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Bethesda North Marriott Hotel & Conference Center, Rockville, Maryland
August 6-9, 2024

 

TUESDAY | WEDNESDAY | THURSDAY | FRIDAY

 

Tuesday, August 6, 2024

8:30 AM to 12:00 PM — Plenary Presentations

Welcome and State of BER 

  • Dorothy Koch (Associate Director, U.S. Department of Energy Biological and Environmental Research program) | Presentation

State of EESSD

  • Gary Geernaert (Director, U.S. Department of Energy Earth and Environmental Systems Sciences Division)

Earth and Environmental Systems Modeling Program (EESM) Overview

  • Renu Joseph (Program Manager, EESM, U.S. Department of Energy) | Presentation

Earth System Model Development (ESMD) Overview

  • Xujing Davis (Program Manager, EESM, U.S. Department of Energy) | Presentation

Regional and Global Model Analysis (RGMA) Overview

  • Renu Joseph (Program Manager, EESM, U.S. Department of Energy) | Presentation

MultiSector Dynamics (MSD) Overview

  • Bob Vallario (Program Manager, EESM, U.S. Department of Energy) | Presentation

Overview and Update on the Energy Exascale Earth System Model (E3SM) project

  • David Bader (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory), Ruby Leung (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory), Mark Taylor (Sandia National Laboratory), and Renata McCoy (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory) | Presentation

A Framework for Improving Analysis and Modeling of Earth System and Intersectoral Dynamics at Regional Scales (HyperFACETS)

  • Paul Ullrich (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, University of California, Davis) | Presentation

Calibrated and Systematic Characterization, Attribution, and Detection of Extremes (CASCADE)

  • William Collins (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory) | Presentation

Integrated Multisector, Multiscale Modeling (IM3) Scientific Focus Area

  • Jennie Rice (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory) | Presentation

Water Cycle and Climate Extremes Modeling (WACCEM) SFA: Progress and Update

  • Ruby Leung (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory) | Presentation

Integrated Coastal Modeling (ICoM)

  • Ian Kraucunas (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory) | Presentation

12:00 PM — Group Photo of 2024 Meeting Attendees

Group Photo of 2024 EESM PI Meeting AttendeesFollowing the opening plenaries, 2024 EESM PI Meeting attendees gathered for a group photo. 

 

1:00 to 4:00 PM — Breakout Sessions A to E

Oral Presentations:

  • Scaling of Extreme Precipitation with Temperature Based on the CONUS404 Data — Guiling Wang (University of Connecticut) — Abstract | Presentation
  • Diagnosing Mesoscale Convective Systems in DYAMOND Models: A Feature Tracking Intercomparison — Zhe Feng (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory) — Abstract | Presentation
  • Atmospheric Feedbacks Dampen Surface Evapotranspiration Fluxes in Wet Regions — Claire Zarakas (University of Washington) — Abstract | Presentation
  • Modernizing River Dynamics Representation in E3SM: Key Progress in the MOSART River Model — Tian Zhou (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory) — Abstract | Presentation
  • Nonlinear Carbon Feedbacks in CMIP6 and their Impacts on Future Freshwater Availability — Jason Smerdon (Columbia University) — Abstract | Presentation
  • Uncovering Key Drivers of Future Virtual Water Trade and Global Water Use — Neal Graham (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory) — Abstract | Presentation

TOPICAL Posters:

(posters will be added soon)

  • Co-Chairs: Jennie Rice (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory), Stephanie Waldhoff, (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory)
  • Agenda
  • Breakout Session Report

Oral Presentations:

  • Structural Uncertainty in the Sensitivity of Urban Canopy Air Temperature to Anthropogenic Heat Flux — Dan Li (Boston University) — Abstract | Presentation
  • Understanding the Role of Urban Morphology, Anthropogenic Heating, Vegetation, and Irrigation in Urban Microclimate Dynamics to Inform Adaptation to Climate Change in Urban Areas — Pouya Vahmani (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory) — Abstract | Presentation
  • Continental and Regional-Scale Urban Warming Signals are Detectable and Increasing with Urban Evolution: Implications and Uncertainties — TC Chakraborty (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory) — Abstract | Presentation
  • Evaluation of Future Urban Land Expansion Given Multisectoral Pressures Using a Global Integrated Human-Earth System Model — Kanishka B. Narayan (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory) — Abstract | Presentation
  • Current and Future Neighborhood Urban Parameters for Evaluating Extreme Weather Impacts in Cities — Melissa Allen-Dumas (Oak Ridge National Laboratory) — Abstract | Presentation
  • How Predictable is Urban Form Using Landscape Patterns? Associating Building Morphology with Land Use and Demographic Variables — Jillian Sturtevant (Baylor University) — Abstract | Presentation
  • Urban Morphology Evolution Under Uncertain Land Constraints and Climate Extremes — Ryan McManamay (Baylor University) — Abstract | Presentation
  • Evaluating the Influences of Population Growth, Urban Morphology Evolution, and Expansion of Reuse on Water Supply Reliability in Los Angeles County — Stephen Ferencz (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory) — Abstract | Presentation
  • Co-Production as an Approach to Improve the Impact of EESM Research — Kripa Jagannathan (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory) — Abstract | Presentation
  • Impacts of Anthropogenic Climate Change and Urbanization on Derechos – Contrasting Results between Two Case Studies — Yuwei Zhang (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory) — Abstract | Presentation
  • Extreme Precipitation and Flood Risk for New York City Post-Ida — Naresh Devineni (City University of New York) — Abstract | Presentation
  • Urban Impacts on Deep Convection — Xin Zhou (Cornell University) — Abstract | Presentation

