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Workshop IV: Data Hierarchies for Climate Modeling
May 24 - 28, 2010
Organizing Committee |
Scientific Overview |
Speaker List
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Organizing Committee
Amy Braverman, Chair
(Jet Propulsion Laboratory)
Illia Horenko
(Freie Universität Berlin, Mathematics and Computer Science)
Luis Kornblueh
(Max-Planck-Institut für Meteorologie)
Robert Pincus
(University of Colorado, Boulder)
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Scientific Overview
Data provide a lens through which we see the world, but the interpretation
of what we see depends crucially on how data are collected, and on modeling
assumptions and other decisions we make analyzing them. The climate system
itself can be conceptualized in terms of hierarchies of interacting
processes acting on different scales in space and time. If analyses of
climate data are to help improve understanding of these multiscale physical
processes, then data should also be viewed within a commensurate framework.
Data hierarchies are not separate from equation, model, or simulation
hierarchies. Rather, they provide a mechanism for examining experimental or
observational evidence in order to evaluate and improve them. In this
workshop, we will examine 1) basic paradigms for modeling hierarchical
relationships, both from a statistical viewpoint and within the dynamical
systems approach, 2) the application of these paradigms to facilitate the
formulation of hierarchies for understanding climate processes, 3) their
application specifically to equation, model, and simulation hierarchies
given a priori, 4) quantification and propagation of data-based modeling
errors and uncertainties through the hierarchies, and 5) interdisciplinary
issues arising from the massiveness of data collected or generated in modern
climate science.
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Confirmed Speakers
Rafail Abramov
(University of Illinois at Chicago)
Mark Berliner
(Ohio State University)
Amy Braverman
(Jet Propulsion Laboratory)
Tim Conrad
(Freie Universität Berlin)
Noel Cressie
(Ohio State University)
Daan Crommelin
(CWI (Center for Mathematics and Computer Science))
Jan de Leeuw
(University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA))
Christian Franzke
(Britain Antarctic Survey)
Montserrat Fuentes
(North Carolina State University)
Boris Gershgorin
(Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences)
Marcus Grote
(Universität Basel)
John Harlim
(Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences)
Illia Horenko
(Freie Universität Berlin)
Kevin Judd
(University of Western Australia)
Luis Kornblueh
(Max-Planck-Institut für Meteorologie)
Rolf Krause
(University of Lugano)
Andrew Majda
(Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences)
Brian Mapes
(University of Miami)
Katja Matthes
(Freie Universität Berlin)
Robert Pincus
(University of Colorado, Boulder)
Richard Smith
(University of North Carolina)
Ilya Timofeyev
(University of Houston)
Mike Turmon
(Jet Propulsion Laboratory)
Xiaoming Wang
(Florida State University)
Christopher Wikle
(University of Missouri-Columbia)
Bin Yu
(University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley))
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Application/Registration
An application/registration form is available at:
https://www.ipam.ucla.edu/elements/choose.aspx?pc=clws4
The application part is for people requesting financial support to attend
the workshop. If you don't intend to do this, you may simply register.
We urge you to apply as early as possible. Applications received by March 29, 2010 will receive fullest consideration.
Letters of reference may be sent to the address or email address below. Successful applicants will be notified as soon as funding decisions are made.
We have funding especially to support the attendance of recent PhD's, graduate
students, and researchers in the early stages of their career; however,
mathematicians and scientists at all levels who are interested in this area
are encouraged to apply for funding. Encouraging the careers of women and
minority mathematicians and scientists is an important component of IPAM's
mission and we welcome their applications.
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Contact Us:
Institute for Pure and Applied Mathematics (IPAM)
Attn: CLWS4
460 Portola Plaza
Los Angeles CA 90095-7121
Phone: 310 825-4755
Fax: 310 825-4756
Email: 
Website:
http://www.ipam.ucla.edu/programs/clws4/
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