| 2002 Workshop announcement | Call for papers | Agenda, abstracts, and registration |
| Hotel information | Directions | Attendees |
| 2015 Workshop | ||
The topic of representation of the interaction of ocean flows with bottom topography in layered or hybrid models will be the focus of a substantial part of this year's workshop. Presentations on this topic, including tutorials, will be emphasized in the workshop format. General sessions on progress in layered or hybrid ocean modeling, potential model applications, and scientific results will also be held.
All interested parties (users and non-users) are cordially invited to attend. As in the past, we require that those who wish to make a presentation (oral or poster) have hands-on experience with layered models, i.e., models that include a layer thickness tendency equation. If you are interested in attending but prefer not to present a talk or poster, please tell us what specific topics (in addition to the focus topic) you would like to see covered.
Please note that we will send future mailings regarding this meeting only to those who indicate interest in receiving them. We also ask that you let us know by November 15th whether or not you are likely to attend, so that we can secure sufficient hotel space. Information on hotel reservations and the "call for papers" will be sent out in late November.
Please pass this invitation on to people whom we may have overlooked when making up the mailing list. This list presently includes (a) attendees of the previous workshops; (b) known past and present users of MICOM/HYCOM and other layered models; (c) colleagues with whom we had contact this year regarding possible use of layered models; (d) funding agency representatives.
We look forward to seeing many of you in Miami in February.
The Workshop Organizers
| Rainer Bleck | Los Alamos National Laboratory |
| Eric Chassignet | RSMAS, University of Miami |
| Zulema Garraffo | RSMAS, University of Miami |
| Robert Hallberg | GFDL, Princeton University |
| Linda Smith | RSMAS, University of Miami |
Call for Papers The 2002 workshop will emphasize the topic of representation of the interaction of ocean flows with bottom topography in layered or hybrid models. Approximately one day of the workshop will be devoted to this subject, with ample time for discussion among the participants. For the remaining days of the workshop, we are requesting abstracts for presentations (oral or poster) on the primary topic or on other topics, with the requirement that talks or posters address the presenter's experience with layered or hybrid ocean models.
Giving a talk or presenting a poster is not a requirement for attending the workshop. However, if you do wish to contribute, we hereby request that you write a 10- to 15-line mini-abstract, in plain (ASCII) text, and e-mail it to lsmith@rsmas.miami.edu no later than Tuesday, December 18, 2001. The preliminary agenda will be distributed, together with the abstracts, by mid-January. Prompt submission of abstracts is requested and recommended, since the number of submissions may necessitate a limit to the number of oral presentations.
If you intend to present a talk or poster, please state what audio-visual equipment you require, if any. Please consider the following list of suitable workshop topics for talks or posters, and indicate under which heading(s) you would like your contribution to be listed. You are welcome to add topics along similar lines.
a. interaction of ocean flows with topography [primary workshop focus]The time allotted for each oral presentation will depend upon the number of abstracts accepted. As a rough guideline, we suggest that 20-minute talks are appropriate.
b. hybrid coordinate modeling
c. atmosphere-ocean coupling issues
d. data assimilation issues
e. mixed layer dynamics and mixed layer/layered model interactions
f. open boundary conditions; grid nesting
g. model/model or model/data comparisons
h. physics improvements - ice, equation of state, vertical coordinate, etc.
i. numeric improvements - stability, accuracy, computational modes, alternative forms of equations, etc.
j. computer hardware issues - massive parallelization, etc.
k. biogeochemical modeling
l. model documentation
The Workshop Organizers
| Rainer Bleck | Los Alamos National Laboratory |
| Eric Chassignet | RSMAS, University of Miami |
| Zulema Garraffo | RSMAS, University of Miami |
| Robert Hallberg | GFDL, Princeton University |
| Linda Smith | RSMAS, University of Miami |
Agenda It is requested that speakers judge the total amount of time available for their presentations by referring to the individual session schedules listed below.
For those presenting posters -- easels, boards, and push-pins will be provided. Boards measure 40 by 60 inches (1.02 by 1.52 meters). More than one board may be used if needed.
