16th Session of the VAMOS panel (VPM16)

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Monday, September 9, 2013 to Tuesday, September 10, 2013

Event City:

Lima

Peru

Event Attendance:

Closed

Event Description:

Location:

Lima, Peru

Date:

Monday, 9 September, 2013 - Tuesday, 10 September, 2013

VPM16 Agenda

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Attendees

Background documents

WCRP VAMOS/CORDEX Workshop

Specific objectives and key agenda ítems:

(1) Review WCRP’s new structure and its effects on VAMOS; VAMOS transition activities

(2) Review status of ongoing VAMOS:

- Review the progress on VOCALS and IASCLIP projects and other cross-cut components, as Extremes, ACC, and assess the research in decadal prediction being carried within VAMOS activities.

- Review of LAC Conference and VAMOS/CORDEX Workshops

(3) Assess the interaction of VAMOS with other CLIVAR/WCRP panels and WGs

(4) Identify emerging research needs in American Monsoon Research

Anticipated outcomes (deliverables):

An assessment of the progress of the ongoing VAMOS projects and cross-cutting working groups
A list of emerging priorities in American Monsoon research and applications
A proposed a transition path for the current VAMOS activities to the new WCRP structure, in particular, the LA&C working group and the global monsoons working goup

Agenda

Last update: August 22, 2014

Monday 9 Sept. 2013

9:00 to 12:30	Welcoming remarks, and statement of meeting goals	Dave Gochis, Hugo Berbery, Ken Takahashi
	Update and discussion on VAMOS Activities, including the final VAMOS! Newsletter	Hugo Berbery, Dave Gochis, Carlos Ereño
	Update on IASCLiP Activities	Dave Gochis, Art Douglas
10:30-10:45	Break
	Update on VOCALS Research	Robert Wood
	Atlantic basin activities	Paquita Zuidema
12:30-13:30	Lunch
13:30 – 17:30	Review of findings from CORDEX Workshop and update on the upcoming workshop	Michael Taylor-Ray Arrit
	Climate impacts/Societal Applications Research in S. America	Marcelo Barreiro, Maisa Rojas
	Climate impacts/Societal Applications Research in C. America/Caribbean and N. America	Michael Taylor, W. Baethgen
	Reassessment of cross cuts	discussion, Dave Gochis lead
	Break
	WCRP LAC conference update	Marcelo Barreiro
	GEWEX Activities and VAMOS Linkages	Hugo Berbery
	The Future of CLIVAR and its Monsoon Panels	discussion, lead by Dave Gochis,Hugo Berbery and Carlos Ereno

Tuesday 10 Sept. 2013

9:00-10:30	Prioritize list of emerging research needs in American Monsoon Research	discussion, Dave Gochis and Hugo Berbery lead
10:30-10:45	Break
10:45-12:00	Discussion on VAMOS Transition Activities	discussion, Hugo Berbery and Dave Gochis lead
	Meeting Adjourns
12:00-13:00	Lunch
13:00-17:00	VAMOS Panel Executive Session
	End of VPM-16