TOPICAL Posters:

(posters will be added soon)

  • Co-chairs: Ian Kraucunas (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory), Luke Van Roekel (Los Alamos National Laboratory), Emanuele Di Lorenzo (Brown University) 
  • Agenda
  • Breakout Session Report

Oral Presentations: 

  • Extreme Sea Level Events Induce Accelerated Increase in Flooding Time at U.S. East Coast in the Recent Decades — Weiqing Han (University of Colorado) — Abstract | Presentation
  • Coastal and Urban Flooding – Integrated Data-Driven Modeling with AI/ML to Address the Grand Challenge — Shuyi S. Chen (University of Washington) — Abstract | Presentation
  • An Overview of Coastal Modeling in E3SM — LeAnn Conlon (Los Alamos National Laboratory) — Abstract | Presentation
  • Multi-Resolution Coupling for Simulating Extreme Coastal Water Levels and Flooding in E3SM — Steven Brus (Argonne National Laboratory) — Abstract | Presentation
  • Sensitivity of Coastal Urban Areas to Extreme Sea Level Events Under Climate Change — W. Brent Daniel (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory) — Abstract | Presentation
  • Modeling Socioeconomic Responses to Environmental Hazards — Parin Bhaduri (Cornell University) — Abstract | Presentation
  • Exploring Climate Change Impacts on U.S. Hurricanes Through Storylines — Kevin Reed (Stony Brook University) — Abstract | Presentation
  • Advancing Modeling and Understanding of Hydroclimate Extremes in the Puget Sound Coastal Region — Ning Sun (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory) — Abstract | Presentation

TOPICAL Posters:

(posters will be added soon)

Oral Presentations: 

  • Progress Toward Understanding Tipping Points in Earth System Models — Luke Van Roekel (Los Alamos National Laboratory) — Abstract | Presentation
  • Modulation of Regional Carbon Uptake by AMOC and Alkalinity Changes in the Subpolar North Atlantic under a Warming Climate — Qi Zhang (Georgia Institute of Technology) — Abstract | Presentation
  • Exploring the Spatially Compounding Multi-sectoral Drought Vulnerabilities in Colorado's West Slope River Basins — Patrick Reed (Cornell University) — Abstract | Presentation
  • Agricultural Labor Under Future Heat Stress: Productivity Shocks and Global Agroeconomic Consequences — Di Sheng (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory) — Abstract | Presentation
  • Scenario Storyline Discovery for Multi-Actor Human-Natural Systems Confronting Change — Antonia Hadjimichael (Pennsylvania State University) — Abstract | Presentation
  • Sensitivity of Future Regional and Global Macroeconomic Activity to an International Energy Market Disruption — James A. Edmonds (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory) — Abstract | Presentation

TOPICAL Posters:

(posters will be added soon)

  • Co-chairs: Luke Forrest M. Hoffman (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Ben Bond-
    Lamberty (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory) 
  • Agenda
  • Breakout Session Report

Oral Presentations: 

  • The Ecological and Economic Underpinnings of the Weak Land Sink Hypothesis — James Randerson (University of California Irvine) — Abstract | Presentation
  • Recent Advances in Observations and Modeling of Global Wetland CH4 Emission — Qing Zhu (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory) — Abstract | Presentation
  • Tracking Carbon Dioxide in the Southern Ocean — Nicole Lovenduski (University of Colorado) — Abstract | Presentation
  • Simulating Marine Biogeochemistry and Potential Climate Feedbacks with a Next-Generation Ecosystem Model — Jefferson Keith Moore (University of California Irvine) — Abstract | Presentation
  • Dust and Pollution: Coupling Aerosol Nutrients to Marine and Land Biogeochemistry — Yan Feng (Argonne National Laboratory (ANL) — Abstract | Presentation
  • Land Carbon Sink Uncertainty Under Climate Change: Towards an Emissions-Driven Coupled Perturbed Parameter Mini-Ensemble with CESM — David Lawrence (National Center for Atmospheric Research) — Abstract | Presentation
  • Use of Machine Learning to Investigate Soil Carbon Storage and Dynamics — Umakant Mishra (Sandia National Laboraties) — Abstract | Presentation
  • Large Revision of Global Net Photosynthesis with Learning Acclimation from Multi Source Dataset — Doaa Aboelyazeed (Pennsylvania State University) — Abstract | Presentation
  • Quantifying Global Photosynthesis and CO2 Fertilization with Machine Learning and Eddy Covariance Measurements — Yanghui Kang (University of California Berkeley) — Abstract | Presentation
  • The Influence of Global Fire Emissions on Tropospheric Chemistry in the Energy Exascale Earth System Model (E3SM) — Li Xu (University of California Irvine) — Abstract | Presentation