The abstracts are available by anonymous ftp to micom.rsmas.miami.edu/linda/abstracts_02. It would be appreciated if each participant would print his/her own copy of the abstracts to bring to the workshop. Copies of the final agenda will be available.
The meeting will take place in conference room S/A 103 in the Science, Library and Administration Building (SLAB) on the RSMAS campus. (See Directions section).
Registration fee is $30 ($15 for students), payable in U. S. funds (cash if possible) on Wednesday morning.
Tuesday, February 5 - 6 p.m. - Reception for attendees at the home of Eric and Patty Chassignet. (Please RSVP to lsmith@rsmas.miami.edu, and print out these directions.). View reception photos.
Wednesday, February 6 - Conference Room S/A 103
..8:00-..9:00____Breakfast available in the RSMAS Commons
..8:30-..9:15____Registration
..9:15-..9:20____Welcome (Chassignet)
..9:20-10:50____Topographic interactions
(Bleck-a, Schopf-a - tutorials)
10:50-11:15____Break
11:15-12:30____Topographic interactions (Killworth, Herbette, Jackson)
12:30-..1:30____Lunch
..1:30-..2:15____Topographic interactions (Hallberg-a - tutorial)
..2:15-..3:00____Regional and process studies (Hogan-a, Williams)
..3:00-..3:30____Break and group photograph
..3:30-..4:00____Overflows in medium-resolution MICOM
(Chassignet-b)
..4:00-..5:15____Discussion - representation of overflow waters in
layered models (Schmitz, moderator)
.............5:30____Happy Hour (cash bar), RSMAS Commons
.............6:30____Supper for registrants and accompanying family
members, RSMAS Commons
Thursday, February 7 - Conference Room S/A 103
..8:00-..9:00____Breakfast available in the RSMAS Commons
.............8:30____Posters to be set up for the day
(Herbette, Olascoaga, Piacsek, Pichon, Shi, Smith, Xu,
Zamudio)
..9:00-10:00____Regional and process studies / thermohaline circulation
(Nadiga, Romanou, Sun)
10:00-10:45____Process studies / turbulence (K.Smith, Margolin)
10:45-11:15____Break - and first look at posters
11:15-12:30____Regional studies (Garraffo, Townsend, Metzger)
12:30-..1:30____Lunch
..1:30-..1:50____Data assimilation (Molcard)
..1:50-..2:30____Discussion - CLIVAR initiative on diapycnal mixing
(Schopf-b)
..2:30-..3:30____Break and poster session (Herbette, Olascoaga,
Piacsek, Pichon, Shi, Smith, Xu, Zamudio)
..3:30-..4:10____Regional studies (Hogan-b, Chassignet-a)
..4:10-..5:30____Discussion - model-data comparisons (Schmitz, moderator)
Friday, February 8 - Conference Room S/A 103
..8:00-..9:00____Breakfast available in the Commons
..9:00-10:10____Model architecture / software
(Ringler, Song, Hallberg-b))
10:10-10:35____Biophysical modeling (Idrisi)
10:35-10:55____Break
10:55-11:15____Model numerics (Iskandarani)
11:15-11:35____HYCOM - coupled model (Megann)
11:35-12:15____HYCOM global (Bleck-c)
12:15-..1:15____Lunch
..1:15-..1:45____HYCOM code development (Wallcraft)
..1:45-..2:15____HYCOM 2.1 (Halliwell)
..2:15-..2:45____HYCOM grid generator (Bleck-b)
..2:45-..3:00____Break
..3:00-.........____HYCOM discussion
Attendees A list of 2002 attendees, including e-mail, postal, and home page addresses, is available by anonymous ftp to micom.rsmas.miami.edu/linda/attendees_02.
Rainer Bleck, Los Alamos National Lab.
Victoria Coles, Horn Point, Univ. of Maryland
Takahiro Endoh, IPRC, Univ. of Hawaii
Oleg Esenkov, ExxonMobil Corp.
