Planning Workshop for
Scientists and Stakeholders
Breakout Session 21:
Interactions between Data, Observations, and Modeling

Moderator's summary of key issues (presented in plenary session)
Rapporteurs' reports
- Report by Lisa Dilling (NCAR) [MS Word file]
- Report by Sushel Unninayar (NASA) [MS Word file]
From Strategic Plan for the Climate Change Science Program (Review Draft, November 2002):
- Chapter 3. Climate Quality Observations, Monitoring, and Data Management. [also available: PDF Version]. See also the white paper, Understanding Recent Atmospheric Temperature Trends and Reducing Uncertainties [PDF]
- Chapter 12. Grand Challenges in Modeling, Observations, and Information Systems. [also available: PDF Version]
See also the main workshop web page. Includes links to Agenda and description of Workshop Structure.

Portion of Session	Prepared Text and/or Transcript of Presentation	Audio and/or Visual Material (including Microsoft Powerpoint Presentation) Provided by Participant During Session	Photo(s) of Participant(s)
Moderator's Summary of Breakout Session (presented later before full workshop plenary session): Ghassem Asrar (NASA)		MS Powerpoint Presentation (42 kb)	DSCN0651.jpg
Overview Presentation: Kevin Trenberth (NCAR)		MS Powerpoint Presentation [594 kb]
Panelist Comments: Jose Achache (European Space Agency)
Panelist Comments: Paul Houser (NASA)		MS Powerpoint Presentation [ 30 Mb]
Panelist Comments: Sydney Levitus (NOAA)		MS Powerpoint Presentation [1.5 Mb]
Panelist Comments: Benjamin Preston (Pew Center)		MS Powerpoint Presentation [86 kb]
Panelist Comments: Edward Sarachik (University of Washington)		MS Powerpoint Presentation [38 kb]
Panelist Comments: Neville Smith (Australian Bureau of Meteorology)		MS Powerpoint Presentation [1.5 Mb]
Comments and Questions from the Floor

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Planning Workshop for Scientists and Stakeholders Breakout Session 21: Interactions between Data, Observations, and Modeling

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Planning Workshop for
Scientists and Stakeholders
Breakout Session 21:
Interactions between Data, Observations, and Modeling