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Improving the Capacity of U.S. Climate Modeling for Decisionmakers and End-Users

Full Committee Hearing
Date:  Thursday, May 8, 2008
Time:  2:30 PM

Climate models allow scientists to understand the dynamics of the climate system and predict the effects of climate change by simulating the interactions of the earth’s oceans, atmosphere, land, and ice. These models assist decisionmakers in developing strategies for adapting to the impacts of climate change.

This hearing will examine the current computing capacity to process models at the regional and local scales, the need for continuous observational data to support the models, and the basic science to support the improvement of the next generation of climate models to meet the needs of decisionmakers. The hearing will focus on developing applications, consumer expectations, and network operation.

Committee Members

  • Ted Stevens

    Senator

Testimony

  • Alexander E. (Sandy) MacDonald

    Director, Earth System Research Laboratory, Deputy Assistant Administrator for Laboratories and Cooperative Institutes, Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research
    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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  • James J. Hack

    Director, National Center for Computational Sciences,
    Oak Ridge National Laboratory
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  • John Walsh

    President’s Professor of Climate Change, Chief Scientist, International Arctic Research Center
    University of Alaska Fairbanks
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  • Edward S. Sarachik

    Co-Director, Center for Science in the Earth System, Professor Emeritus of Atmospheric Sciences, Joint Institute for the Study of the Atmosphere and Ocean
    University of Washington
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  • Daniel A. Reed

    Scalable and Multicore Computing Strategist
    Microsoft
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  • Bruce K. Carlisle

    Assistant Director
    Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management
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