Time: 1:30 P.M., 12 July 1999

Location: Rm. 202, World Weather Building

Camp Springs, MD

Attendees: Mike Ek, Curtis Marshall, Dan Tarpley, Yun Duan, Paul Houser,

Eric Wood, Jin Huang, Florence Habets, Huug van den Dool,

John Schaake, Brian Cosgrove

* Ken Mitchell to return from Military duty on 9 August 1999

* Dan Tarpley has advised that a bug might exist in the GOES

retrieval algorithm, possibly leading to biased shortwave

and skin temperature data

* Will eventually work with John Schaake and Wayne Higgins

to improve estimates of gauge precipitation in mountainous

terrain. This will improve the precipitation forcing for

LDAS.

GSFC

* Brian gives update on his vegetation mapping scheme,

including review of objective versus subjective methods for

mapping to UMD classes. Reports that he should be able to

provide all vegetation parameters required by the three LDAS

models.

OH

* Yun has made available a plethora of new soil paramter

information on the OH website, including four separate sets

of parameter values (including Cosby and Clapp and Hornberger)

for the near-surface soil layer. Yun also has in his possession

an 11 layer database on the LDAS grid.

PRINCETON/WASHINGTON

* Eric and Florence report continued, steady progress on the

developement of the VIC driver. Curtis will work with

Florence to help her install w3lib rountines on the

Princeton platform for their retrospective work.

* Eric wood reviews the retrospective analysis plans of the

Princeton/Washington group. They plan to do a 1948-present

retrospective on a BASIN BASIS.

* Paul Houser reviewed the plans of the GSFC contingent to

perform a short-term retrospective (1996-present) using the

MOSAIC model and Eta model forcing.

* Jin Huang reviewed the plans that she and Huug van den Dool

of CPC have for doing a 1948-present retrospective using the

NCEP NOAH LSM. They will use NCEP/NCAR reanalysis and Wayne

Higgins' precipitation datasets as forcing.

MEETING ADJOURN: 3:45 P.M.