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Suggested Citation:"Front Matter." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2016. Opportunities to Improve Representation of Clouds and Aerosols in Climate Models with Classified Observing Systems: Proceedings of a Workshop: Abbreviated Version. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/23527.
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Opportunities to Improve Representation of
CLOUDS AND AEROSOLS
in Climate Models with Classified Observing Systems

Proceedings of a Workshop

Abbreviated Version

Katie Thomas, Rapporteur

Committee on Opportunities to Improve the Representation of Clouds and Aerosols
in Climate Models with National Collection Systems: A Workshop

Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate

Division on Earth and Life Studies

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Suggested citation: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2016. Opportunities to Improve the Representation of Clouds and Aerosols in Climate Models with Classified Observing Systems: Proceedings of a Workshop: Abbreviated Version. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/23527.

Suggested Citation:"Front Matter." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2016. Opportunities to Improve Representation of Clouds and Aerosols in Climate Models with Classified Observing Systems: Proceedings of a Workshop: Abbreviated Version. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/23527.
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Suggested Citation:"Front Matter." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2016. Opportunities to Improve Representation of Clouds and Aerosols in Climate Models with Classified Observing Systems: Proceedings of a Workshop: Abbreviated Version. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/23527.
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COMMITTEE ON OPPORTUNITIES TO IMPROVE THE REPRESENTATION OF CLOUDS AND AEROSOLS IN CLIMATE MODELS WITH NATIONAL COLLECTION SYSTEMS: A WORKSHOP

PAMELA G. EMCH (Chair), Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems, Redondo Beach, California

STEVEN GHAN, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington

EVERETTE JOSEPH, State University of New York at Albany

SONIA M. KREIDENWEIS, Colorado State University, Fort Collins

MICHAEL J. PRATHER, University of California, Irvine

JEFFREY S. REID, Naval Research Laboratory, Monterey, California

ROBERT WOOD, University of Washington, Seattle

National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Staff

KATIE THOMAS, Study Director

AMANDA STAUDT, Director, Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate

RITA GASKINS, Administrative Coordinator

MICHAEL HUDSON, Senior Program Assistant

MARY GORDON, Information Officer

Suggested Citation:"Front Matter." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2016. Opportunities to Improve Representation of Clouds and Aerosols in Climate Models with Classified Observing Systems: Proceedings of a Workshop: Abbreviated Version. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/23527.
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BOARD ON ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES AND CLIMATE

A.R. RAVISHANKARA (Chair), Colorado State University, Fort Collins

GERALD A. MEEHL (Vice Chair), National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, Colorado

LANCE F. BOSART, State University of New York at Albany

MARK A. CANE, Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University, Palisades, New York

SHUYI S. CHEN, University of Miami, Florida

HEIDI CULLEN, Climate Central, Princeton, New Jersey

PAMELA EMCH, Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems, Redondo Beach, California

ARLENE FIORE, Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University, Palisades, New York

WILLIAM B. GAIL, Global Weather Corporation, Boulder, Colorado

LISA GODDARD, International Research Institute for Climate and Society, Columbia University, Palisades, New York

MAURA HAGAN, Utah State University, Logan

TERRI S. HOGUE, Colorado School of Mines, Golden

ANTHONY JANETOS, Boston University, Massachusetts

EVERETTE JOSEPH, State University of New York at Albany

RONALD “NICK” KEENER, JR., Duke Energy Corporation, Charlotte, North Carolina

JOHN R. NORDGREN, The Climate Resilience Fund, Bainbridge Island, Washington

JONATHAN OVERPECK, University of Arizona, Tucson

ARISTIDES A.N. PATRINOS, New York University, Brooklyn

S.T. RAO, North Carolina State University, Raleigh

DAVID A. ROBINSON, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Piscataway

CLAUDIA TEBALDI, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Climate Central, Boulder, Colorado

Ocean Studies Board Liaison

DAVID HALPERN, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California

Polar Research Board Liaison

JENNIFER FRANCIS, Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Marion, Massachusetts

National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Staff

AMANDA STAUDT, Director

EDWARD DUNLEA, Senior Program Officer

LAURIE GELLER, Program Director

KATHERINE THOMAS, Senior Program Officer

LAUREN EVERETT, Program Officer

ALISON MACALADY, Program Officer

AMANDA PURCELL, Associate Program Officer

RITA GASKINS, Administrative Coordinator

ROB GREENWAY, Program Associate

SHELLY FREELAND, Financial Associate

MICHAEL HUDSON, Senior Program Assistant

ERIN MARKOVICH, Program Assistant

Suggested Citation:"Front Matter." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2016. Opportunities to Improve Representation of Clouds and Aerosols in Climate Models with Classified Observing Systems: Proceedings of a Workshop: Abbreviated Version. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/23527.
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Acknowledgments


This document is an abbreviated version of a classified Proceedings of a Workshop. The classified Proceedings of a Workshop was reviewed in draft form by individuals chosen for their diverse perspectives and technical expertise. The purpose of this independent review is to provide candid and critical comments that will assist the institution in making its published Proceedings of a Workshop as sound as possible and to ensure that the proceedings meet institutional standards for objectivity, evidence, and responsiveness to the study charge. The review comments and draft manuscript remain confidential to protect the integrity of the deliberative process. The committee wishes to thank the following individuals for their review of these proceedings:

PAMELA EMCH, Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems

ANDREW GETTELMAN, National Center for Atmospheric Research

MICHAEL K. GRIFFIN, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Lincoln Laboratory

DOMINICK VINCENT, U.S. Navy

SANDRA WEAVER, National Air and Space Intelligence Center (Ret.)

Although the reviewers listed above have provided constructive comments and suggestions, they did see the final draft of the Proceedings of a Workshop before its release. The review of these proceedings was overseen by Rita Colwell, University of Maryland, who was responsible for making certain that an independent examination of classified Proceedings of a Workshop was carried out in accordance with institutional procedures and that all review comments were carefully considered. Responsibility for the final content of this Proceedings of a Workshop rests entirely with the rapporteur and the institution.

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