Institutional Hosts: Terry Wallace, PADST and Doug Beason, ADTR

Technical Hosts: Petr Chylek, ISR-2 and Manvendra Dubey , EES-6

Sponsored by:

Center for Space Science and Exploration (at LANL )
American Meteorological Society

University of Washington

Daily Links:

Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday

Abstracts:

Abstracts for all presentations may be downloaded here .

Sunday, July 16, 2006

Registration and Reception 6:00 - 8:00 pm; cash bar and Hors D'Oeuvers

Monday, July 17, 2006 (top)

Continental Breakfast and Registration 7:00 continue all day



Welcome: LANL Senior Management (8.30- 9.20)

• J. Douglas Beason, Associate Director, Threat Reduction
• Alan Bishop, Associate Director, Theory, Simulation & Computation
• Mary Neu, Associate Director, Chem. Life & Earth Science

Introduction: P. Chylek, Conference Chair (9.20-9.30)

M-I: Climate Change

Chair: John Christy

M01: (9:30 - 9:55) C. Folland*, et al., Decadal to Inter-Decadal Climate Variability

M02: (9:55 -10:20) V. Ramaswamy*, Global Climate Change in the 20th Century

Break

M03: (10:55-11:20) G. North*, Sensitivity of Climate to Changes in CO2

M04: (11:20-11:45) C. Essex*, Virtual Butterfly Effect

M05: (11:45-12:05) S. Schwartz*, Response Time of Global Mean Surface T

Lunch

M-II: Remote Sensing: In Memory of Yoram Kaufman (Part 1)

Chair: Gerald North

M00: (1:30-1.35) Daphne Kaufman, Memory of Yoram

M06: (1:35-2:00) L. Remer, Using MODIS Aerosol Products

M07: (2:00-2:25) Y. Kaufman*, V. Martins, L. Remer, Aerosol Effect

M08: (2:25-2:50) B. Cairns, Polarimetric Remote Sensing, NASA Glory

M09: (2:50-3:15) W. Feldman*, Remote Sensing of Mars

M10: (3:15-3:40) D. Tanre*, Polarization and Anisotropy of Reflectance

M11: (3:40-4:05) C. Popp et al., AOD Retrieval over Central Europe

Break

M-III: Remote Sensing: In Memory of Yoram Kaufman (Part 2)

Chair: Chris Folland

M12: (4:15-4:40) I. Koren, Pushing the Envelope of Aerosol Research

M13: (4:40-5:05) P. Alpert*, et al., Global Dimming or Local Dimming?

M14: (5:05-5:25) T. Takemura, et al., Aerosol Effect on Climate System

M15: (5:25-5:45) B. Henderson, et el., Overview of MTI

M16: (5:45-6:05) R. Kahn, Using Passive Remote Sensing Aerosol Data

Reception: 6:05-7:05

Tuesday, July 18, 2006

Continental Breakfast and Registration 7:00 continue all day

T-I: Solar Variability and Cosmic Rays

Chair: Didier Tanre

T01:(8:00-8:20) P. Brekke*, New Knowledge about the Sun

T02:(8:20-8:40) R. Willson, Solar Radiation

T03:(8.40-9.00) D. Rosenfeld*, Cosmic Rays

T04:(9:00-9:20) E. Palle, Solar Acticity and Cosmic Rays

T05:(9:20-9:40) N. Scaffeta*, Solar Variability and Global Warming

Break

T-II: Climate Change: Observations

Chair: Ross McKitrick

T06:(9:50-10:15) J. Veizer*, Climate, Water and Carbon Cycle

T07:(10:15-10:40) J. Christy*, Surface and Tropospheric Temperature Changes

T08:(10:40-11:05) R. Pielke*, Multi-decadal Surface Temperature Trends

T09:(11:05-11:25) P. Chylek et al., Greenland Climate Change

T10:(11:25-11:45) Q. Fu*, Global Warming Seen from Satellites

Lunch

T-III: The Next Ice Age

Chair: V. Ramaswamy

T11: (1:15-1:40) G. Kukla*, Interglacials Marked by Global Cooling

T12: (1:40-2:05) A. Berger*, M.-F. Loutre, A Postponed Next Ice Age?

