Improving the Effectiveness of U.S. Climate Modeling

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5.	RESPONDING TO CLIMATE MODELING REQUIRMENTS	51
	5.1 Computational Resources Required,	51
	5.2 Will Massively Parallel Architectures Satisfy Our Needs?,	55
	5.3 The Need for Centralized Facilities and Operations,	58
	5.4 Fostering Cooperation With a Common Modeling Infrastructure,	58
	5.5 Human Resources,	62
	5.6 Need for Climate Services and Management Issues,	63
	5.7 Rewarding the Transition Within the Research Community,	65
	5.8 Providing the Best Possible Service to an Informed Public,	66
	5.9 Summary,	68
6.	IMPROVING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF U.S. CLIMATE MODELING	69
7.	A VISION FOR THE FUTURE	75
	7.1 Climate Research and Climate Operations,	76
	7.2 Mutual Interactions and Mutual Benefits Between Climate Research and Climate Operations,	76
	7.3 From Vision to Reality,	80
8.	REFERENCES	81
	APPENDIXES
	A STEERING COMMITTEE AND STAFF BIOGRAPHIES	87
	B CAPACITY OF U.S. CLIMATE MODELING TO SUPPORT CLIMATE CHANGE ASSESSMENT ACTIVITIES	90
	C QUESTIONNAIRE SENT TO LARGE AND INTERMEDIATE MODELING CENTERS	95
	D QUESTIONNAIRE SENT TO SMALL MODELING CENTERS	100
	E CLIMATE MODELING SURVEY: SUMMARY RESPONSES	105
	F WORKSHOP AGENDA	113
	G WORKSHOP PARTICIPANTS	115
	H SUMMARY OF OTHER RELEVANT REPORTS	117
	I DESCRIPTION OF DIFFERENT CODES	121
	J ACRONYMS	125

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