SPARC DATA ASSIMILATION WORKSHOP

June 11 - 13, 2012     Socorro, New Mexico

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The 9th Stratospheric Processes And their Role in Climate (SPARC) Data Assimilation workshop will be held in Socorro, New Mexico during 11-13 June 2012. This is the latest in a series of annual meetings which brings data assimilators and users of assimilation products together with experts in modelling, measurements and process studies. For descriptions of previous SPARC-DA workshops, please check our meeting reports in SPARC Newsletters No. 26, 28, 30, 34 and 36: http://www.sparc-climate.org/publications/newsletter

The aim of the workshop is to motivate and better understand data assimilation through the science of the middle atmosphere. Data assimilation requires a knowledge of measurement and model errors which, in turn, require knowledge of the true underlying system- the middle atmosphere. Therefore, advancement of assimilation techniques requires interaction of assimilators with dynamicists, chemists and users of assimilation products. While contributions from all aspects of middle atmosphere (chemical and dynamical) data assimilation are sought (as in previous years), a few key areas will be highlighted. The following experts have been invited to broaden our understanding of the true atmospheric system, highlight issues with assimilated products and help focus discussions in these areas:

1. Stratosphere/troposphere coupling and SNAP:
Martin Charron (Environment Canada)

2. Assessment of middle atmosphere analyses and S-RIP:
Karen Rosenlof (NOAA)
Markus Rex (Alfred Wegener Institute)

3. Gravity waves and their representation in models and analyses:
Joan Alexander (NorthWest Research Associates - Boulder)
David Siskind (U.S. Naval Research Laboratory)

Registration and Abstracts:

Please register and submit your abstract for the 2012 SPARC-DA workshop by sending an email message to sparc-da@ee.nmt.edu.

In your email message, please use the subject heading "2012 Workshop" and include the following information:
1. Name
2. Affiliation
3. Address and phone number.
If you submitting an abstract, please indicate your preference for oral or poster presentation, and include your abstract (up to 250 words) with title, coauthors (indicate presenting author) and affiliations as an attachment (either plain text or pdf format, please).
Registration deadline is March 16, 2012.

Depending on funding, a small meeting fee (up to $100 US) may be charged. If this becomes necessary, email notification will be sent out to all participants in advance of the meeting and a registration fee will be collected on site.

Contact Information for Workshop Organizers:

Gloria Manney

David Jackson

Ken Minschwaner