TOPICAL Posters:

(posters will be added soon)

4:15-5:00 PM – Cross-Project Networking Session: E3SM Tutorial/Informational Session

  • Resources, Policies, Collaboration – Renata McCoy (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory) | Presentation
  • Intro to E3SM – Chris Golaz (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory) | Presentation
  • Online Version of 2024 Tutorial - Jill Zhang (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory) | Presentation
  • Questions and Answers

5:15 PM – Big Ideas and Breakout Reports

 

TUESDAY | WEDNESDAY | THURSDAY | FRIDAY

 

Wednesday, August 7, 2024

8:00-10:00 AM                 Poster Session I

10:15 AM to 12:00 PM — Plenary Presentations

E3SM Group Updates

  • Steve Price (Los Alamos National Laboratory), Ben Bond-Lamberty (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory), Bryce Harrop (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory), Rob Jacob (Argonne National Laboratory), Chris Golaz (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory), Shaocheng Xie (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory), Peter Caldwell (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory), Luke Van Roekel (Los Alamos National Laboratory), Elizabeth Hunke (Los Alamos National Laboratory), Peter Thornton (Oak Ridge National Laboratory) | Presentation

Large Scale MSD, Impacts, Feedbacks, and Scenario Exploration

  • Marshall Wise (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory) | Presentation

PCMDI – An Earth System Model Evaluation Project

  • Paul Ullrich (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory) | Presentation

Cooperative Agreement to Analyze variabiLity, change and predictabilitY in the earth SysTem (CATALYST)

  • Gerald Meehl (National Center for Atmospheric Research) | Presentation

Sectoral Interactions, Compounding Influences and Stressors, and Compound Systems: Understanding Tipping Points and Non-Linear Dynamics

  • Adam Schlosser (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) | Presentation

COMPASS-GLM: Coastal Observations, Mechanisms, and Predictions Across Systems and Scales, Great Lakes Modeling

  • Robert Hetland (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory) | Presentation

1:00 to 4:00 PM — Breakout Sessions F to J

Oral Presentations:

  • Power Systems Analysis to Support MSD Research: Balancing Computational Speed and Fidelity — Jordan Kern (North Carolina State University) — Abstract | Presentation
  • Future Spatially Explicit Patterns of Land Transitions in the United States with Multiple Stressors — Angelo Gurgel (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) — Abstract | Presentation
  • Regional Teleconnections and Multisector Dynamics: Insights from Ongoing Research and Future Directions — Gokul Iyer (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory) — Abstract | Presentation
  • Statistical Learning Applied to Climate-Water-Energy Impacts Scenarios — Mort Webster (Pennsylvania State University) — Abstract | Presentation
  • How Does Crop Production Adapt with Groundwater Restrictions in the U.S. West? — Femeena Pandara Valappil (Pennsylvania State University) — Abstract | Presentation
  • Uncertainty Exploration with GCAM — Abigail Snyder (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory)  — Abstract | Presentation

TOPICAL POSTERS:

(posters will be added soon)

  • Co-Chairs: Travis O’Brien (Indiana University, Bloomington), Peter Caldwell (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory)
  • Agenda
  • Breakout Session Report

Oral Presentations:

  • Forced Trends in the Tropical Pacific and Global Tropical Cyclones — Chia-Ying Lee (Columbia University) — Abstract | Presentation
  • Increasing Hurricane Outer Size in the Western North Atlantic — Karthik Balaguru (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory) — Abstract | Presentation
  • Tropical Cyclone Landfalls: HighResMIP vs. Statistical-Dynamical Downscaling — Ana Bolivar (Pennsylvania State University) — Abstract | Presentation
  • EAMv3 New Developments in Interactive Chemistry, Stratospheric Aerosols, and a Novel Application — Ziming Ke (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory) — Abstract | Presentation
  • The Influence of Land-Surface Conditions on the 2020-21 Western U.S. Drought — Yelin Jiang (Columbia University — Abstract | Presentation
  • Uncovering the Interannual Predictability of the 2003 European Summer Heatwave and its Connection to the Tibetan Plateau — L. Ruby Leung (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory) — Abstract | Presentation

