Opening Remarks

Louis Uccellini

NOAA/NWS/National Centers for Environmental Prediction

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[NCEP/Climate Prediction Center]   Co-hosted by the Climate Prediction Center of the National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP)/NOAA, Camp Springs, MD, and the Department of Meteorology of the Pennsylvania State University, this year’s Workshop focused on the following topics:

• a review and assessment of recent climate

• observed and predicted climate variability in Alaska and adjacent regions
• regional hydrologic variability and North American applications

• results from the North American Monsoon Experiment (NAME) field campaign and NAME modeling studies

• theoretical and practical predictability of the land, ocean and atmosphere
• long-term climate variability
• the impact of a changing climate on prediction

In addition, on 24-25 October the Workshop featured several sessions summarizing activities of interest to the NOAA Climate Test Bed, including climate model assessments, multi-model ensembles and climate products and applications.  As always, the Workshop provided an opportunity for participants to exchange information, ideas, and opinions.

The American Meteorological Society was a cooperating sponsor.

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