Western Boundary Current Working Group
The US CLIVAR Western Boundary Current Working Group was formed in January 2007. The group was charged with identifying shortcomings in the atmosphere, ocean, and coupled models that need to be addressed to accurately model western boundary current atmosphere-ocean interaction. The group hosted a workshop in Phoenix in January 2009 and concluded their activities in 2010.
Terms of Reference
- Bring together the KESS, CLIMODE and other western boundary current atmosphere-ocean interaction groups for a synthesis of results
- Identify shortcomings in atmosphere, ocean, and coupled models that need to be addressed to accurately model western boundary current atmosphere-ocean interaction
- Identify observational gaps and modeling experiments that would answer outstanding issues
| Kathie Kelly, co-chair | University of Washington |
| Bo Qiu, co-chair | University of Hawaii |
| Mike Alexander | NOAA Climate Diagnostics Center |
| Nick Bond | University of Washington |
| Meghan Cronin | NOAA Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory |
| Claude Frankignoul | Laboratory of Ocean and Climate, France |
| Terry Joyce | Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute |
| Youn-Oh Kwon | Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute |
| Hisashi Nakamura | University of Tokyo |
| Roger Samelson | Oregon State University |
| Justin Small | University of Hawaii |
| LuAnne Thompson | University of Washington |