Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
Improving the Capacity of U.S. Climate Modeling for Decisionmakers and End-Users
Climate models allow scientists to understand the dynamics of the climate system and predict the effects of climate change by simulating the interactions of the earth’s oceans, atmosphere, land, and ice. These models assist decisionmakers in developing strategies for adapting to the impacts of climate change.
This hearing will examine the current computing capacity to process models at the regional and local scales, the need for continuous observational data to support the models, and the basic science to support the improvement of the next generation of climate models to meet the needs of decisionmakers. The hearing will focus on developing applications, consumer expectations, and network operation.
Witnesses- Dr. Alexander E. (Sandy) MacDonald Director, Earth System Research Laboratory, Deputy Assistant Administrator for Laboratories and Cooperative Institutes, Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- Dr. James J. Hack, Director, National Center for Computational Sciences, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
- Dr. Daniel A. Reed, Scalable and Multicore Computing Strategist, Microsoft
- Dr. Edward S. Sarachik, Co-Director, Center for Science in the Earth System, Professor Emeritus of Atmospheric Sciences, Joint Institute for the Study of the Atmosphere and Ocean, University of Washington
- Bruce K. Carlisle, Assistant Director, Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management
- Dr. John Walsh, President’s Professor of Climate Change, Chief Scientist, International Arctic Research Center, University of Alaska Fairbanks