MJO Field Data and Science Workshop

4-8 March 2013
Hapuna Beach Resort

Group photos from the workshop (regular on left and Field Uniform Day on right). Click on the image for full resolution

MJO Workshop Report

Meeting Attendees

Poster Presentations

For a pdf of the presentation, click on the title. In some cases a PowerPoint Slideshow is also available, for those click on the PPSX after the title. A PowerPoint viewer can be downloaded from Microsoft.

Monday, March 4, 2013

8:15 - 8:30 am:   Welcome remarks and logistics (Jim Moore)

8:30 am - 12:30 pm:   Plenary Session 1: Progress in the MJO Study since TOGA COARE(Chair: Chidong Zhang)

Session objective: Provide a broad background for issues related to MJO initiation and Indian Ocean coupled processes; review the progress made in regard of the MJO study and related issued since TOGA COARE; highlight similarities and distinctions between TOGACOARE and the 2011-12 Indian Ocean MJO field campaign.

• Mike McPhadden: Indian Ocean Variability and the MJO [PPSX]
• Richard Johnson: Observed Structure and Properties of the MJO: Sounding Data from Two Major Field Campaigns [PPSX]
• Robert Houze: Convection in TOGA COARE and other tropical field projects [PPSX]
• James Edson: Air-Sea Interaction: COARE Flux Algorithm, Data Status & Initial Results [PPSX]

• James Moum: Equatorial Upper Ocean Response to MJO Wind Bursts [PPSX]
• Bin Wang: Theoretical understanding of essential dynamics of the Madden-Julian Oscillation [PPSX]
• Martin Miller: Progress in predicting the MJO using a global Numerical Weather Prediction System [PPSX]

2:00 - 2:15 pm:   Plenary Session 2: Current status of data archive and release (Chair: Chuck Long)

Session objective: Set the stage for field PIs to interact with EOL data managers on field data release for public use

• Steve Williams: DYNAMO Data Management Update [PPSX]

2:15 - 2:30 pm:   Instructions for breakout sessions (Chair: Chuck Long)

2:30 - 6:00 pm:   Breakout Sessions 1: Technical issues related to data and models

Session objective: Discuss detailed technical issues pertaining to specific working groups

• Group 1A: Radars (Chair: Courtney Schumacher)
  
• Group 1B: Soundings (Chairs: Dick Johnson, June Wang)
  
• Group 1C: Surface fluxes (Chairs: Chris Fairall, Jim Edson)
  
• Group 1D: Modeling (Chairs: Eric Maloney, Guang Zhang)
  

6:00 pm:   Adjourn

6:00 - 6:30 pm:   Poster setup

6:30 - 9:30 pm:   Reception

Tuesday, March 5, 2013

8:30 - 8:45 am:   Plenary Session 3: Assignment of the day (Chair: Chuck Long)

8:45 - 10:30 am:   Breakout Sessions 2: Specific science issues

Sessions objective: Discussions on specific science issues.

• Group 2A: Radar-based science projects (Chair: Steve Rutledge)
• Group 2B: Large-scale forecast and diagnostics of MJO initiation (Chairs: Tim Li, Carl Schreck)
• Group 2C: Air-sea interaction - DYNAMO Hypothesis III (Chairs: Jim Moum, Sue Chen)

11:00 am - 12:30 pm:   Poster Session 1

• Radars and convection I (Chairs: Angela Rowe, Nick Guy, Zhe Feng)
• Air-sea interaction and upper ocean I (Chairs: Joshua Fu, Hyodae Seo, Aneesh Subramanian)

1:30 - 3:30 am:   Breakout Sessions 3: Specific science issues

• Group 3A: Convective population and evolution - DYNAMO Hypothesis II (Chair: Bob Houze)
• Group 3B: Observations and modeling of ocean dynamics (Chairs: Bill Smyth, Kelvin Richards)

4:00 - 5:30 pm:   Poster Session 2

• Radars and convection II (Chairs: Angela Rowe, Nick Guy, Zhe Feng)
• Air-sea interaction and upper ocean II (Chairs: Joshua Fu, Hyodae Seo, Aneesh Subramanian)

5:30 pm:   Adjourn

Wednesday, March 6, 2013

8:30 - 8:45 am:   Plenary Session 4: Assignment of the day (Chuck Long)

8:45 - 10:30 am:   Breakout Sessions 4: Specific science issues

• Group 4A: Radar applications to modeling (Chair: Samson Hagos)
• Group 4B: Convection-environment interaction - DYNAMO Hypothesis I (Chairs: Shuyi Chen, Masaki Katsumata)

11:00 am - 12:30 pm:   Poster Session 3

• Atmospheric and coupled modeling I (Chairs: Jian Ling, Tomoki Miyakawa, Shuguang Wang)
• Soundings and large-scale diagnostics I (Chairs: Brandon Kerns, Satoru Yokoi, Manuel Zuluaga)

(Afternoon Free)

Thursday, March 7, 2013 (Field Uniform Day)

8:30 - 8:45 am: Plenary Session 5: Assignment of the day (Kunio Yoneyama)

8:45 - 10:30 am:   Plenary Session 6: Report from Breakout Sessions (Chair: Kunio Yoneyama)

Session objective: Summarize main outcomes from the breakout sessions

• (i) data and modeling status
• (ii) observational, diagnostic and modeling results
• (iii) emerging science, new hypotheses, controversies, and remaining issues
• (iv) proposed future studies that need coordination among different groups
• (v) suggestions for the next phase of research

11:00 am - 12:30 pm:   Poster Session 4

• Atmospheric and coupled modeling II (Chairs: Jian Ling, Tomoki Miyakawa, Shuguang Wang)
• Soundings and large-scale diagnostics II (Chairs: Brandon Kerns, Satoru Yokoi, Manuel Zuluaga)

1:30 - 6:00 pm:   Plenary Session 7: Poster summary and general discussions (Chair: Kunio Yoneyama)

Session objective: Synthesize results from all poster presentations: new results, ideas andhypotheses; controversies and remaining issues; planned future studies

6:30 - 9:30 pm:   Banquet (Field slide show, announcement of Field Photo Contest winners)

Friday, March 8, 2013

8:30 - 10:30 am:   Plenary Session 8: The November MJO event (Chair: Kunio Yoneyama)

Session objective: To have a synthesized view of this MJO event from all observing platform, models, and large-scale diagnostics, and to prepare observational data for an international model case study focusing on this case using GCMs, CRMs, and LAMs.

11:00 am - 12:30 pm:   Plenary Session 9: Way forward (Chair: Chuck Long)

Session objective: Discusses research topics that need further attention and coordinated efforts

Possible topics:

• Enhancing observation-modeling integration
• Observational need for theory development
• Compare the Indian Ocean to the western Pacific and Maritime Continent

2:00 - 5:30 pm: Plenary Session 10: Wrap-up (Chair: Chidong Zhang)

Session objective:

• (i) update status of data QC, archive, and release
• (ii) summarize the main outcome of the workshop;
• (iii) list action items to move forward post-field research;
• (iv) make recommendations to funding agencies regarding the best way to support post-field research.

5:30 pm:   End of the workshop

MJO Workshop Report