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DON'T FORGET THE PARTY AFTER THE MAY 11TH FACE TO FACE MEETING

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Alan, Brian, Eric, Dag, Greg, Helin, Justin, Ken, Paul,

here's short list of topics we talked about:

 

> 1) Reminder of face to face meeting on May 11th, 10 am, NOAA Silver

> Spring, Agenda for meeting

 

> 2) JGR special issue (status, cover page)

 

Cover page = NLDAS Logo, Dag will lobby Eric to include some results.

 

Papers will appear in random, Ken's paper first. Action item:

email Ken number of requested copies.

3) update on retrospective forcing

 

still waiting for regional re-analysis to be available.

Brian will make new forcing data available, will email

new location.

Agenda: create NLDAS forcing RR

4) delivery of realtime NLDAS models to EMC

 

SAC, Noah are at EMC

 

Mosaic will deliver today

VIC within a week, Justin will test new set-up.

 

Initial conditions: average three year snapshots 97, 98, 99 Sept. 30 23Z

                    for initial condition for 1996 Sept. 30 23Z

other option: leave current initial conditions

final decision: use initial condition from retrospective run first

                invite Matt Rodell for May 11th meeting

 

Paul: Joint Center project, Kalman filter with Noah model

Eric: forward modeling with snow

Joint Center meeting 15th - 16th April

 

Topics for May 11th meeting:

Future improvements on forcing

Ensemble initial condtions