TOPICAL POSTERS:

(posters will be added soon)

Oral Presentations:

  • Teleconnection Drivers for Antarctic atmospheric rivers in E3SMv2 and CESM2 — Christine A Shields (National Center for Atmospheric Research) — Abstract | Presentation
  • Arctic Atmospheric Rivers: Historical Trends and Impact on Wintertime Arctic Warm Extremes — Hailong Wang (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory) — Abstract | Presentation
  • Arctic Cyclones and Its Driving Role in the Rapidly Changing Arctic Climate System — Xiangdong Zhang (North Carolina State University) — Abstract | Presentation
  • Temporal Fluctuations in Arctic Atmospheric Modes of Variability — Alex Jonko (Los Alamos National Laboratory) — Abstract | Poster
  • Importance of Local Processes and Feedbacks in Modeling a Changing Arctic Climate System — Wieslaw Maslowski (Naval Postgraduate School) — Abstract | Presentation
  • Reducing Uncertainty in Estimates of the Biological Production of the Arctic Ocean — Jaclyn Clement Kinney (Naval Postgraduate School) — Abstract | Presentation
  • Ice Melt from Ocean Warming in a Global Ultra-High Resolution Ocean/Sea-Ice Model — Julie L McClean (University of California San Diego) — Abstract | Presentation
  • The Role of Bering Strait Ocean Heat Transport in Arctic Warming — Wilbert Weijer (Los Alamos National Laboratory) — Abstract | Presentation
  • A Comprehensive Understanding of the Effects of Two Missing Longwave Physics on the Climate and Its Projected Changes Simulated by the E3SM v2 — Chongxing Fan (University of Michigan) — Abstract | Presentation
  • Wave – Sea Ice Interactions in Global Climate Simulations of the Energy Exascale Earth System Model (E3SM) — Erin Thomas (Los Alamos National Laboratory) — Abstract | Presentation
  • Advancing Sea Ice Physics in E3SM Version 4 — Andrew Roberts (Los Alamos National Laboratory) — Abstract | Presentation
  • Towards a Dynamic Greenland Ice Sheet Component in E3SM — Andrew D. Nolan (Los Alamos National Laboratory) — Abstract | Poster
  • Antarctic Ice Shelf Melt and Cavity Circulation Processes in High Resolution Regionally Refined E3SM Configurations — Irena Vankova (Los Alamos National Laboratory) — Abstract | Presentation
  • The State of Polar Climate in E3SM — Stephen Price (Los Alamos National Laboratory) — Abstract | Presentation
  • Enhancing Polar Modeling Capabilities in E3SM for Evaluating Arctic Marine Ecosystem Change — Nicole Jeffery (Los Alamos National Laboratory) — Abstract | Presentation
  • Accelerating Modeling and Discovery with Data Science and Machine Learning in Arctic Environments — Jon Schwenk (Los Alamos National Laboratory) — Abstract | Presentation
  • Modeling the Future Prospects for Arctic Shipping of Fossil Resources Under Global Change — Taryn Waite (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory) — Abstract | Presentation
  • Earth System Models in a Community and Regional Planning and Decision Support Context: Perspectives from Arctic Alaska — Hajo Eicken (University of Alaska Fairbanks) — Abstract | Presentation
  • Quantifying Uncertainty in Projections of Sea-Level Contribution from the Antarctic Ice Sheet — Matthew Hoffman (Los Alamos National Laboratory) — Abstract | Presentation
  • Using E3SM to Understand Bio-Geo-Chemical Dynamics in High Latitude Marine Ecosystems and Deriving Model Products Relevant to Arctic Stakeholders — Georgina A Gibson (University of Alaska Fairbanks) — Abstract | Presentation

TOPICAL POSTERS:

(posters will be added soon)

  • Co-Chairs: Paul Ullrich (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory), Gerald Meehl (National Center for Atmospheric Research)
  • Agenda
  • Breakout Session Report

Oral Presentations:

