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CREATING A DYNAMIC RESEARCH ENVIRONMENT CIRES has created a number of programs and initiatives to stimulate interdisciplinary collaborations between CIRES, NOAA and university departments. Below, we summarize our main programs. Detailed descriptions and specific research outcomes can be found in the other sections of this report. Western Water Assessment The Western Water Assessment (WWA) is CIRES’ signature integrating activity, relying on multidisciplinary teams of experts in climate, hydrology, ecology, law and policy to work with decision makers across the Intermountain West to produce policy-relevant information about climate variability and change. In the West, many of the impacts of climate change will be delivered through changes in the hydrologic cycle that have affected, and will continue to affect, water resources. WWA has focused on building relationships and networks of decision makers and has used these relationships to develop practical research programs and useful informational products. WWA involves researchers and staff from ESRL’s Physical Sciences Division; CIRES’ Center for Science and Technology Policy Research and Center for Limnology; NOAA’s National Climatic Data Center; CU- Boulder’s Natural Resources Law Center, Institute for Behavioral Studies, Environmental Studies Program and Center for Advanced Decision Support for Water and Environmental Systems; and other researchers based at Utah State University and the University of Wyoming. WWA’s mission is to identify and characterize regional vulnerabilities to, and impacts of, climate variability and change, and to develop information, products, and processes to assist decision makers throughout the Intermountain West. WWA addresses NOAA‘s mission, strategic goals and cross-cutting priorities, as well as other congressional NOAA mandates, including the U.S. Global Change Research Act and the U.S. Climate Change Science Program. WWA is funded by NOAA’s Climate Program Office. n wwa.colorado.edu Education and Outreach The research conducted at CIRES provides knowledge that helps society to build a sustainable future. The CIRES Education and Outreach (EO) group builds bridges between CIRES research and educators, communicators, students and scientists. Our work emphasizes scientific inquiry, links to current research and foundational concepts in geosciences education. Programs for educators include Inspiring Climate Education Excellence, the Climate Literacy Energy Awareness Network and the Colorado Collaborative of the Center for Ocean Science Education Excellence. Student programs include the National Ocean Sciences Bowl, after-school activities for students underrepresented in science and fellowships for graduate students participating in a K-12 education project. Climate communications workshops, support for education activities, and research-proposal preparation assistance support scientists. n cires.colorado.edu/education/outreach 16 CIRES Annual Report 2011 Using multidisciplinary teams of experts in climate, water, law and economics, the Western Water Assessment team works with decision makers across the Intermountain West to produce policy-relevant information about climate variability and change. Page 70 The CIRES Education and Outreach (EO) group is active across the spectrum of geosciences education, including teacher and scientist professional development, digital learning resources and courses, graduate student fellowships and more. Page 72
DAVID OONK/CIRES The CIRES Members’ Council Rendezvous! science symposium featured poster presentations and a state-of-the-institute address by Director Konrad Steffen. Visiting Fellows Program CIRES annually conducts a competitive Visiting Fellows program that promotes collaborative research at the forefront of scientific knowledge. Fellowships of up to one year are awarded to Ph.D. scholars (Postdoctoral Fellowships) and faculty planning sabbatical leave (Sabbatical Fellowships). Visiting Fellows conduct interdisciplinary research in areas such as atmosphere and ocean processes, cryospheric processes, ecology and ecosystems, regional/global environmental variability and change, global water cycle, advanced observing systems, geophysics, global health, science and technology policy research, and space weather. Selections for the Visiting Fellows program are based in part on the likelihood of interactions between the Visiting Fellows and the scientists at CIRES and the degree to which both parties will benefit from the exchange of new ideas. To further this goal, priority is given to candidates with research experience at institutions outside the Boulder scientific community. Since 1967, CIRES has awarded over 265 Visiting Fellowships. Recipients have included previous CIRES Director Susan Avery and current Director Konrad Steffen. n cires.colorado.edu/collaboration/fellowships Rendezvous! More than 400 people attended the CIRES Members’ Council’s fifth annual Rendezvous research symposium on April 22, 2011. This half-day, institute-wide symposium featured 100-plus posters showcasing the depth, breadth and quality of the science being conducted at CIRES. Director Konrad Steffen spoke about the “State of the Institute,” and presented awards for outstanding performance, years in service and other scientific achievement. n cires.colorado.edu/events/ rendezvous/contacts CIRES Annual Report 2011 17
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INNOVATIVE RESEARCH PROGRAM The CIR
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Phys., 10(10), 4795-4807, doi: 10.5
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MERRA Modern Era Retrospective-Anal
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