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Appendix C - CRC Climate Modeling Workshop Invitation and Agenda
Pages 39-44

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... Representatives of the federal agencies that support climate modeling are expected to attend this meeting. Those federal representatives, as they allocate resources and organize the government's support of climate modeling, are greatly interested in the thoughts of the scientific community involved in climate modeling.
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... We look forward to seeing you. Sincerely, William Sprigg Director Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate
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... Executive session Eric Barron, chair 11:30 a.m. Lunch in refectory 41 Public Session The Quality and Infrastructure of Climate Modeling in the United States Climate modeling is a large complex enterprise.
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... Krishnamurthy The key conclusions and response to the General Accounting Office report on "Global Warming: Limitations of General Circulation Models and the Costs of Modeling Efforts" GAO representative Break What are the strengths and weaknesses of climate modeling in the United States? What impediments are there to improving the U.S.
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... 2:50 p.m. Summary Tom Karl Lunch in refectory Depending on the level of agreement reached in the morning session, the discussion will continue or the CRC will meet in executive session to begin preparation of a report on the results of the session on the quality and infrastructure of climate modeling in the United States.
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