  • Persistent Differences in Simulated and Observed Tropical Tropospheric Warming — Stephen Po-Chedley (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory) — Abstract | Presentation
  • No Response of Pacific Decadal Variability to Historical External Forcing — Chen Xing (University of California Santa Barbara) — Abstract | Presentation
  • Climate Responses to Recent Major Wildfires as Simulated in E3SM2 and CESM2 — John Fasullo (National Center for Atmospheric Research) — Abstract | Presentation
  • Australian Bushfire Smoke, Multi-Year La Nina, and Implications for the Interdecadal Pacific Oscillation (IPO) — Gerald Meehl (National Center for Atmospheric Research) — Abstract | Presentation
  • The Role of Sulfate Aerosol Forcing and Atmosphere / Ocean Feedbacks in Generating Strong Seasonality of Climate Change Over the Mid-Latitude Oceans — Daniel J. Vimont (University of Wisconsin Madison) — Abstract | Presentation
  • Modes and Mechanisms of Pacific Decadal-Scale Variability — Emanuele Di Lorenzo (Brown University) — Abstract | Presentation
  • Separate the Role of Southern and Northern Extra-tropical Pacific in Tropical Pacific Climate Variability — Yingying Zhao (Brown University) — Abstract | Presentation
  • Interactive Cloud Feedback Dampens the Memory and Predictability of the Propagating Southern Annular Mode — Jian Lu (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory) — Abstract | Presentation
  • Connecting Variability in the Tropical ENSO Column Response and the Remote Pacific Response in E3SM and CESM Large Ensembles — Richard B. Neale (National Center for Atmospheric Research) — Abstract | Presentation
  • Variations in Ocean-Driven Dynamics in the Kuroshio Extension and their Representation in High-Resolution Climate Models — Se-Yong Song (University of California Santa Barbara) — Abstract | Presentation
  • Tropical Subseasonal Convection Representation in E3SM Versions 2 and 3 — James Benedict (Los Alamos National Laboratory) — Abstract | Presentation
  • Improving the QBO Forcing by Resolved Waves with Vertical Grid Refinement in E3SMv2 — Wandi Yu (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory) — Abstract | Presentation
  • The mechanisms in Regulating the Quasi-Biennial Oscillation in E3SM Version 2 — Yuanpu Li (National Center for Atmospheric Research) — Abstract | Presentation
  • Exploring Key Processes Underlying Interactions Between the Madden-Julian Oscillation and the Maritime Continent in an Idealized GCM and the DOE’s SCREAM — Xianan Jiang (University of California Los Angeles) — Abstract | Presentation
  • Subseasonal Predictability of North American Winter Weather Regimes — Jason C Furtado (University of Oklahoma) — Abstract | Presentation
  • Simulation of ENSO Teleconnections in a Resolved Scales Hierarchy of Earth System Models — Salil Mahajan (Oak Ridge National Laboratory) — Abstract | Presentation
  • Elevated Land Surface Heat Anomalies as Sources of U.S. Summer Hydroclimate Predictability: E3SMv2 Low-Level Jet and Precursor Event Sensitivities — Ryan Torn (State University of New York) — Abstract | Presentation
  • Overview of E3SM Version 3 Coupled Historical Large Ensemble — Wuyin Lin (Brookhaven National Laboratory) — Abstract | Presentation
  • Trends and Climate Variability in the Energy Exascale Earth System Model and Other Large Ensembles — Samantha Stevenson (University of California Santa Barbara) — Abstract | Presentation
  • Understanding the Robust Strengthening of ENSO and More Frequent Extreme El Niño Events Under Global Warming — Alexey Fedorov (Yale University) — Abstract | Presentation
  • Tropical Thermocline Helps Power Pacific Equatorial Upwelling — Noel G. Brizuela (Columbia University) — Abstract | Presentation

TOPICAL POSTERS:

(posters will be added soon)

  • Co-Chairs: Ruby Leung (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory), Casey Burleyson (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory)
  • Agenda
  • Breakout Session Report

Oral Presentations:

  • The Regionally Refined Model of E3SM: overview and Extremes Applications — Qi Tang (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory) — Abstract | Presentation
  • Tightening the Belt: Investigating the Impact of High Resolution at Reduced Computational Cost — Brian Medeiros (National Center for Atmospheric Research) — Abstract | Presentation
  • Evaluating Aerosol-Cloud Interactions in E3SMv3 Using a Perturbed Parameter Ensemble — Jacqueline Nugent (University of Wyoming) — Abstract | Presentation
  • Kilometer-Scale E3SM Land Model Development, Integration, and Applications — Dali Wang (Oak Ridge National Laboratory) — Abstract | Presentation
  • Climate Change Impacts on Emissions and Land Use Scenarios — Claudia Tebaldi (Joint Global Change Research Institute) — Abstract | Presentation
  • GEWEX and GPEX Perspectives on EESM Activities — Xubin Zeng (University of Arizona) — Abstract | Presentation

Topical Posters

(posters will be added soon)

4:15-5:00 PM — Cross-Project Networking Session: E3SM Tutorial/Informational Session

  • Analysis Tools, Metrics, and Benchmarking as Core Activity of the RGMA Program Area  – Paul Ullrich (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory) | Presentation
  • RGMA Metrics packages in the context of CMIP7 – Forrest Hoffman (Oak Ridge National Laboratory) | Presentation
  • A Brief Introduction to ILAMB – Forrest Hoffman (Oak Ridge National Laboratory) | Presentation
  • A Brief Introduction to PMP – Jiwoo Lee (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory) | Presentation
  • Preview of the RGMA Metrics Package Tutorial Series - Wilbert Weijer (Los Alamos National Laboratory) | Presentation
  • Questions and Answers