T13: (2:05-2:30) L. Franzen, Peatland/Ice Age Hypothesis

T14: (2:30-2:50) J. Sachs, Cooling of the NW Atlantic and Gulf Stream

Break

T-IV: Hurricanes and Global Warming

Chair: R. Pielke

T15: (3:00-3:25) W. Gray*, Tropical Cyclone Activity and Global SST

T16: (3:25-3:45) J. Reisner*, Why Di Hurricane Models Fail

T17: (3:45-4:05) X.-M. Shao* et al., Hurricane Lightning

T18: (4:05-4:25) S. Fernandez*, Predicting Hurricane Impacts

T19: (4:25-4:45) J. Marusek et al., Forecasting Extreme Weather Events

TP-I: Poster/Oral Presentation Session

Chair: C. Zender

3 min oral presentation for each poster

TP01: (5:00-5:03) T. Kubar, Tropical high clouds

TP02: (5:03-5:06) C. Johanson, Antarctic radiosonde temperature records

TP03: (5:06-5:09) B. Hammerschmidt et al., Columnar Water Vapor

TP04: (5:09-5:12) C.Lai, Biochemistry of clathrate hydrates

TP05: (5:12-5:15) D. McDonnell et al., Riparian Canopy Evapotranspiration

TP06: (5:15-5:18) M. Reiter, Ground surface temperature changes in the Albq. Basin

TP07: (5:18-5:21) E. Palle, Earth albedo changes

TP08: (5:21-5:24) A. Dessler, Testing Climate models Using AIRS data

TP09: (5:24-5:27) E. Richard, Earth magnetism

TP10: (5:27-5:30) J. Marusek, Cosmic rays and hurricanes

TP11: (5:30-5:33) B. Abubakar, New challenges leading to global warming

TP12: (5:33-5:36) B. Abubakar, New challenges threatening the ozone layer

TP13: (5:36-5:39) P. Kithil, Oceanic Forced Upwelling

TP14: (5:39-5:42) Ginnebaugh: Air pollution impacts of ethanol

TP-II: Poster Session

(5:45 - 6: 30) Poster viewing, discussion, and reception.

Dinner

(6:30 - 8:00) G. Geernaert, Climate Change & Regional Security

Wednesday, July 19, 2006

Continental Breakfast and Registration 7:00 continue all day

W-I: Aerosols and Climate

Chair: D. Rosenfeld

W1: (8:00-8:25) C. Tomasi* et al., Aerosols in Polar Region

W2: (8:25-8:50) S. Kinne*, Aerosol Direct radiative Forcing

W3: (8.50-9.15) M. Jacobson*, Fossil-Fuel Soot and Global Warming

W4: (9.15-9.40) P. Buseck*, et al., Soot Aggregates

W5: (9.40-10.05) C. Zender*, Polar Climate and Absorbing Aerosols

W6: (10.05-10.30)A. Heymsfield* et al., Droplet Freezing in Maritime Clouds

Break

W-II: Climate Change and Climate Sensitivity

Chair: C. Essex

W07: (10:40-11:00) R. McNider, Climate Feedback in Stable Nocturnal BL

W08: (11:00-11:20) A. Hall, Snow Albedo Feedback

W09: (11:20-11:40) P. Spichtinger, et al., Impact of Cirrus Clouds

W10: (11:40-12:00) S. Gray et al., Multi-decadal and Multi-century Modes

W11: (12:00-12:20) J. Heikoop et al., Paleoclimate Record from the Valles Caldera

Lunch

W-III: Climate and Energy

Chair: R. McNider

W12: (1:45-2:10) R. McKitrick*, Temperature Trends and Economic Activity

W13: (2:10-2:30) H. Ziock, CO2 Emission: The Issue of Scale

W14: (2:30-2:50) G. Guthrie*, Sequestering CO2 underground

W15: (2:50-3:10) M. Dubey et al., Global Hydrogen Economy

Break

W-IV: Oceans, Ice, and Rivers

Chair: A Hall

W16: (3:20-3:40) S. Elliot, Biochemistry in LA Ocean Models

W17: (3:40-4:00) W. Merryfield, Abrupt transitions in Arctic summer sea ice extent

W18: (4:00-4:20) H. Volz, Sea Surface Emissivity

W19: (4:20-4:40) E. Kennel, Fertilizer runoff an ocean warming

W20: (4:40-5:00) K. Eggert, Amazon Basin run-off simulations in global context

Closing Remarks: 5.00-5.15

WP-I: (5:15-5:51) Poster/Oral Presentation Session

Chair: Hans Moosmuller

3 min oral presentation for each poster below (Aerosol Workshop)

WP01: (5:15 - 5:18) Leahy, SSA of biomass burning aerosols

WP02: (5:18 - 5:21) Chakrabarty, Refractive indices of biomass aerosols

WP03: (5:21 - 5:24) Q. Fu*, Parameterizations of Small ice cirrus

WP04: (5:24 - 5:27) Lewis, Scattering and absorption by wood smoke

WP05: (5:27 - 5:30) Zhang, Regional impacts of rising Asian emissions

WP06: (5:30 - 5:33) Henderson, Nauru island aerosols by remote sensing

WP07: (5:33 - 5:36) Kok, Mineral dust aerosol enhancements by electric forces

WP08: (5:36 - 5:39) Mahowald, Global trends in visibility: Dust

WP09: (5:39 - 5:42) Robinson, MODIS radiances: noise and calibration

WP10: (5:42 - 5:45) Patadia, Sattalite estimates of direct radiative forcing

WP11: (5:45 - 5:48) Diehl, Global emissions inventory and trends of aerosols

WP12: (5:48 - 5:51) Loeffler, Aerosol Single Scattering Albedo in Mexico City

WP-II: Poster Session

(5:45 - 6: 30) Poster viewing, discussion, and reception.

