\n\nT
he Forum for Arctic Ocean Modeling and Observational Synthesis (FAMOS) is
an international effort to focus on enhancing collaboration and coordinati
on among arctic marine and sea ice modelers\, theoreticians and observatio
nalists based on a set of activities starting from generating hypotheses\,
to planning research included both observations and modeling\, and to fin
alizing analyses synthesizing major results from the field studies and coo
rdinated numerical experiments.\n\nFAMOS motivation and approach\n\nFAMOS project is motivated by and a logical continuation of mor
e than 10-years of AOMIP (Arctic Ocean Model Intercomparison Project\, www.whoi.edu/projects/AOMIP)
work demonstrating that that the arctic marine science community needs an
informal forum to discuss\, coordinate\, plan and synthesize scientific a
ctivities. The AOMIP approach has been to leverage the existing financial
support of each project participant for a comparative analysis of differen
t models and scientific results. This approach has provided a unique oppor
tunity to coordinate studies nationally and internationally via a set of c
arefully-planned numerical experiments covering the most important process
es and interactions. A clear advantage is that each participant is able t
o work with her/his specific research theme using simulation results from
more than a single model and to analyze differences and test hypotheses us
ing a multi-model suite of outputs. The result is a synthesis that integr
ates observational and modeling efforts toward the overall goal of develop
ing advanced Arctic models able to accurately reconstruct past\, describe
current\, and predict future Arctic conditions. In this regard\, FAMOS’s a
pproach will be similar AOMIP’s one and we view FAMOS as a “collaboratory”
i.e.\, a collaborative frame-work wherein modelers and observers
discuss results\, problems\, and new ideas\, all with the goals of model
improvement and better understanding of the Arctic climate system.\n\nPart
icipants include several speakers from MIT and WHOI.\n\nMore information here and here.Tickets: http://web.whoi.edu/famos/meeting-5-november-1-4-2016/ .
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20161101 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20161105 GEO:+41.526498;-70.673086 LOCATION:Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution @ Woods Hole\, Falmouth\, MA\ , USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Forum for Arctic Modeling & Observational Synthesis URL:http://oceans.mit.edu/event/forum-for-arctic-modeling-observational-syn thesis X-COST-TYPE:external X-TAGS;LANGUAGE=en-US:arctic\,FAMOS\,modeling\,ocean\,sea ice\,whoi X-TICKETS-URL:http://web.whoi.edu/famos/meeting-5-november-1-4-2016/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-827531@oceans.mit.edu DTSTAMP:20180503T095337Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Special Events CONTACT:MIT's Department of Earth\, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences\; ht tps://eapsweb.mit.edu/what-do-hurricanes-harvey-and-irma-portend DESCRIPTION:[caption id='attachment_827533' align='aligncenter' width='576' ]
Kerry Emanuel: What Do Hurricanes Harvey and Irma Portend?[/caption
]\n\nSpeaker: Kerry A. Emanuel\, Cecil & Ida Green Profes
sor of Atmospheric Science\, Co-Director of the Lorenz Center\nDat
e: Wednesday\, September 20\, 4:00pm to 5:00pm\nLocation:
MIT Campus\, 54-100\n\nSpecial Lecture: 'What Do Hurricanes Harvey and Irma Portend?'\n\nNatural d
isasters are the result of the interaction of a natural phenomenon with hu
man beings and their built environments. Globally and in the U.S.\, large
increases in coastal populations are causing corresponding increases in hu
rricane damage and these are now being compounded by rising sea levels and
changing storm characteristics owing to anthropogenic climate change. In
this talk\, I will describe projections of changing hurricane activity ove
r the rest of this century and what such projections tell us about how the
probabilities of hurricanes like Harvey and Irma have already changed and
are likely to continue to do so.\n\nAbout the Speaker\n
\nKerry Emanuel is a pr
ominent meteorologist and climate scientist who specializes in moist conve
ction in the atmosphere\, and tropical cyclones. His research interests fo
cus on tropical meteorology and climate\, with a specialty in hurricane ph
ysics. His interests also include cumulus convection\, the role of clouds\
, water vapor\, and upper-ocean mixing in regulation of climate\, and adva
nced methods of sampling the atmosphere in aid of numerical weather predic
tion.\n\nEmanuel received an S.B. degree in Earth and Planetary Sciences a
nd a Ph.D. in Meteorology (1978) both from MIT. After completing his docto
rate\, he joined the faculty of the Atmospheric Sciences department of the
University of California at Los Angeles where he remained for three years
\, with a brief hiatus filming tornadoes in Oklahoma and Texas.\n\nIn 1981
he joined the faculty of the Department of Meteorology at MIT and was pro
moted to Full Professor in 1987 in what had since becomes the Department o
f Earth\, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences (EAPS). In 1989 he assumed di
rectorship of EAPS Center for Meteorology and Physical Oceanography\, a po
st he held until 1997. Subsequently he chaired the EAPS Program in Atmosph
eres\, Oceans\, and Climate from 2009 to 2012. He is co-founder of the MIT
Lorenz Center\, a climate think tank which fosters creative approaches to
learning how climate works.\n\nProfessor Emanuel is the author or co-auth
or of over 200 peer-reviewed scientific papers\, and three books\, includi
ng Divine Wind: The History and Science of Hurricanes\, published by Oxfor
d University Press\, and What We Know about Climate Change\, published by
the MIT Press.
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