Joint ARM Radiative Processes Working Group (RPWG)
and Aerosol Working Group (AWG) Meeting

17-19 September 2007 -- Madison, Wisconsin

Agenda

This is considered the final agenda. Please contact Dave Turner or Connor Flynn directly with any changes.

Aerosol WG session in this color (meetings held in Pyle 213)

Radiation Processes WG session in this color (meetings held in Pyle 235)

Joint session in this color (meetings held in Pyle 235)

Breaks in this color (coffee breaks in Lee Lounge, Pyle 109; lunch on own)

 

 

 

 

Monday 17 September

 

8:30

8:40

Turner

Welcome/logistics

8:40

8:55

Khaiyer

GOES8 VISST and fluxes

8:55

9:10

Oreopoulos

CIRC

9:10

9:25

Long

IR Loss IOP Results

9:25

9:40

Dutton

Diffuse radiation standard

9:40

9:55

McFarlane

Absorption of SW radiation at Manus

9:55

10:30

 

Coffee break

10:30

10:45

Chiu

Cloud droplet retrievals from SWS

10:45

11:00

Um

Small ice particles in UT clouds

11:00

11:15

Cadeddu

MWR update

11:15

11:30

Westwater

183 GHz results from RHUBC

11:30

11:45

Clough

Half-width of 183 GHz WV line

11:45

12:00

Delamere

Far-IR results from RHUBC

12:00

13:30

 

Lunch

13:30

13:50

Clothiaux

Volume scanning cloud radar

13:50

14:05

Kassianov

3-D stochastic radiative transfer

14:05

14:20

Marshak

Cloud side remote sensing

14:20

14:35

Ellingson

3-D RT in cumulus, with IR focus

14:35

14:50

Vogelmann

Multiple-scale "babble"

14:50

15:05

Turner

MWR for separating cloud and rain liquid water path

15:05

15:30

 

Coffee break

15:30

15:45

 

SWS Update and discussion

15:45

16:15

 

Discussion on scanning radar / new instruments

16:15

16:30

Turner

RPWG VAP prioritization

16:30

16:45

Vogelmann

CLOWD update

16:45

17:00

 

Discussion

 

 

 

 

8:40

8:50

Turner

Welcome / logistics

8:50

9:05

Schmid

AWG Highlights

9:05

9:30

Kiedron

RSS status and overhaul outline

9:30

9:55

Alexandrov

Characterization of atmospheric aerosols and water vapor at SGP using MFRSR measurements

9:55

10:30

 

Coffee break

10:30

10:50

Kiedron

In situ verification of MFRSR cosine response via collocated NIMFR

10:50

11:10

Lacis

Using EOF analysis to qualitatively analyze, and identify inhomogeneities in data from ground-based aerosol monitoring instruments

11:10

11:30

Wagener

XDC Aerosol products and special efforts

11:30

12:00

Mlawer

Aerosol input needed for BBHRP

12:00

13:30

 

Lunch

13:30

13:45

Coulter

MPL status

13:45

14:15

Ogren

AOS updates, IAP proposal

14:15

14:35

McComiskey

Aerosol direct forcing PI product

14:35

15:00

Collins

SGP Chamber Experiment during CLASIC

15:00

15:30

 

Coffee break

15:30

15:50

Collins

SGP TDMA

15:50

16:10

Newsom

RL Update

16:10

16:25

Schmid

Vertical profiles of aerosol direct radiative forcing

16:25

16:40

Flynn

MPLpol evaluation product

16:40

17:00

Flynn

4STAR prototype

17:30

18:30

 

Cash bar / Memorial Union

18:30

21:00

 

Banquet / Memorial Union

 

 

 

 

Tuesday 18 September

 

8:30

8:50

Hodges

MFRSR, IAP MFR

8:50

9:05

Long

Surface Albedo VAP

9:05

9:20

Flynn

Aerosol best-estimate and vertical profiles

9:20

9:50

Delamere

SW QME effort and discussion

9:50

10:05

Marshak

SWS spectral signature of transition between clear/cloudy

10:05

10:30

 

Coffee break

10:30

10:45

McComiskey

Indirect radiative forcing at Pt. Reyes

10:45

11:00

McFarlane

RADAGAST update

11:00

11:25

Li

Update of AMF and retrieving single scatter albedo in China

11:25

11:40

Wiscombe

Sunset Committee deliberations

11:40

11:55

Long

AMF VAP discussion

11:55

12:30

 

Joint discussion between working groups

12:30

14:00

 

Lunch

14:00

15:00

Mather

Instrument coodinator presentation

15:00

15:15

Schmid

ARM Vehicle Program overview

15:15

15:30

McFarquhar

ARM Aerial Vehicle Program guidance

15:30

15:55

 

Coffee break

15:55

17:30

Turner/Long

Discussion of RPWG recommendations for IOPs, instruments, VAPs, homepage, nuggets, etc.

15:55

17:30

Flynn/Schmid

AWG recommendations, prioritization for instrumentation, measurement foci, VAPs, wiki

 

 

 

 

Wednesday 19 September

 

Focus on Aerosol Indirect Effects

8:30

10:15

Turner/Long

RPWG discussions (continued)

8:30

10:15

Schmid/Flynn

AWG discussions (continued)

10:15

10:45

 

Coffee break

10:45

11:00

Ghan

Introduction to Indirect Effects session (joint session)

11:00

11:15

Ogren

CLASIC results

11:15

11:30

Collins

CLASIC airborne results

11:30

11:45

Ferrare

CLASIC Lidar results

11:45

12:00

Min

Improved retrievals of OD for optically thin clouds using MFRSR measurements

12:00

13:30

 

Lunch

13:30

14:15

Ghan

ISDAC / RISCAM discussions

14:15

14:30

Min

Evidence of mineral dust altering cloud microphysics and precipitation

14:30

14:45

Kassianov

Cumulus AIE study

14:45

15:00

Vogelmann

Arctic AIE, longwave and shortwave impacts

15:00

Meeting ajourned

 

 

 

Updated 14 September 2007 by Maria Vasys