profiling to support renewable energy development
Yelena Pichugina (7-5)
- 1500 Research to applications: CSD leadership and contributions in scientific assessments
Christine Ennis (7-6)
1505 Poster browsing (30 mins)
1535 Theme discussion (30 mins)
Review Panel closed session DSRC GB124
1605-1700 Closed session in the Outreach classroom
Concurrent meeting of CSD, OAR, and Line Office management DSRC 2A201
1605-1700 Closed session in the CSD Director's conference room
Tour of NOAA WP-3D aircraft deployed for SONGNEX
1700 Transit to NCAR/RAF hangar (Transport provided for Review Panel; other guests carpool)
1900 Dinner (closed) for Review panel, invited guests Via Toscana, Louisville
(Transport provided for Review Panel; other guests carpool; directions provided by lunchtime Tuesday)
Time Location
0700 Breakfast for Review Panel Best Western Plus Boulder Inn
0800 Transport to ESRL (Transport provided for Review Panel; other guests carpool from hotel lobbies)
Stakeholder telephone calls DSRC GB124
Concurrent closed sessions with Reviewers & phone assistants in Outreach classroom
- 0830 Dr. Paul Newman [Climate/stratosphere] NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD
- 0850 Dr. Robert Haddad [Climate and Air Quality themes with special emphasis on Deepwater Horizon] NOAA/NOS/ORR, Silver Spring, MD
- 0910 Ms. Cindy Newberg [Climate/stratosphere] USEPA, Washington, D.C.
- 0830 Mr. Durwood Zaelke, Esq. [Climate/stratosphere] IGSD, Washington, D.C.
- 0850 Dr. Gail Tonnesen [Air Quality theme] USEPA, Denver, CO
- 0910 Dr. Eileen McCauley [Climate and Air Quality themes] California Air Resources Board, Sacramento, CA
Summary, Wrap up and Q&A with Review Panel DSRC GB124
0930 Closed session for CSD Director, CSD Deputy Directors, OAR Management in the Outreach classroom
Review Panel closed session to begin writing DSRC GB124
1015 Closed session in the Outreach classroom
Review Panel Preliminary Report Out to CSD and OAR Management DSRC GB124
1200 Closed session in the Outreach classroom
1300 Adjourn