The CESM community has announced that an upcoming workshop titled Advancing Understanding of Land–Atmosphere Interactions and Processes for S2S Predictability, will be held August 4–6, 2026 at the NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research (NSF NCAR) in Boulder, Colorado.
The following is the information provided:
This meeting is a follow-on to the 2025 summer workshop and will focus on the role of land–atmosphere interactions in predictability at subseasonal-to-seasonal (S2S) timescales (here defined as two weeks to three months). Building on last year’s outcomes, the workshop will bring together researchers, modelers and practitioners working on:
- Process-oriented metrics for evaluating land–atmosphere interactions in S2S models
- Application-oriented metrics to assess user-relevant aspects of S2S prediction
- Experimental protocols for coordinated S2S land–atmosphere experiments
- Demonstrations and early results applying these metrics and protocols in S2S modeling systems
- Community regionally refined simulations
- Applications of S2S forecasts to agriculture, water resources, wildfire, heatwave, extreme rainfall, and more
The program will include a mix of science and applications talks, working-group showcases, discussion of coordinated experiments, and planning for future community efforts. We welcome both those who participated in last year’s workshop and working groups, as well as new colleagues who would like to engage in this effort going forward. Innovative, forward-looking applications of S2S forecasts, uncertainty quantification, and decision-support tools are also encouraged. The workshop will be hybrid, with talks live-streamed for virtual attendees. However, because the format will emphasize interactive discussions and collaboration, in-person participation is strongly encouraged. In order to engage as broad of a community as possible, please share this message with your colleagues and communities that you think would be interested in this effort.
This workshop is jointly organized by multiple institutions and agencies, as reflected in the Organizing and Scientific Steering Committees listed below. More information on registration and a workshop website will be forthcoming. If you have questions in the meantime, please email predictability@ucar.edu.