TPOS July 2015 Monthly Status Report
Summary
As we progress through the slow months of summer, the Project continues to take on momentum. The established groups and Task Teams maintain a steady-state of activity as they prepare for upcoming videoconferences and face-to-face meetings. At the same time, the areas of the Project not yet as active have begun to take on considerable traction. All of this activity gearing TPOS 2020 toward a highly engaging and success-driven Steering Committee meeting in mid-October.
Highlights
Project Overall:
- Project Slide Set Released and posted on the website (See: Gallery > Slides > TPOS 2020 Slide Set)
Steering Committee:
- Draft Agenda for TPOS 2020 SC-2 has been reviewed and is under revision.
Resource Forum:
- TRF-1 Report Released and posted.
- TRF Membership and Primary Contacts documented and confirmed.
Backbone Task Team:
- Preparations for the first Backbone TT face to face meeting (BBTT-1), are underway and being reviewed by Team and Project members.
- Attendance gaps and needs for the face to face meeting in September have been identified:
- It was determined that the modelling community may not be represented among the current attendee list.
Planetary Boundary Layer Task Team:
- The Task Team strawmen being considered are listed below. Formal recommendations in the form of White Papers will be drafted prior to SC-2. Topics:
- SPURS-2 Enhancements
- YMC Enhancements o MJO/diurnal cycle process study
- Pacific Upwelling and Mixing Physics
- Diurnal Cycle Rectification and Interaction with Multiscale Variability
- Double ITCZ
Eastern Pacific Task Team:
- Terms of Reference were approved and posted to the website (see Groups and Outcomes)
- Membership invited and confirmed (see Groups and Outcomes)
- First teleconference scheduled in August
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