5:15 PM — Big Ideas and Breakout Reports

 

TUESDAY | WEDNESDAY | THURSDAY | FRIDAY

 

Thursday, August 8, 2024

8:00-10:00 AM                 Poster Session II

10:15 AM to 12:00 PM — Plenary Presentations

Advancing Interdisciplinary Research for Arctic Coastal Environments

  • Nicole Jeffery (Los Alamos National Laboratory) | Presentation

High-Latitude Application and Testing of Earth System Models (HiLAT-RASM)

  • Wilbert Weijer (Los Alamos National Laboratory) | Presentation

Framework for Antarctic System Science in E3SM

  • Matthew Hoffman (Los Alamos National Laboratory) | Presentation

An Overview of the Improving Projections of AMOC and Collapse Through advanced Simulations Project

  • Luke Van Roekel (Los Alamos National Laboratory) | Presentation

Reconciling Uncertainties in Biogeochemical Interactions through Synthesis and Computation (RUBISCO)

  • Forrest Hoffman (Oak Ridge National Laboratory) | Presentation

Program on Coupled Human and Earth Systems (PCHES)

  • Karen Fisher-Vanden (Pennsylvania State University) | Presentation

Physical, Accurate, and Efficient Atmosphere and Surface Coupling Across Scales

  • Hui Wan (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory) | Presentation

Enabling Aerosol-cloud interactions at GLobal convection-permitting scalES (EAGLES)

  • Po-Lun Ma (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory) | Presentation

1:00 to 4:00 PM — Breakout Sessions 1 to 5

  • Co-chairs: Paul Ullrich and Peter Caldwell (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory) and Forrest Hoffman (Oak Ridge National Laboratory)
  • Agenda
  • Breakout Session Report

Oral Presentations: 

  • State of Metrics and Benchmarking — Paul Ullrich (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory) — Abstract | Presentation
  • Recent Update on the Collective Earth System Model Evaluation and Benchmarking Tool: PCMDI Metrics Package (PMP) — Jiwoo Lee (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL)) — Abstract | Presentation
  • Methodological Developments in the International Land Model Benchmarking (ILAMB) Effort — Nathan Collier (Oak Ridge National Laboratory) — Abstract | Presentation
  • Polaris: A Testing Framework for the Next-Generation Ocean Model OMEGA  — Carolyn Branecky Begeman (Los Alamos National Laboratory) — Abstract | Presentation
  • Addressing the Modeling Challenge of Climate Sensitivity  — John Christy (University of Alabama Huntsville) — Abstract 
  • Updates on E3SM Diags: A Python Package for Earth System Model Evaluation — Chengzhu Zhang (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory) — Abstract | Presentation
  • Examining Cloud Properties and Cloud Feedbacks in DOE’s Global Storm Resolving Model — Li-Wei Chao (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory) — Abstract | Presentation
  • Quantifying the Compound Hazard: Freezing Rain-Icing-Wind Gusts (FZG) — Jacob Coburn (Cornell University) — Abstract | Presentation
  • UXarray: Python Package for the Analysis and Visualization of Model Output on Unstructured Climate Grids — Rajeev Jain (Argonne National Laboratory) — Abstract | Presentation
  • CMIP7 the Next Phase: Ongoing Status and Planning — Paul J. Durack (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory)  — Abstract | Presentation
  • Object-based Evaluation of Downscaled Precipitation Products over CONUS — Xiaodong Chen (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory) — Abstract | Presentation
  • Sea-ice Biases and Simulation Fidelity Across Multiple CMIP Phases — Ana Ordóñez (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory) — Abstract | Presentation
  • New Tools for Analysis of Data on Unstructured Grids – Robert Jacob (Argonne National Laboratory) — Abstract | Presentation
  • Integrating E3SM and ARM LASSO — Scott E. Giangrande (Brookhaven National Laboratory) — Abstract 
  • Bias Correction in Dynamical Downscaling: Friend or Foe? — Stefan Rahimi (University of Wyoming)— Abstract 
  • xCDAT (Xarray Climate Data Analysis Tools): A Python Package for Simple and Robust Analysis of Climate Data — Tom Vo (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory) — Abstract | Presentation
  • A Process-Informed Determination of Credibility Across Different Downscaling Methods — Melissa S Bukovsky (University of Wyoming) — Abstract | Presentation
  • The E3SMv2.1 Seasonal-to-Multiyear Large Ensemble Forecast System: A Comparative Global Skill Assessment — Stephen Yeager (National Center for Atmospheric Research) — Abstract | Presentation
  • New Observational Constraints for Aerosol and Aerosol-cloud Interactions in E3SM — Matthew W. Christensen (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory) — Abstract | Presentation

