ESRL CSD Science Review

Agenda

David Skaggs Research Center (DSRC), 325 Broadway, Boulder, Colorado

Time Location

0700 Breakfast (closed) for OAR DAA Steve Fine and Review Panel Best Western Plus Boulder Inn

0745 Transport to ESRL [Transport provided for Review Panel; other guests carpool from hotel lobbies]
Allow sufficient time for security/badging for non-NOAA attendees

Welcome DSRC GC402

0815 Welcome and Introductions, David Fahey (Director, NOAA ESRL CSD)
0820 Welcome and Charge to Reviewers, Craig McLean (Assistant Administrator, OAR)
0825 Welcome; ESRL Organization Overview; Research at ESRL , Alexander E. MacDonald (Director, NOAA ESRL)
0835 Overview of NOAA and OAR research planning and funding; Introduction of Review Panel Steven Fine (Deputy Assistant Adminstrator, OAR)
0850 The path to today's CSD , A.R. Ravishankara (Professor, Departments of Chemistry and Atmospheric Science, Colorado State University, and former CSD Director)
0900 State of ESRL/CSD David Fahey (Director, NOAA ESRL CSD)

0950 Break (10 min)

Theme 1: Climate including the stratosphere DSRC GC402

1000 Climate and the stratosphere research overview Karen Rosenlof (1-0)

Session 1

1015 Analysis of stratospheric ozone recovery Birgit Hassler (1-1)
1020 Ozone depletion, climate change, and policy John Daniel (1-2)
1025 Laboratory studies of replacement compounds for ozone depleting substances James Burkholder (1-3)
1030 Water vapor in the upper troposphere and lower stratosphere Troy Thornberry (1-4)
1035 Improving the understanding of the stratospheric aerosol layer Andrew Rollins (1-5)
1040 Climate studies using a combination of models and observations Robert Portmann (1-6)

1045 Poster browsing (30 min)

1115 Session discussion (15 min)

1135 - 1240 Lunch (closed) for Review Panel, OAR HQ, and CSD management DSRC GB124

Theme 1: Climate including the stratosphere (continued) DSRC GC402

Session 2

1245 Stratospheric composition and impacts on circulation Sean Davis (2-1)
1250 Constraining black carbon in the climate system Joshua Schwarz (2-2)
1255 Aerosol, clouds, and precipitation in the climate system Graham Feingold (2-3)
1300 Boundary layer clouds and climate change Jan Kazil (2-4)
1305 Role of aqueous chemistry in organic aerosols Barbara Ervens (2-5)
1310 Thin plankton layers in the ocean James Churnside (2-6)

1315 Poster browsing (30 min)

1345 Theme discussion (30 min)

1415 Break (10 min)

Theme 2: Air Quality DSRC GC402

1425 Air quality research overview Thomas Ryerson (3-0)

Session 3

1440 United States ozone trend analysis Owen Cooper (3-1)
1445 Assessing global chemistry-climate model performance: Tropospheric O₃ David Parrish (3-2)
1450 Satellite observations and air quality Si-Wan Kim (3-3)
1455 State of understanding of secondary organic aerosol sources Joost de Gouw (3-4)
1500 Nighttime atmospheric chemistry Steven Brown (3-5)
1505 Observations and analyses to improve air quality forecast models Stuart McKeen (3-6)

1510 Poster browsing (30 min)

1540 Session discussion (15 min)

1555 Break (10 min)

Tour of CSD laboratory facilities (Review Panel with CSD Director; VIPs: OAR HQ and LO reps invited)

1605 TOPAZ lidar Block A parking lot
1625 Kinetics/laser laboratory DSRC 1A204
1645 Water Vapor and Black Carbon Laboratory DSRC 2A302
1705 Aerosol instrumentation DSRC 3A113

Review Panel closed session DSRC 3A114

1730-1830 Closed session in the CSD Collaboratory

1900 Dinner (closed) for Review panel, OAR HQ, ESRL, CSD management Cantina Laredo, Boulder

Time Location

0700 Breakfast for Review Panel Best Western Plus Boulder Inn

0750 Transport to ESRL [Transport provided for Review Panel; other guests carpool from hotel lobbies]

Theme 2: Air Quality (continued) DSRC GC402

Session 4 Special Topics: Focus on oil and gas development

0810 Overview: Air quality impacts from energy development Thomas Ryerson (4-0)
0815 Area-wide emission flux measurements from aircraft Michael Trainer (4-1)
0820 Oil and gas VOC emissions and chemistry Jessica Gilman (4-2)
0825 Wintertime high ozone in an oil and gas development basin James Roberts (4-3)
0830 Remote sensing to understand sources of high ozone Christoph Senff (4-4)
0835 Air quality modeling to solve the mystery of high wintertime ozone Ravan Ahmadov (4-5)

