ARL Virtual Review Agenda, March 22-24, 2022
Most presentations are pre-recorded and posted at least 2 weeks before review. Theme overview presentations are quick reviews of posted presentations.
Tuesday March 22, 2022: Day One
11:00 – 11:20 Welcome and Introductions – OAR Leadership (20 mins)
11:20 – 11:45 Overview of NOAA Research and Context for the Review – Emily Menashes, DAA for Programs and Administration (25 mins)
11:45 – 12:00 OAR Portfolio Presentation – Wayne Higgins, Climate Portfolio Steward (15 mins)
12:00 – 12:15 Discussion and Clarifying Questions
12:15 – 12:30 Break
12:30 – 1:15 ARL Overview – LaToya Myles, Acting ARL Deputy Director (45 mins)
1:15 – 1:25 Discussion and Clarifying Questions
1:25 –1:45 Break
Theme One: Surface-Atmosphere Exchange
1:45 – 2:00 Surface Atmosphere Exchange – Theme Introduction – Rick Saylor (15 mins)
2:00 – 2:45 Session Discussion (45 mins) – Moderated discussion with review panel and presenters.
| National Air Quality Forecasting Capability (NAQFC) | Patrick Campbell | Movie | |
| UFS Atmospheric Composition Models | Barry Baker | Movie | |
| Surface Energy Budget Network | John Kochendorfer | Movie | |
| Surface Energy Budget research | Praveena Krishnan | Movie | |
| Reactive flux measurements and modeling (Nitrogen, et al) | Nebila Lichiheb | Movie | |
| Aircraft measurements (GHG, CO2) | Xinrong Ren | Movie | |
| Long term monitoring of Mercury | Winston Luke | Movie |
2:45 – 3:00 Break (15 mins) – Transition to virtual breakout rooms for concurrent sessions. End of day for anyone not participating in closed sessions.
3:00 – 3:30 Stakeholder Session (30 mins)
- Surface-Atmosphere Exchange Stakeholder Feedback Session (Closed Session)
3:30 – 3:35 Break (5 mins) – Transition to virtual room for review panel
3:35 – 4:05 Review Panel Discussion (30 mins, Closed Session)
4:05 – 4:15 Day 1 Reflections & Preview of Day 2 Acting ARL Deputy Director (10 mins, Closed Session)
Wednesday, March 23, 2022
11:00 – 11:05 Welcome to Day 2 – LaToya Myles, Acting ARL Deputy Director (5 minutes)
Theme Two: Atmospheric Transport and Dispersion
11:05 – 11:20 Atmospheric Transport and Dispersion – Theme Introduction – Mark Cohen (15 minutes)
11:20 – 12:05 Atmospheric Transport and Dispersion Discussion (45 minutes) – Moderated discussion with panel and presenters.
| Nuclear Applications and Emergency Response | Tianfeng Chai | ||
| Wildfire Applications and Emergency Response | HyunCheol Kim | Movie | |
| Volcano Applications and Emergency Response | Alice Crawford | Movie | |
| Chemical Applications and Emergency Response | Sonny Zinn | Movie | |
| Model Evaluation / Improvement with Tracers | Fantine Ngan | Movie | |
| Source Estimation using Inversions | Chris Loughner | Movie |
12:05 –12:15 Break (10 mins) Transition to virtual breakout rooms for concurrent sessions. End of day for anyone not participating in closed sessions.
12:15 – 12:55 Stakeholder Session (40 mins)
- Theme 2 Stakeholder Feedback Session (Closed Session)
12:55 – 1:00 Break (5 mins)
1:00 – 1:40 CI / Postdoc Lunch (40 minutes)
1:40 – 1:45 Break (5 mins) – Transition to virtual room for review panel
1:45 – 2:15 Review Panel Discussion (30 mins, Closed Session)
2:15 – 2:30 Day 2 Reflections & Preview of Day 3 (ARL Deputy Director, 15 mins, Closed Session)
Thursday, March 24, 2022
11:00 – 11:05 Welcome to Day 3 – Acting ARL Deputy Director (5 minutes)
Theme Three: Boundary Layer Characterization
11:05 – 11:20 Boundary Layer Characterization Theme Introduction – Tilden Meyers (15 mins)
11:20 – 12:05 Boundary Layer Characterization Discussion (45 mins) – Moderated discussion with review panel and presenters.
| Long Term Measurements and Science | Howard Diamond | Movie | |
| Research Mesonets and WRF | Walt Schalk | Movie | |
| Urban Boundary Layer: DCNet | Will Pendergrass | Movie | |
| Land Atmosphere Interactions, Campaigns | Tilden Meyers | Movie | |
| New Boundary Layer Technologies | Temple Lee/Ed Dumas | Movie |
12:05 – 12:15 Break (10mins) – Transition to virtual breakout rooms for concurrent sessions. End of day for others
12:15 – 12:45 Concurrent Sessions (30 mins)
- Theme 3 Stakeholder Feedback Session (Closed Session)
- Line Office Stakeholder session
12:45 – 1:00 Break (15 mins) – Transition to virtual room for review panel
1:00 – 2:00 Review Panel Discussion (60 mins, Closed Session)
2:00 – 3:00 Panel Reports Out to OAR/Lab Leadership (60 mins)
3:00 – 3:15 Closing