June 24–28, 2013
Final Meeting Agenda
Monday June 24: |
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Session I: Big questions – frontiers of the science in each subfield | |
8:45–9:00 | Welcome – A. Del Genio |
9:00–9:30 | Invited talk – Grand Challenges in Global Circulation Dynamics – T. Schneider |
9:30–10:00 | Invited talk – Can Global Climate Models Simulate All Terrestrial Planets in the Solar System and Beyond? – F. Forget |
10:00–10:30 | Invited talk – Big Questions About the Existence of Earth-like Planets – J. Kasting |
10:30–11:00 | Break |
Big questions - Contributed talks |
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11:00–11:20 | A CO2-H2 Greenhouse for Early Mars – R. Ramirez |
11:20–12:00 | Open discussion, plus afternoon plan and assign facilitators |
12:00–1:30 | Lunch |
1:30–3:30 | Facilitated small breakouts (with representatives from each discipline) Is it possible to create a universal taxonomy to classify planetary atmospheres and different Earth climates?
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3:30–4:00 | Break |
4:00–5:30 | Plenary: Towards a Universal Taxonomy of Planetary Atmospheres |
Tuesday June 25: |
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Session II: Composition/chemistry/aerosols/radiation | |
9:00-–9:30 | Invited talk: Atmospheric Chemistry and Radiation in the Solar System as Guides to Exoplanet Atmospheres – D. Catling |
9:30–9:45 | Contributed talk: S. Hörst |
9:45–10:00 | Contributed talk – The Chemistry of Hot Jupiters and Neptunes – J. Moses |
10:00–10:30 | Break |
10:30–12:00 | Panel-led plenary discussion with invited panel members to frame question(s) for open discussion Panelists: Nancy Chanover, Imke de Pater, Shawn Domagal-Goldman, Sandrine Guerlet |
12:00–1:30 | Lunch |
Session III: Dynamics | |
1:30–2:00 | Invited talk: A. Showman |
2:00–2:15 | Contributed talk: Y. Kaspi |
2:15–2:30 | Contributed talk – The Regime of Zonostrophic Macroturbulence and It's Application for Characterization of Large-Scale Circulation on Jupiter and Other Giant Planets – B. Galperin |
2:30–4:00 | Panel-led plenary discussion with invited panel to frame question(s) for open discussion Panelists: Emily Rauscher, Jonathan Mitchell, Tim Merlis, Peter Read |
4:00–4:30 | Break |
4:30–6:00 | Poster session 1 A new view of Earth's sister: Insights following seven years of observation with Venus Express D.V. Titov, H. Svedhem |
Wednesday June 26: |
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Session IV: Observation and data analysis approaches | |
9:00–9:20 | Invited talk – The Diversity of Giant Planets: Infrared Observation and Data Analysis – L. Fletcher |
9:20–9:40 | Invited talk – Spectropolarimetry of exoplanets – D. Stam (given by R. de Kok) |
9:40–10:00 | Invited talk – Seeing the Earth in 4-D – D. Diner |
10:00–10:30 | Break |
10:30–12:00 | Panel-led plenary discussion with invited panel to frame question(s) for open discussion Panelists: David Crisp, Jacqueline Radigan, Dmitrij Titov |
12:00–1:30 | Lunch |
Session V: Modeling, data assimilation, dealing with sparse data, observation strengths and weaknesses | |
1:30–2:00 | Invited talk – Clouds in Wacky Climates – D. Abbot |
2:00–2:30 | Invited talk – Airborne Particles: What We've Learned About Their Role in Climate From Remote Sensing, And Prospects For Future Advances – R. Kahn |
2:30–4:00 | Panel-led plenary discussion with invited panel to frame question(s) for open discussion Panelists: James Cho, Aymeric Spiga, Junjun Liu |
4:00–4:30 | Break |
4:30–6:00 | Poster session 2
Modulation of Terrestrial Convection by Trophospheric Humidyty, and Implications for Other Planets Anthony Del Genio |
6:30 | Group dinner |
Thursday June 27: |
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Session VI: Looking to the future | |
9:00–9:30 | Invited talk – Future Earth Observations – S. Boland (given by D. Crisp) |
9:30–10:00 | Invited talk – Looking to the Future: the rest of the planets – H. Hammel |
10:00–10:30 | Break |
10:30–12:30 | Plenary discussion: Where do we go from here? This session included a discussion of the challenges facing atmospheric analysis and modeling efforts and some next steps forward to continue the dialogue across disciplines. Funding was identified as a prime difficulty, with declining budgets limiting the spacecraft missions available to acquire the needed data in each discipline. There was much discussion about cross-disciplinary/coalition approaches to mission lines. In addition, funding barriers have also existed for performing in depth research and modeling for comparative atmospheric studies across disciplines. However, there is strong international scientific interest, and efforts should continue until a critical mass can be reached, highlighting the scientific importance of collaborative work. |
12:30 | Adjourn |