HR: 14:05h
AN: U23A-01    [Abstracts]
TI: The North American Monsoon Experiment (NAME): Past Progress and Future Endeavors
AU: * Gochis, D J
EM: gochis@rap.ucar.edu
AF: National Center for Atmospheric Research, 3450 Mitchell Lane, Boulder, CO 80307, United States
AU: Higgins, W
EM: Wayne.Higgins@noaa.gov
AF: Climate Prediction Center/NOAA/NWS/NCEP, 5200 Auth Road, Camp Springs, MD 20746, United States
AB: In 2007, the North American Monsoon Experiment (NAME) entered into its seventh year of coordinated research and modeling activities. Through intensive observational efforts, diagnostic analyses and modeling research much has been learned regarding the structure evolution and variability of the North American Monsoon system. This overview talk will summarize the major programmatic milestones that have been accomplished to date. These milestones include the design and execution of a large, coordinated field program during the summer of 2004, a multi-institutional model assessment project, and the enhancement of the regional climate observing system in southwestern North America. An outline of new programmatic goals and activities will also be presented.
DE: 1616 Climate variability (1635, 3305, 3309, 4215, 4513)
DE: 1635 Oceans (1616, 3305, 4215, 4513)
DE: 1833 Hydroclimatology
DE: 1840 Hydrometeorology
DE: 3309 Climatology (1616, 1620, 3305, 4215, 8408)
SC: Union [U]
MN: 2007 Joint Assembly