NSF Facilities Users' Workshop Agenda

(updated 24 September 2007)

Sunday, 23 September 2007

(Rocky Mountain Municipal Airport, Foothills Lab, Marshall Field Site)

1300 - 1700 Open House / Facilities Demonstrations (Directions)

    1300 - 1600 - Tour of NSF/NCAR GV, NSF/NCAR C130, UWY King Air
    1430 - 1630 - Tour of SPOL at Marshall Site
    1500 - 1700 - Tour of REAL, ISS, TRAM, GAUS at Parking Lot, Foothills Lab I
    1500 - 1700 - Tour of Design and Fabrication Workshop at Foothills Lab 1, ground
                            floor      

Monday, 24 September 2007

(UCAR, Center Green I)

Session I: Informational Session (especially for students and new users)

0730            Start of Registration and Continental Breakfast

0800- 0830  Facility Request Process - How does it work?
                    Dr. James Huning/Brigitte Baeuerle

0830-0930  Field Project Planning, Operations and Data Services
                    Jim Moore/Mike Daniels

0930-0945  Break   

0945-1045  RICO - From Dinner Napkin to Publication
                    Dr. Robert Rauber

                    Dr. Roger Wakimoto, Dr. Al Rodi, Dr. Steve Rutledge

1145–1215  Airborne Instrumentation Certification: Process and User Responsibilities    
                    Dr. William Cooper, Dr. Al Rodi

1215–1315  Lunch Break
                    (incl. opportunities for additional questions reg. Session I) 

Session II: Setting the Stage

The keynote speakers were asked to provide their personal opinion on what science questions should command resources and how will answers to these questions make a difference?

1315–1325   Workshop Opening and Goal Setting                     
                     Dr. Roger Wakimoto

1325–1335   Welcome by NSF Representative & NSF Expectation of Workshop Outcome
                     Dr. Cliff Jacobs
1335-1340    Welcome by NCAR Director
                      Dr. Tim Killeen

1340–1425   Scientific and Societal Challenges for the next 20 years
                     Dr. Alexander MacDonald

1425–1510   Mesoscale Observing Challenges - One Perspective with Emphasis on the Urban Zone 
                      Dr. Walt Dabberdt

1510–1525    Break   

1525-1610    Opportunities and Challenges in Atmospheric Composition Research                       Dr. William Brune

1610–1655   Science, Data, You and the Future: A Variation on the "Three Little Pigs". Which little Pig will you be?
                      Dr. Raymond McCord

1655–1715    Facilities Assessment Panel Activities
                      Dr. Robert Serafin

1715–2000    GV Movie followed by Reception
                      Dr. Vanda Grubisic

Tuesday, 25 September 2007

(UCAR, Center Green I)

Session III: SCIENCE

Each breakout session will be asked to identify observational needs, gaps and prioritize needs. Questions to be addressed include:
What are the outstanding science questions and key hypotheses in this area?
What facilities are needed to address them?
What kind of observations would make a difference?
Can we make these observations right now? If not, what is needed?

0730             Ongoing registration and Continental Breakfast

0800–1100   Breakout Sessions A1 through A6 with Break at 9:15 am

- Group A1: Aerosol and Cloud Chemistry
                   Chairs: Dr. Dave Rogers, Dr. Chris Cantrell

- Group A2: Mesoscale Dynamics with Focus on High Impact Weather
                   Chairs: Dr. Chris Davis, Dr. Josh Wurman

- Group A3: Boundary Layer and Turbulence (incl. surface/atmosphere interactions)
                   Chairs: Dr. Tom Horst, Dr. Jielun Sun

- Group A4: Water Cycle
                   Chairs: Dr. David Kingsmill, Dr. Steve Rutledge

- Group A5: Air Pollution (urban, biomass burning)
                   Chairs: Dr. Frank Flocke, Dr. Linnea Avallone

- Group A6: Upper Troposphere/Lower Stratosphere
                   Chairs: Dr. Laura Pan, Dr. Mark Zondlo

1100-1115    Break to change room set-up

1115–1215   Plenary - Short (10 min) presentations from each breakout session A                         Chair: Dr. Linda Miller

1215– 1315   Lunch Break

1315– 1615   Breakout Sessions B1 through B5 with Break at 2:30 pm

- Group B1: Fundamental Questions in Cloud Physics
                   Chairs: Dr. Robert Rauber, Dr. Jorgen Jensen

- Group B2: Carbon and Nitrogen Cycle incl. Biological Impacts on the Atmosphere
                    Chairs: Dr. Elizabeth Holland, Dr. Barry Huebert

- Group B3: Large-scale and Long-term Characterization (satellite validation incl.     
                   radiative transfer and budgets)
                    Chairs: Dr. John Braun, tbd

- Group B4: Weather Prediction and Usefulness for Forecasting
                Chairs: Dr. David Parsons, Dr. Howie Bluestein

1605-1620   Break to change room set-up

1620–1700  Plenary -  Short (10 min) presentations from each breakout session B

1700–1715  Impressions of First Day and Expectations for Session IV
                    Dr. Cliff Jacobs
 

Wednesday, 26 September 2007

(UCAR, Center Green 1)

Session IV: FACILITIES PERSPECTIVE

0730               Continental Breakfast

0800–1000     Breakout Sessions C1 through C3
Questions to be addressed:
How well do existing facilities and instruments match scientific needs identified?
What new facilities/instruments/capabilities are needed?
What role should NSF play in creating these new facilities?

- Group C3: Ground-based Remote and In-Situ Observations 
                    Dr. Steve Cohn, Dr. Allen White

1000-1030   Break

                    Dr. Walt Dabberdt, Dr. Alan Fried

- Group D2: Educational Opportunities related to Facilities &  Field Campaigns
                    Dr. Bart Geerts, Dr. Pat Kennedy

- Group D3: Satellite Communications (continues through Lunch Break)
                    Chris Webster

- Group D4: Interagency Collaborations   
                    Dr. Robbie Hood, Dr. James Huning

1200 -1300  Lunch Break

1300–1410  Plenary- Short (10 min) presentations from each breakout session C
                    and D
                    Chair: Dr. Linda Miller

1410–1430  Break   

1430-1600  Breakout Sessions E1 through E5
- Group E1: Data Quality Control and Quality Assurance
                    Dr. Junhong Wang, Scott Loehrer

- Group E2: Real-time Data  Acquisition and Display
                    Charlie Martin

- Group E3: Data Cataloging, Browsing and Distribution
                   Mark Bradford

- Group E4: Visualization and Analysis Tools
                    Don Murray, Chris Burghart

- Group E5: Data Formats, Long-term Archive and Stewardship
                    Steve Williams

1600-1615  Break to change room set-up

1615–1705  Plenary - short (10 min) presentations from each breakout session E
                    Chair: Dr. Linda Miller

1705-1715   Closing Remarks
                     Dr. Cliff Jacobs
 

Thursday, 27 September 2007

(NCAR Foothills Lab/UCAR Center Green 1)

FACILITIES ASSESSMENT WORKSHOP
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