Welcome to CCSM

 

The Polar Climate Working Group (PCWG) is a consortium of scientists who are interested in modeling and understanding the climate in the Arctic and the Antarctic, and how polar climate processes interact with and influence climate at lower latitudes. Our members come from universities and laboratories across the country, and our interests span all elements of polar climate, from the ocean depths to the top of the atmosphere. In addition to conducting scientific modeling experiments, we are charged with developing and maintaining the state-of-the-art sea ice model component used in CCSM. Although the Land Model Working Group is responsible for modeling land ice (glaciers, ice sheets), PCWG members are interested in these processes also. Workshops and meetings of the PCWG are open to all who are interested in polar processes. If you wish attend future meetings of the PCWG, please contact the community liaison, David Bailey, or either of the co-chairs.

Upcoming Meetings

13th Annual CCSM Workshop, The Village at Breckenridge, Breckenridge, CO, 17-19 June 2008. [register] [logistics] [agenda]

Review archives of past meeting agendas, reports, and presentations.

PCWG Projects

• Linking Glimmer Ice Sheet Model to CCSM
• Additional information on these projects can be viewed by visiting the CCSM PCWG swiki.

PCWG Community Liaison:

Dave Bailey is the PCWG Liaison. [email]

Co-Chair Contact Information:

Dr. Elizabeth Hunke
Los Alamos National Laboratory, Theoretical Division, MS B216, Los Alamos, NM 87545
Tel: 505-665-9852, Fax: 505-665-5926, e-mail: elcare_at_lanl.gov

Dr. Marika Holland
NCAR-CGD, P.O. Box 3000, Boulder, CO 80307-3000
Tel: 303-497-1734, Fax: 303-497-1700, e-mail: mholland@ucar.edu

Support from the National Science Foundation Arctic System Science (ARCSS) Program for D. Bailey is gratefully acknowledged.