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Program of the
Workshop 14-18 February, 2010
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Date |
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Topic |
Lead |
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Day 1 |
09:00-10:00 |
Registration |
Organising Committee |
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Sun 14 Feb |
10:00-11:00 |
Inaugural Session (attended by Vice chancellor of BUET) |
Dr Saiful Islam/BUET |
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Tea Break |
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11:30-12:00 |
An Introduction to PRECIS |
Claire Witham David Hein |
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12:00-13:00 |
Modeling the climate system and climate change |
Ben Booth |
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Lunch |
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14:00-15:00 |
Introduction to climate change work in Bangladesh |
Dr Saiful Islam |
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15:00-15:30 |
Demonstration of the PRECIS User Interface |
David Hein |
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Tea Break |
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16:00-17:30 |
Hands-on session: using the PRECIS user interface to set up and run experiments. |
MO experts |
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Day 2 |
09:00-10:00 |
The PRECIS regional climate model formulation |
Ben Booth |
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Mon 15 Feb |
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Tea Break |
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10:30-11:30 |
Regionalisation techniques and regional climate modeling |
Claire Witham |
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11:30-12:30 |
Designing RCM experiments |
Bhaski Bhaskaran |
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Lunch |
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13:30-14:00 |
Introduction to Linux |
Claire Witham |
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14:00-14:30 |
Demonstration of PRECIS data storage system and data processing/display – PP utilities |
David Hein |
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14:30-15:30 |
Hands-on session: processing and analysing results from PRECIS |
MO experts |
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Tea Break |
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16:00-17:30 |
Hands-on session continued: processing and analysing results from PRECIS |
MO experts |
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Day 3 |
09:00-10:30 |
Presentations from participants on plans for the projects where PRECIS is to be used |
Chair: Bhaski Bhaskaran |
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Tue 16 Feb |
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Tea Break |
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11:00-11:30 |
Presentations continued |
Chair: Claire Witham |
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11:30-12:30 |
Uncertainties in the development of climate scenarios |
Ben Booth |
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Lunch |
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13:30-15:00 |
Hands-on session: continuing experimenting with the PRECIS interface and analysing results of experiments |
MO experts |
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Tea Break |
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15:30-17:30 |
Hands-on session: continuing experimenting with the PRECIS interface and analysing results of experiments |
MO experts |
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Workshop Dinner |
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Day 4 |
09:00-10:30 |
Validating and evaluating a regional climate model |
David Hein |
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Wed 17 Feb |
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Tea Break |
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11:00-12:30 |
Scenario construction for impacts assessment |
Claire Witham |
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Lunch |
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13:30-14:15 |
Introduction to IDV and other tools |
David Hein |
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14:15-15:00 |
Hands-on session: using IDV and other tools |
MO experts |
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Tea Break |
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15:30-17:30 |
Hands-on session: using IDV and other tools |
MO experts |
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Day 5 Thu 18 Feb |
09:00-10:30 |
Discussion on data requirements for project work and impacts assessments planned by participants |
MO experts facilitate group discussion |
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Tea Break |
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11:00-12:00 |
Installation of Linux and PRECIS |
David Hein |
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12:00-12:30 |
Hands-on session: installing PRECIS |
MO experts |
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Lunch |
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13:30-14:30 |
Closing session including feedback from participants and award of certificates |
Bhaski Bhaskaran |
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14:30-15:30 |
Plans for follow-up meetings and activities |
Group discussions |