TOPICAL POSTERS:

(posters will be added soon)

  • Co-chairs: Casey Burleyson (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory), Peter Caldwell (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory), Travis O'Brien (Indiana University), and Patrick Reed (Cornell University)
  • Agenda
  • Breakout Session Report

Oral Presentations: 

  • Advancing Earth System Modeling Using AI/ML — Dan Lu (Oak Ridge National Laboratory) — Abstract 
  • Strategic Systematic Review and Exploration of the Research Area of MultiSector Dynamics using Natural Language Processing, Graph Machine Learning, and Large Language Models — Chris R. Vernon (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory) — Abstract | Presentation
  • Huge Ensembles of Weather Extremes Using the Fourier Forecasting Neural Network — Bill Collins (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory) — Abstract | Presentation
  • Using Machine Learning and Bayesian Inference to Constrain Microphysics in LES and ESMs — Marcus van Lier-Walqui (Columbia University) — Abstract 
  • Introduction to the Simple Cloud-Resolving E3SM Atmosphere Model — Peter Caldwell (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory) — Abstract | Presentation
  • Adaptive Mesh Refinement in the Age of Exascale Computing — Ann Almgren (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory) — Abstract | Presentation

TOPICAL POSTERS:

(posters will be added soon)

Oral Presentations: 

  • Toward Efficient Coupled Earth System Model Initialization for E3SM Version 3 — Shixuan Zhang (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory) — Abstract | Presentation
  • Reproducible Integrated Modeling: It Takes a Village…and a Mayor — Jennie S. Rice (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory) — Abstract | Presentation
  • Simulation of Compound Flooding Using River-Ocean Two-Way Coupled E3SM Ensemble on Variable-resolution Meshes — Dongyu Feng (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory)  — Abstract | Presentation
  • E3SM’s Sensitivity to Ocean Heat Transports Strength: A Slab Ocean Model Study — Oluwayemi A. Garuba (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory)  — Abstract
  • Climate Change Increases the Cost of Electricity System Decarbonization – A Case Study in the Use of Model Hierarchies for Climate Risk Propagation Across Multiple Sectors — Andrew D. Jones (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory)  — Abstract | Presentation
  • Improving Process Representations of Clouds and Aerosols in Earth System Models Using AI/ML: Current and Future Opportunities with E3SM — Andrew Gettelman (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory)  — Abstract | Presentation
  • Mapping the Sensitivity of AMOC in a Hierarchy of Configurations — Alice Barthel (Los Alamos National Laboratory)  — Abstract | Presentation
  • Constraining Cloud Feedbacks and the Pattern Effect Using Perturbed Parameters Ensembles — Cristian Proistosescu (University of Illinois) — Abstract | Presentation
  • Bridging the Gap between Land and Food: Leveraging Food Balance Sheets to Enhance Understanding and Modeling of the Food System — Xin Zhao (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory)  — Abstract | Presentation
  • Modeling the Impact of Storage on the US Power Sector in a Long-run Multisector Dynamic Context — Pralit Patel (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory)  — Abstract | Presentation

TOPICAL POSTERS:

(posters will be added soon)

  • Co-chairs: Nicole Jeffery (Los Alamos National Laboratory) and Shaocheng Xie (Lawerence Livermore National Laboratory)
  • Agenda
  • Breakout Session Report

Oral Presentations: 

  • From Data to Decisions: Machine Learning for Water Allocation Amid Hydrologic Extremes — Nicole Jackson (Sandia National Laboratories)  — Abstract | Presentation
  • The Indian Ocean-Maritime Continent Regionally Refined SCREAM Configuration for MJO Studies — Hsi-Yen Ma (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory) — Abstract | Presentation
  • Progress Toward a High-resolution 3D Regional Land Model for Agricultural Systems — Scott Painter (Oak Ridge National Laboratory)  — Abstract | Presentation
  • Integrated Modeling of Estuarine Tide-Surge-River Dynamics and Time-evolving Flood Risks — Mithun Deb (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory) — Abstract | Presentation
  • Earth System Models in a Community and Regional Planning and Decision Support Context: Perspectives from Arctic Alaska — Hajo Eicken (University of Alaska Fairbanks)  — Abstract | Presentation

TOPICAL POSTERS:

(posters will be added soon)

Oral Presentations: 

