44th Session of the Joint Scientific Committee (JSC)

08 - 11 May 2023

 
Overview Documents
Agenda (as of May 5)
Reporting template
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List of Abbreviations and Acronyms related to Climate Research
 
Reports and presentations
Day 1: Monday 8 May 2023
ReportsPresentations
1. JSC Opening Session
  • Opening and Goal of JSC-44 from JSC Chair and Vice-Chair
  • Welcome and comments from Co-sponsors
  • Welcome from Directors of Belgian Climate Centre
  • Welcome on behalf of WCRP Secretariat
  • Approval of Agenda
 2. Strategic initiatives and Issues: Update and Discussion  
 2.1 New and emerging science issues  
 2.2 Reports from WCRP Task Team  
  • Global Precipitation Experiment (GPEX)
  • Cycles and Budgets
  • Climate Intervention
2.3 Future of Climate Modelling  Future of Climate Modelling (26 May)
2.4 Future of CMIP: CMIP7  CMIP presentation (5 May)
2.5 Future plans of CORDEX  CORDEX presntation (6 May)
2.6 General discussion on WCRP Modelling activities  
3. Presentations and Discussion of WCRP core activities (Part 1): Projects
3.1 Earth System Modelling and Observation (ESMO)
Report - 27 April 2023
 ESMO presentation (7 May)
3.2 Regional Information for Society (RIfS)
Report - 3 May 2023
 RIfS presentation (6 May)
 
Day 2: Tuesday 9 May 2023
ReportsPresentations
3. Presentations and Discussion of WCRP core activities (Part 2): Core Projects
3.4 Climate and Cryosphere (CliC)
Report - 3 May 2023
 CliC presentation (3 May)
3.5 Climate and Ocean Variability, Predictability and Change (CLIVAR)
Report - 24 April 2023
International Monsoons Project Office (IMPO) report - 1 May 2023
 CLIVAR presentation (8 May)
3.6. Global Energy and Water Exchanges (GEWEX)
Report - 15 April 2023
 GEWEX presentation (11 May)
3.7. Interactions with WMO Hydro and Cryo activities  WMO Hydro and Cryo presentation (9 May)
3.8 Stratosphere-troposphere Processes and their Role in Climate (SPARC)
Report - 25 April 2023
 SPARC presentation (6 May)
3. Presentations and Discussion of WCRP core activities (Lighthouse Activities) (Part 3) 
3.10 Explaining and Predicting Earth System Change
Report - 28 April 2023
 EPESC presentation (7 May)
3.11 Safe Landing Climates Lighthouse Activity
Report - 24 April 2023
 Safe Landing Climates presentation (3 May)
3.12 My Climate Risk Lighthouse Activity
Report - 2 May 2023
 My Climate Risk presentation (3 May)
3.13 Digital Earth Lighthouse Activity
Report - 2 May 2023
 Digital Earth presentation (5 May)
4. Partner interaction (Part 1) 
4.1 Engagement with IPCC and IPCC WGs – WCRP Collaborations  IPCC presentation (9 May)
 4.2 Engagement with Global Framework for Climate Services (GFCS)  GFCS presentation (9 May)
 
Day 3: Wednesday 10 May 2023
ReportsPresentations
5. Connections between Core Projects and Lighthouse Activities
5.1 Introduction  Communications between CP & LH Presentation (10 May)
5.2 1st Breakout Sessions between CP and LHAs
 5.3 2nd Breakout Sessions between CP and LHAs  
5.4 Plenary: Reporting from Breakout Sessions  
5.5 WCRP Academy Lighthouse Activity
Report - 28 April 2023
 Academy Lighthouse presentation (10 May)
6. WCRP Science and Implementation Plan  

7. WCRP’s future Carbon Footprint
Guidelines on reducing carbon emissions from travel - 8 May 2023

Background: SPARC 7th General Assembly: Decarbonising conference travel: testing a multi-hub approach

 
Day 4: Thursday 11 May 2023
ReportsPresentations
8. WCRP Open Science Conference  EMCR symposium statistics (11 May)
9. WCRP Branding
10. Partner Interactions
  • 10.1 GCOS/WCRP collaborations
  • 10.2 World Weather Research Programme
  • 10.3 Global Atmosphere Watch
  • 10.4 Future Earth, including 10NICS and other potential partnerships with WCRP

  • 10.5 & 10.6 Short interventions from other partners

11. WCRP Secretariat and Finance
  • Secretariat Report
  • Summary of Budgets and Finance