Gustavo Goni, NOAA/AOML
Robert Hallberg, NOAA/GFDL
Steven Herbette, EPSHOM/CMO
Pat Hogan, Naval Research Lab.
David Holland, Courant Inst., New York Univ.
Harley Hurlburt, Naval Research Lab.
Laura Jackson, Univ. of Liverpool
Peter Killworth, Southampton Oceanography Centre
Sang-ki Lee, NOAA/AOML
Len Margolin, Los Alamos National Lab.
Alex Megann, Southampton Oceanography Centre
Joe Metzger, Naval Research Lab.
Balu Nadiga, Los Alamos National Lab.
Steve Piacsek, Naval Research Lab.
Annick Pichon, EPSHOM/CMO
Bob Rhodes, Naval Research Lab.
Todd Ringler, Colorado State Univ.
Natassa Romanou, Courant Inst., New York Univ.
Bill Schmitz, WHOI (emeritus)
Paul Schopf, George Mason Univ.
Chithra Shaji, CIMAS, Univ. of Miami
Xiao Bing Shi, Norwegian Meteorological Inst.
Jay Shriver, Naval Research Lab.
Bablu Sinha, Southampton Oceanography Centre
Ole Martin Smedstad, Planning Systems Inc.
Tony Song, JPL, Calif. Inst. of Technology
Shan Sun, NASA/GISS
Carlisle Thacker, NOAA/AOML
Tamara Townsend, Naval Research Lab.
Alan Wallcraft, Naval Research Lab.
Chunzai Wang, NOAA/AOML
Ric Williams, Univ. of Liverpool
Luis Zamudio, Naval Research Lab.
Attendees from RSMAS, Univ. of Miami:Return to top.
Inkweon Bang
Daohua (Dave) Bi
Eric Chassignet
Zulema Garraffo
George Halliwell
Nasseer Idrisi
Mohamed Iskandarani
Daniel Jacob
Benjamin Jaimes
Bill Johns
Villy Kourafalou
Arthur Mariano
Anne Molcard
Josefina Olascoaga
Don Olson
Tamay Ozgokmen
Claire Paris
Ge Peng
Claes Rooth
Linda Smith
Sharon Smith
Ashwanth Srinivasan
Milena Veneziani
Jorge Willemsen
Xiaobiao Xu
Hotel Information Hampton Inn:
The manager of the Hampton Inn on Brickell Avenue (the hotel where most attendees have stayed in past years) has advised us that he will not be able to set aside a block of rooms for workshop attendees.
Therefore, those who wish to stay at the Hampton Inn, should make their reservations as soon as possible by doing the following:
The telephone number of the Hampton Inn is 305-854-2070; however, for making reservations, a fax is preferred.
Other University-rate hotels:
University of Miami rates (which you must specifically request) are also available at:
If you need assistance in obtaining the University rate at any of these hotels, you may contact our secretary, Jean Overton (joverton@rsmas.miami.edu). Please let Jean know your preference of hotel and specific dates of arrival and departure. (Note that "departure date" refers to the morning on which you will leave the hotel, i.e., you will not have a room for that night.) You must include a credit card number for a confirmed reservation. (Credit card reservations can be cancelled with 72 hours notice.) Please remember to include the expiration date of the credit card. If you prefer to do this by telephone, Jean's number is 305-361-4057.
Other area hotels:
Details on other hotels in the greater Miami area can be found at http://miami.hotelguide.net/. Hotels nearest to RSMAS will be found under the Downtown, Coconut Grove, and Coral Gables headings. This web site also lists hotels in the South Beach area (the Art Deco district of Miami Beach), which is about a 30-minute drive from RSMAS in morning traffic. Hotels in other areas of Miami Beach would be somewhat farther away.
When contacting any of these hotels, it is suggested that you inquire about the availability of parking if you plan to rent a car.
http://oceanmodeling.rsmas.miami.edu/lom/wrkshp-02.html
Directions
Directions at Miami airport:
If you are not planning to rent a car at Miami airport, take a "Super Shuttle" van (about $15) or a metered taxi (about $25) from the airport to your hotel. Taxis and shuttles to Miami Beach, to Key Biscayne, and to Coral Gables operate on a flat rate basis depending on the area; ask the dispatcher about these rates.
