Working Group Co-Chairs & Terms

Terms of Reference

Charge: Provide scientific leadership for the Community Earth System Model (CESM) component and/or application working group to:

  • plan near- and long-term scientific and model experiments in collaboration with working group members;
  • recommend to the CESM Scientific Steering Committee (SSC) new model definition and development;
  • coordinate model development with internal and external engineering teams;
  • manage model data sets generated by the working group in accordance with the CESM Data Policy;
  • manage CSL computational resources for the working group;
  • oversee working group's scientific liaison by internal co-chair or designated scientist;
  • contribute to proposals for computer time to the Climate Simulation Laboratory and elsewhere, if appropriate;
  • contribute to the annual CESM report;
  • plan and lead working group meetings;
  • write meeting reports;
  • encourage working group member's participation and new membership; and
  • decide if applicants should be given access to the CESM development code.

Collaborative efforts across working groups are encouraged.

Membership: In general, each working group will have two co-chairs, with the best possible mix being one co-chair from outside NCAR and one co-chair from inside NCAR. Additional co-chairs will be appointed if deemed necessary by the Chair of the SSC. The term of each co-chair is two years, with the possibility of reappointment. Rotation is expected.

Appointment of Members: The Chair of the SSC will appoint working group co-chairs.

Meeting Frequency: The CESM Working Groups will meet at least once per year and can meet as often as necessary.

Working Groups Documents

Atmosphere Model Co-Chairs

Biogeochemistry Co-Chairs

  • Kristen Krumhardt
    to
    NCAR-CGD, P.O. Box 3000, Boulder, CO 80307-3000
  • Gretchen Keppel-Aleks
    to
    University of Michigan
    Climate and Space Science & Engineering
    2516 SRB
    Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2143
  • Abigail Swann
    to
    University of Washington
    Department of Atmospheric Sciences
    Box 351640
    Seattle, WA 98195-1640

Chemistry Climate Co-Chairs

  • Rafael Fernandez
    to
    Institute for Interdisciplinary Science (ICB), National Research Council of Argentina (CONICET) School of Natural Sciences (FCEN), National University of Cuyo (UNCUYO)
  • Simone Tilmes
    to
    NCAR-ACOM, P.O. Box 3000, Boulder, CO 80307-3000

Climate Variability & Change Co-Chairs

  • Isla Simpson
    to
    NCAR-CGD, P.O. Box 3000, Boulder, CO 80307-3000
  • Aixue Hu
    to
    NCAR-CGD, P.O. Box 3000, Boulder, CO 80307-3000
  • Sarah Larson
    to
    North Carolina State University, Department of Marine, Earth & Atmospheric Sciences, Raleigh, NC 27695

Earth System Prediction Co-Chairs

  • Kathleen (Kathy) Pegion
    to
    University of Oklahoma School of Meteorology, 120 David L. Boren Blvd., Suite 5900, Norman, OK 73072
  • Stephen Yeager
    to
    NCAR-CGD, P.O. Box 3000, Boulder, CO 80307-3000

Land Ice Co Chairs

Land Model Co Chairs

Ocean Model Co Chairs

Paleoclimate Co Chairs

  • Jiang Zhu
    to
    NCAR-CGD, P.O. Box 3000, Boulder, CO 80307-3000
  • Samantha Stevenson
    to
    Bren School of Environmental Sciences and Management, University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA 93106-5131
  • Ran Feng
    to
    University of Connecticut, Computational Climate Change Lab, 354 Mansfield Road, Storrs, CT 06269

Polar Climate Co Chairs

Software Engineering Co Chairs

Whole Atmosphere Co Chairs