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.

ARL 2022 Lab Review Agenda



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 PDF Movie
UFS Atmospheric Composition Models Barry Baker PDF Movie
Surface Energy Budget Network John Kochendorfer PDF Movie
Surface Energy Budget research Praveena Krishnan PDF Movie
Reactive flux measurements and modeling (Nitrogen, et al) Nebila Lichiheb PDF Movie
Aircraft measurements (GHG, CO2) Xinrong Ren PDF Movie
Long term monitoring of Mercury Winston Luke PDF 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 PDF
Wildfire Applications and Emergency Response HyunCheol Kim PDF Movie
Volcano Applications and Emergency Response Alice Crawford PDF Movie
Chemical Applications and Emergency Response Sonny Zinn PDF Movie
Model Evaluation / Improvement with Tracers Fantine Ngan PDF Movie
Source Estimation using Inversions Chris Loughner PDF 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 PDF Movie
Research Mesonets and WRF Walt Schalk PDF Movie
Urban Boundary Layer: DCNet Will Pendergrass PDF Movie
Land Atmosphere Interactions, Campaigns Tilden Meyers PDF Movie
New Boundary Layer Technologies Temple Lee/Ed Dumas PDF 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