If you are planning to rent a car, and if you are unfamiliar with Miami, be aware that streets and signage in the 'Triangle' car-rental area across from the airport are somewhat confusing to newcomers. Be sure to obtain a more detailed map and clear directions before setting out.
Directions to hotels:
From Miami airport:
Head south on LeJeune Rd. from the car rental area, then east on State
Road 836.
Then...
To Brickell Avenue Hampton Inn (the Hampton close to RSMAS):
Head east on 836 to I-95. Take I-95 south, past downtown, to Rickenbacker
Causeway exit. Take the first hard left at traffic light at base of exit ramp
(S.E. 25th Rd.), go 2 blocks, hotel is on right. Address 2500 Brickell Ave.,
phone 305-854-2070.
To Doubletree Hotel:
Head east on 836 to I-95. Take I-95 south, past downtown, to Rickenbacker
Causeway exit. Take second left at base of exit ramp, then turn right
at first traffic light (follow signs to Vizcaya and Mercy Hospital). Proceed
south on Bayshore Dr. to hotel at 27th Ave. (approx. 2 miles). Address 2649
S. Bayshore Dr., phone 305-858-2500.
To Silver Sands, Key Biscayne:
Follow directions to RSMAS, below. Continue east/southeast on Rickenbacker
Causeway past RSMAS, through Crandon Park, into the village of Key Biscayne
(approx. 2 miles from RSMAS). Turn left at the second cross street in the
the village, East Dr. (after the large Key Colony condominium). Turn right
at end of street, onto Ocean Dr. Address 301 Ocean Dr., Key Biscayne,
phone 305-361-5441.
To Miami Beach (Art Deco district):
Head east on 836 and continue east as it becomes Interstate I-395 (follow
signs to Miami Beach). After the major bridge alongside the Miami Herald
building, you will be traveling along the MacArthur Causeway across the
Intracoastal waterway. At the east end of the Causeway, continue straight
east (i.e., do not take Alton Road exit). You will be on 5th St. Ocean Dr.
is the last street (running N/S) before the ocean. Collins Ave. is the
street just before Ocean Dr. Turn left (north) on one of these streets into
the hotel area.
Directions to RSMAS:
The entrance to Rickenbacker Causeway is 2 blocks south of Hampton Inn (take Brickell Ave.), and 2 miles northeast of Doubletree Hotel (take Bayshore Dr.). Or, if you are coming from the south on Dixie Hwy., bear to the right just before Dixie turns into I-95 (this is a few blocks north of the light at S.W. 16th Ave.). If you are coming from Miami Beach, take I-395 west to I-95 south, and then take the Rickenbacker Causeway exit (this will take at least 30 mins. in morning traffic). There is a $1.00 toll for the causeway. Head east on Rickenbacker Causeway, over the bridge. RSMAS is located 1 mile past the bridge, on the right, just after the Miami Seaquarium. Signs will direct you to the meeting. Upon arrival at RSMAS, please park outside of the gate.
The meeting will take place in conference room S/A 103 in the Science, Library and Administration Building (SLAB) on the RSMAS campus. SLAB is the first building on your left as you enter the campus gate, and the conference room is near the Dean's office at the Bay end of the second-level walkway. To reach the RSMAS Commons (cafeteria), located in the Marine Science Center (MSC) building, walk down to ground level from the SLAB walkway via the rounded steps closest to S/A 103, then straight ahead one short block to MSC. The Commons is just inside the MSC entrance.
If you have any questions, please contact us at any time. We look forward to seeing you.
The Workshop Organizers
| Rainer Bleck | Los Alamos National Laboratory |
| Eric Chassignet (305-361-4041) | RSMAS, University of Miami |
| Zulema Garraffo | RSMAS, University of Miami |
| Robert Hallberg | GFDL, Princeton University |
| Linda Smith (305-361-4735) | RSMAS, University of Miami |