Workshop Announcement
Arctic System Model Workshop
19-21 May 2008
NCAR Center Green
Boulder, Colorado
Application Deadline: 15 March 2008
For further information, please go to:
http://www.iarc.uaf.edu/workshops/2008/arctic_system_model_08/
The International Arctic Research Center (IARC) at the University of
Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) invites applications for the first international
Arctic System Model Workshop to be held on 19-21 May 2008, in Boulder,
Colorado. The workshop will address a growing need for numerical tools
to downscale information from global models to the temporal and spatial
resolution of in situ and satellite measurements and scales appropriate
for planning for economic and social change in the Arctic.
The aim of the workshop is to discuss viable approaches for development
of an international community Arctic System Model. Applications are
invited from researchers developing and coupling regional ocean-ice,
atmospheric, terrestrial, ecosystem, glacier and social dimension
models, and others who are keenly interested in contributing to
development of a coupled regional arctic model. It is anticipated that
the ensuing Community Arctic System Model will capitalize on
developments in software to interface clusters of component models,
enabling modeling groups to apply their own work and removing the
limitation of selecting single ocean, atmospheric, or other component
models for the project.
Ultimately, the Community Arctic System Model Project aims to develop a
suite of high resolution tools to understand the Arctic as an integrated
system, refine model inter-comparison, reduce uncertainty in arctic
climate projections, and provide meaningful tools for stakeholders to
plan for future conditions in the Arctic.
Researchers should submit a brief CV and one-page cover letter
summarizing interest in being involved in the project to Chris Lace
(clace [at] iarc.uaf.edu), or to:
Arctic System Model Workshop Coordinator
International Arctic Research Center
University of Alaska Fairbanks
PO Box 757340
Fairbanks, Alaska
99775-7340
The deadline for applications is 15 March 2008.
For further information, please go to:
http://www.iarc.uaf.edu/workshops/2008/arctic_system_model_08/