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2005 Program on Data Assimilation for Geophysical Systems
Kickoff Tutorials & Workshops
January 23-26, 2005
General Information
Registration
Tentative Schedule
General Information
The SAMSI program on Data Assimilation for Geophysical Systems will host the kickoff workshop from January 23 to 26, 2005, at the Radisson Hotel RTP in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina. This workshop will inaugurate the semester-long program aimed at exploring innovative approaches and new directions in geophysical data assimilation. The workshop will begin with tutorial sessions on the modern methods of data assimilation. Research sessions will follow that will cover the current state-of-the-art and recent advances. There will also be time devoted to the discussion of issues, challenges and future directions.
To exchange ideas and foster interdisciplinary collaboration, participants from all relevant scientific and engineering areas are welcome. More details of the workshop will become available soon.
Registration information, including requests for financial support, should be submitted as soon as possible. ON-LINE REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED. The registration deadline is JANUARY 10, 2005. In order to ensure your registration is correct, we ask that you:
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- make any clarifications/corrections, in the Special Requests section
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Please make reservations at the Radisson as soon as possible. The SAMSI room block for the Radisson is effective until January 1, 2005. After this date, there is no guarantee a room will be available. If you have a change in plans, individual room reservations must be cancelled 72 hours prior to arrival. Check-in is at 3:00 PM; check-out is 12:00 noon.
As it is difficult to control the temperature in the large conference rooms, we suggest you bring a light jacket or sweater with you.
Tentative Schedule
Sunday, January 23, 2005
Radisson Hotel RTP, Room H (3rd floor)
| 12:00-1:00 PM |
Registration
and Refreshments |
| 1:00-5:00 PM |
Tutorial Session I
| 1:00-2:30 |
Brief Introduction to Bayesian Statistics
and Applications to Data Assimilation (part 1)
Christopher
Wikle, University of Missouri |
| 2:30-3:00 |
Coffee Break |
| 3:00-4:00 |
Issues in Atmospheric Data Assimilation (part 1)
Xiaolei Zou, Florida State University |
| 4:00-5:00 |
Brief
Introduction to Bayesian Statistics and Applications to Data Assimilation
(part 2)
Christopher Wikle, University of Missouri |
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Monday, January 24, 2005
Radisson
Hotel RTP, Room H (3rd floor)
| 8:00-8:30 AM |
Registration
and Continental Breakfast
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| 8:30AM-12:00 PM |
Tutorial Session II
8:30-10:00
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Ensemble
Filters for Geophysical Data Assimilation (part 1)
Jeff Anderson, NCAR |
| 10:00-10:30 |
Issues
in Atmospheric Data Assimilation (part 2)
Xiaolei Zou, Florida State University |
| 10:30-11:00 |
Coffee Break |
| 11:00-12:00 |
Ensemble
Filters for Geophysical Data Assimilation (part 2)
Jeff Anderson, NCAR |
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| 12:00-1:15 PM |
Lunch
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| 1:15-1:30 PM |
Welcome
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| 1:30-3:50 PM |
Research Session: Oceanic
Data Assimilation
| 1:30-2:00 |
Carl Wunsch, Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| 2:00-2:40 |
Discussion |
| 2:40-3:10 |
Naomi Leonard, Princeton University |
| 3:10-3:50 |
Discussion |
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| 3:50-4:10 PM |
Break |
| 4:10-5:20 PM |
Research Session: Statistical Approaches
I
4:10-4:40
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Doug Nychka (NCAR) |
| 4:40-5:20 |
Discussion |
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| 6:30-8:30 PM |
Poster Session and Reception at SAMSI (+)
Continuous shuttle service for the Poster Session
will be provided by Carolina Livery. The first shuttle will depart from
the Radisson at 6:25pm and the last shuttle will leave SAMSI at 8:35pm.
Poster Presenters: A shuttle will leave at 5:45pm to bring you to SAMSI
for set-up.
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(+)SAMSI will provide poster presentation boards. The board dimensions are 4 ft. wide by 3 ft. high. They are tri-fold with each side being 1 ft. wide and the center 2 ft. wide. Please make sure your poster fits the board. Posters may not be taped to the walls or blackboards.
Tuesday, January 25, 2005
Radisson Hotel RTP, Room H (3rd floor)
| 8:15-8:30
AM |
Registration
and Continental Breakfast
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| 8:30-10:50 PM |
Research Session: Statistical
Approaches II
| 8:30-9:00 |
Mark Berliner, Ohio State University |
| 9:00-9:40 |
Discussion |
| 9:40-10:10 |
Ian McKeague, Columbia University |
| 10:00-10:50 |
Discussion |
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| 10:50-11:10 AM |
Break |
| 11:10AM-12:20 PM |
Research Session: Atmospheric Data Assimilation
I
11:10-11:40
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Ron Gelaro (NASA GSFC) |
| 11:40-12:20 |
Discussion |
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| 12:20-1:40 PM |
Lunch
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| 1:40-4:00 PM |
Research Session: Atmospheric
Data Assimilation II
1:40-2:10
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Craig Bishop (NRL Monterey) |
| 2:10-2:50 |
Discussion |
| 2:50-3:20 |
Steve Mullen (U. Arizona) |
| 3:20-4:00 |
Discussion |
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| 4:00-4:30 PM |
Coffee
Break
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| 4:30-5:30 PM |
SAMSI
Distinguished Lecture
Data Assimilation
and Ensemble Forecasting: Two Problems with the Same Solution?
Eugenia Kalnay,
University of Maryland
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Wednesday, January 26, 2005
Radisson Hotel RTP, Room H (3rd floor)
| 8:15-8:30 AM |
Registration
and Continental Breakfast
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| 8:30-9:40 AM |
Research Session: Problems
and Challenges
| 8:30-9:00 |
Juan Restrepo, University of Arizona |
| 9:00-9:40 |
Discussion |
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| 9:40-10:00 |
Coffee Break |
| 10:00-11:30 AM |
Closing Lecture
| 10:00-11:00 |
Zoltan Toth, National Centers for Environmental
Prediction (NCEP) |
| 11:00-11:30 |
Discussion |
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| 11:30AM-2:00 PM |
Working Groups and Lunch
| 11:30-11:45 |
Choice of Working Groups and Their Charge |
| 11:45-1:00 |
Lunch and Working Group Meetings |
| 1:00-2:00 |
Working Group Reports and Finalization |
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