  • Reducing Biases in the Simulated Historical Temperature Record Through Calibration of Aerosol and Cloud Processes: Improvements to the Aerosol Forcing in E3SMv3 — Susannah Burrows (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory) — Abstract | Presentation
  • Why are Aerosol-Cloud Interactions and Cloud Feedback Anti-Correlated in Earth System Models? — Xiaohong Liu (Texas A&M University)  — Abstract | Presentation
  • E3SM v2 Biases in the Atlantic Climate Mean State, Variability, and Change — Shineng Hu (Duke University) — Abstract | Presentation
  • Probabilistic Downscaling for Flood Hazard Models — Samantha Roth (Penn State University; Dartmouth College) — Abstract | Presentation
  • Combined Climate and Hydrologic Uncertainties Shape Projections of Future Soil Moisture Extremes — Ryan Sriver (University of Illinois)  — Abstract | Presentation
  • Scenario Discovery for Probabilistic Ensembles of a Coupled Human-Earth System Model — Jennifer Morris (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) — Abstract | Presentation

TOPICAL POSTERS:

(posters will be added soon)

4:15-5:00 PM — Multisector Dynamics (MSD) Tutorial Session: Community, Resources, Tools, and Engagement

  • MSD Community of Practice (MSD CoP)  – Patrick Reed (Cornell University) and Chris Vernon (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory) | Presentation
  • MSD-Living, Intuitive, Value-adding Environment (MSD-LIVE) – Casey Burleyson (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory) | Presentation
  • Questions and Answers

5:15 PM — Big Ideas and Breakout Reports

 

TUESDAY | WEDNESDAY | THURSDAY | FRIDAY

 

Friday, August 9, 2024

8:00 AM to 9:30 AM — Early Career Plenary Presentations

Enabling regional sea-level change in E3SM

  • Matthew Hoffman (Los Alamos National Laboratory) | Presentation

Future Changes in Tropical Cyclone Activity: Physical Mechanisms and Coastal Impacts

Simulating coastal wetlands in the E3SM Land Model

  • Benjamin Sulman (Oak Ridge National Laboratory) | Presentation

Coastal carbon sink Dynamics under a low- or no-snow future

  • Trevor Keenan (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory) | Presentation

A Planetary-Scale Data–Model Integration Framework to Resolve Urban Impacts Across Scales

  • Tirthankar Chakraborty (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory) | Presentation

Moving Toward a Predictive Understanding of Estuarine Biogeochemistry During Coastal Urban Floods: A Baltimore Case Study

  • Julia Moriarty (University of Colorado Boulder) | Presentation

Exploring aerosol impacts on coastal storms: what new opportunities does SCREAM offer?

Probing Water Cycle Processes and Extremes in Coastal and Urban Environments Using Water Isotope Ratio Tracers and Numerical Tags

  • Richard Fiorella (Los Alamos National Laboratory) | Presentation

Advancing Streamflow Prediction through the Integration of AI/ML with Diverse Data

  • Dan Lu (Oak Ridge National Laboratory) | Presentation

Generating Huge Ensemble Weather Forecasts with Spherical Fourier Neural Operators

  • Ankur Mahesh (University of California Berkeley) | Presentation

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

10:00 AM — Breakout Co-Chair Perspectives

Breakout Session A: Water Cycle and Hydroclimate

  • Jiwen Fan (Argonne National Laboratory) | Notes

Breakout Session B: Urban

  • Jennie Rice (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory) | Notes

Breakout Session C: Coastal

  • Ian Kraucunas (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory)

Breakout Session D: Impacts, Tipping Points and Systems Responses and Resilience

  • Luke Van Roekel (Los Alamos National Laboratory) 

Breakout Session E: Biogeochemistry (Processes and Feedbacks)

  • Ben Bond-Lamberty (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory) | Notes

Breakout Session F: Energy, Water, and Land System Transitions

  • Adam Schlosser (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) 

Breakout Session G: Extremes Events

  • Travis O’Brien (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory) | Notes

Breakout Session H: High Latitude

  • Andrew Roberts (Los Alamos National Laboratory) 

Breakout Session I: Modes of Variability and Teleconnections, Trends

  • Gerald Meehl (National Center for Atmospheric Research) | Notes

Breakout Session J: Strengthening EESM Integrated Modeling Framework – Towards a Digital Earth

  • Casey Burleyson (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory) | Notes

Breakout Session 1: Metrics, Benchmarks and Credibility of model output and data for science and end users

  • Paul Ullrich (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory) 

Breakout Session 2: Innovative and Emerging technologies: ML/AI, Digital Earth, Exascale and Quantum Computing, advanced software infrastructures

  • Peter Caldwell (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory) | Notes

Breakout Session 3: Methods in Model Integration, Hierarchical Modeling, Model Complexity

  • Ruby Leung (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory) 

Breakout Session 4: Local/Regional Testbeds – an Integrative Framework for Multidisciplinary Model Development and Applications

  • Shaocheng Xie (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory) | Notes

Breakout Session 5: Model Uncertainties, Model Biases, and Fit-for-Purpose

  • Luke Van Roekel (Los Alamos National Laboratory) 

Questions and Answers

11:00 AM — Steering Committee Co-Chair Perspectives

12:00 PM — Meeting End

1:30 PM — Ad-Hoc Meetings