Thursday, July 20, 2006

Continental Breakfast and Registration 7:00 continue all day

Opening Remarks: M. Dubey, Workshop Chair 8.00-8.05

Th-I: Aerosol and Cloud Interactions and Feedbacks

Chair: Steve Schwartz

Th01: (8:05-8:30) W. Cotton*, Simulation of aerosol-cloud interactions

Th02: (8:30-8:55) S. Menon*, Representing aerosol-cloud int. in global models

Th03: (8:55-9:20) W. Conant*, Unraveling aerosol-cloud interactions

Th04: (9:20-9:45) D. Rosenfeld*, A new paradigm: air pollution+covection

Break

Th-I: Aerosol and Cloud Interactions and Feedbacks (continued)

Chair: Qiang Fu

Th05: (10.00-10.25) A. Nenes*, Aerosol cloud int.: What do observations tell us

Th06: (10.25-10.50) J. Reisner, Cloud resolving analysis of DYACOMS-data

Th07: (10:50-11:15) Magi, Direct forcing by biomass burning in S. Africa

Th08: (11:15-11:40) G. McFarquhar*, Cloud feedbacks

Th09: (11:40-12:00) X Li, Aerosol Indirect Effect in deep precipitations

Lunch

Th-II: Aerosol-Clouds from Space

Chair: N. Mahowald

Th10: (1:15-1:40) Harshvardhan*: Aerosol Cloud Interactions from Space

Th11: (1:40-2:05) S. Christopher*: Satellite derived Aerosol direct forcing

Th12: (2:05-2:30) S. Massie*: Aerosol Indirect Effect over India

Th13: (2:30-2:55) Tad Anderson*: Spaceborne LIDAR

Break

Th-III: Dust and Natural Aerosols

Chair: Harshvardhan

Th14:(3:05-3:30) N. Mahowald*: Climate response to dust

Th15:(3:30-3:55) I. Sokolik*: Dust modeling

Th16:(3:55-4:15) R. Miller: Constraints on Dust Cycle

Th17:(4:20-4:45) G. Jennings*: Marine Aerosols

Th18:(4:45-5:05) Obenholzner: Chemical & physical data on volcanic aerosols

ThP: Poster Session

(5:05 - 6: 30) Poster viewing, discussion, and reception.

Friday, July 21, 2006.

Continental Breakfast and Registration 7:00 continue all day

Fr-I: Aerosol and Cloud Microphysics and Radiation

Chair: C. E. Kolb

Fr01:(8.00-8.25) S. Martin*:Aerosol transformations and climate change

Fr02:(8.25-8.50) P. Arnott: Humidity effects on aerosol absorption

Fr03:(8.50-9.15) H. Moosmuller: SSA measurements of smoke

Fr04:(9.15 -9.40) B. Henson*: Soot-water uptake model for CCN

Break

Fr-I: Aerosol and Cloud Microphysics and Radiation (continued)

Chair: S. Martin

Fr05:(10.00-10.25) S. Lee: Sulfuric acid nucleation in lower troposphere

Fr06:(10.25-10.50) A. Caboussat: Thermodynamics of organic aerosols

Fr07:(10.50-11.15) H. Moosmuller: ShWave aerosol measurements for climate

Fr08:(11.15-11.40) A. Davis: 3-D radiation effects in clouds

Lunch

Fr-II Aerosols and Pollution in Megacities

Chair: M. Jacobson

Fr09: (1:00-1:25) C. E. Kolb*: Megacity Respiration

Fr10: (1:25-1:50) R. G. Pinnick: Urban aerosols in Adelphi, Maryland

Fr11: (1:50-2:05) L. Paredes-Miranda: Absorption & Scattering in Mexico

Fr12: (2:05-2:30) S. Olsen: Radiative forcing by Mexico City emissions

Fr13: (2:30-2:55) T. Rahn: Hydrogen cycle in Mexico City

Closing Remarks: Lessons Learned and Path Forward

( 2:55-3:15 ) Steve Schwartz* and M. Dubey

Adjourn