0840 Poster browsing (30 min)

0910 Theme discussion (30 min)

0940 Break (10 min)

Theme 3: Air Quality - Climate Connections DSRC GC402

0950 Air quality - climate connections research overview Daniel Murphy (5-0)

Session 5

1005 Effect of composition on aerosol properties Ann Middlebrook (5-1)
1010 Regional surface ozone: is it locally controlled? Andrew Langford (5-2)
1015 Boundary layer structure and dynamics research Robert Banta (5-3)
1020 Improving emissions understanding Gregory Frost (5-4)
1025 Attributing and quantifying methane emissions in a megacity Jeffrey Peischl (5-5)
1030 Ship emissions impact on climate and air quality Eric Williams (5-6)

1035 Poster browsing (30 min)

1105 Theme discussion (30 min)

1140 - 1250 Lunch (closed) Roundtable for Review Panel with CSD scientists DSRC GB124

Air Quality - Climate Connections: Developing New Research Tools and Methods DSRC GC402

1300 New techniques, instruments, and methods overview Steven Brown (6-0)

Session 6

1315 Climatology of stratospheric warmings Amy Butler (6-1)
1320 New detectors for unmanned aerial systems (and GOAHEAD) Ru-Shan Gao (6-2)
1325 Identifying atmospheric bioaerosol Anne Perring (6-3)
1330 New cavity-enhanced detection methods for aerosols and gases Rebecca Washenfelder (6-4)
1335 Future directions in laboratory studies James Roberts (6-5)

1340 Poster browsing (30 mins)

1410 Session discussion (15 mins)

1425 Break (10 min)

Session 7

1435 Current and future aircraft missions Joshua Schwarz (7-1)
1440 Airborne chemical measurements to assess offshore blowouts Thomas Ryerson (7-2)
1445 Quantification of agricultural emissions Andy Neuman (7-3)
1450 Observing boundary layer dynamics for urban scale flux measurements Alan Brewer (7-4)
1455 Wind profiling to support renewable energy development Yelena Pichugina (7-5)
1500 Research to applications: CSD leadership and contributions in scientific assessments Christine Ennis (7-6)

1505 Poster browsing (30 mins)

1535 Theme discussion (30 mins)

Review Panel closed session DSRC GB124

1605-1700 Closed session in the Outreach classroom

Concurrent meeting of CSD, OAR, and Line Office management DSRC 2A201

1605-1700 Closed session in the CSD Director's conference room

Tour of NOAA WP-3D aircraft deployed for SONGNEX

1700 Transit to NCAR/RAF hangar [Transport provided for Review Panel; other guests carpool]

1900 Dinner (closed) for Review panel, invited guests Via Toscana, Louisville [Transport provided for Review Panel; other guests carpool; directions provided by lunchtime Tuesday]

Time Location

0700 Breakfast for Review Panel Best Western Plus Boulder Inn

0800 Transport to ESRL [Transport provided for Review Panel; other guests carpool from hotel lobbies]

Stakeholder telephone calls DSRC GB124

Concurrent closed sessions with Reviewers & phone assistants in Outreach classroom

0830 Dr. Paul Newman [Climate/stratosphere] NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD
0850 Dr. Robert Haddad [Climate and Air Quality themes with special emphasis on Deepwater Horizon] NOAA/NOS/ORR, Silver Spring, MD
0910 Ms. Cindy Newberg [Climate/stratosphere] USEPA, Washington, D.C.
0830 Mr. Durwood Zaelke, Esq. [Climate/stratosphere] IGSD, Washington, D.C.
0850 Dr. Gail Tonnesen [Air Quality theme] USEPA, Denver, CO
0910 Dr. Eileen McCauley [Climate and Air Quality themes] California Air Resources Board, Sacramento, CA

Summary, Wrap up and Q&A with Review Panel DSRC GB124

0930 Closed session for CSD Director, CSD Deputy Directors, OAR Management in the Outreach classroom

Review Panel closed session to begin writing DSRC GB124

1015 Closed session in the Outreach classroom

Review Panel Preliminary Report Out to CSD and OAR Management DSRC GB124

1200 Closed session in the Outreach classroom

1300 Adjourn