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