Workshop Program

Registration

Antarctic greetings!


The U.S. National Science Foundation's Office of Polar Programs and the National Center for Atmospheric Research's Mesoscale and Microscale Meteorology Division invite you to attend the Workshop on Antarctic Numerical Weather Forecasting for Operations at the NCAR Foothills Laboratory, Boulder, Colorado. The workshop is aimed to: (i) review the Antarctic Mesoscale Prediction System and efforts at real-time mesoscale NWP over Antarctica, and (ii) serve as a forum for the input and suggestions of the international community with respect to collaboration in the realm of mesoscale NWP for Antarctic science and logistical support.

A motivation for this workshop is the success of the first two-year phase of the Antarctic Mesoscale Prediction System (AMPS). AMPS is a real-time mesocale modeling system which has provided NWP guidance for NSF's Antarctic operations at McMurdo Station, has served the Italian Antarctic Program's Terra Nova Bay facility and the GLOBEC (Global Ocean Ecosystem Dynamics) field campaign, and has assisted in forecasting for international Antarctic rescue operations. While there will be invited speakers at the workshop, short presentations are welcomed from all who would like to offer ideas on AMPS and future collaborations in Antarctic mesoscale NWP, and, in particular, international support of the AMPS effort. The workshop's sessions are described under the "Workshop Program" link above and will cover: (a) the AMPS system and its performance; (b) the forecasting efforts and requirements of international Antarctic programs; and (c) the possibilities for collaborations in AMPS by the international Antarctic scientific and NWP communities.

The main workshop sessions will be:

Wednesday, October 16 1:00 p.m.-5:15 p.m. and
Thursday, October 17 8:45 a.m.-12:00 p.m.

There will also be a Thursday afternoon session from 1:15 p.m.-3:30 p.m. for discussions and planning on future work and collaborations.

Registration

To register, click on the "Registration" link above. We would appreciate your registering as early as possible, as the registration information will be used for workshop planning purposes. There is no registration fee.

Presentations

We encourage summaries of presentations that registrants might want to give. This will allow for planning of the program. The presentation request should include your name, affiliation, title of presentation, and e-mail address, and it should be sent to anfwkshp@ncar.ucar.edu. The deadline for submitting a request for an oral presentation is October 11, 2002.

These oral presentations will be allotted 15 min. Longer, invited talks will also be presented. For the program of speakers and topics, see the "Workshop Program" link above.

Powerpoint presentations

If you would like to do a presentation using Powerpoint, you may bring a floppy disk or a CD containing it, and we will provide the PC and PC projector.

Logistical Information

For information on getting to and around Boulder, please feel free to contact either of the workshop's NCAR contacts:

Ms. Joan Wilson
(303) 497-8908
wilsonj@ucar.edu

and

Ms. Sudie Kelly
(303) 497-8951
kellys@ucar.edu .

Also, see the "Lodging and Transportation Information" and "Boulder Logistics" links below.