WCRP-JNU Training School on Monsoon Variability in Changing Climate

16-21 January 2017

Printable overview and programme of the training school

Final Programme

Sunday, 15 January 2017
Arrival / Welcome dinner (hosted by JNU)
Monday, 16 January 2017
08:30 – 09:30
Registration
09:30 – 14:00 Session 1
09:30
Welcome remarks
Introduction of training school: objectives and requirements
Tour de table
Speakers: JNU, WCRP, Key moderator
10:10
General overview on global monsoons
Speaker: Tianjun Zhou
11:00 Coffee Break (30’)
11:30
General overview of regional monsoons
Speaker: Tianjun Zhou
13:00
Lunch Break (60’)
14:00 – 18:00 Session 2
14:00
Dynamics and process of Asian monsoons at various time scales
Speaker: Hariharasubramanian Annamalai
15:30 Coffee Break (30’)
16:00
Speaker: Raghu Murtugudde
18:00
End of Day 1
Tuesday, 17 January 2017
09:30 – 14:00
Session 3
09:30
Consideration on the needs of societal end users
Quantifying the societal impact of the Asian Monsoon
Speaker: Raghu Murtugudde
11:30 Coffee Break (30’)
12:00
Speaker: Raghu Murtugudde
13:00
Lunch Break (60’)
14:00 – 18:00 Session 4
14:00
Introduction
Influence of Asian monsoon on various societal sectors
Experiences in using and developing monsoon forecasting
Moderators: T.Zhou, Raghu Murtugudde, H.Annamalai
Open dialogue break-out sessions:
15:30 Coffee Break (30’)
16:00
General overview
Influence of orography, land-surface process, systematic errors etc.
Speaker: Hariharasubramanian Annamalai
18:00
End of Day 2
Wednesday, 18 January 2017
09:30 – 14:00
Session 5
09:30
General overview
Recent development in climate and weather modeling for simulation of regional monsoons
Speaker: Andy Turner
11:30 Coffee Break (30’)
12:00
Monsoon prediction and predictability at different time scales
Speaker: Andy Turner
13:00
Lunch Break (60’)
14:00 – 18:00 Session 6
14:00
Speaker: Roxy Mathew Koll
15:30 Coffee Break (30’)
16:00
Overview of ongoing efforts
Recent development in climate and weather modeling for simulation of regional monsoons
Speaker: Roxy Mathew Koll
18:00 End of Day 3
Thursday, 19 January 2017
09:30 – 12:00
Session 7
09:30
Open dialogue (participants, observers) on status and gaps regarding monsoon predictability
Moderaters: J. Lee, R. Koll, T. Zhou
Open dialogue break-out sessions:
11:30
Coffee Break (30’)
12:00 – 18:00 12:00 Field Trip
Friday, 20 January 2017
09:30 – 14:00
Session 8
09:30 Simulation and prediction of intra-seasonal oscillation of Asian Monsoon (.pdf)
Speaker: June-Yi Lee
11:00 Coffee Break (30’)
11:30 Scale interactions from sub-daily, intraseasonal to inter-annual (.pdf)
Speakers: June-Yi Lee, Raghu Murtugudde
13:00
Lunch Break (60’)
14:00 – 18:00 Session 9
14:00
Conclusion and Recommendations
Moderators: WCRP, Key moderators
15:30
Closing remarks
Speakers: JNU, WCRP
16:00 End of the School