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ACCESS Oversight Committee - Notes from the 22nd April 2021
1. ACCESS Science Day
- Agreed on ACCESS Science Day for June 10-11 (avoiding full days) with groups meeting, where COVID safe, in key centres (Monash not available, Aspendale and BoM possible, UNSW and ANU happy to host, Hobart could be CSIRO and/or UTas)
- Sessions to include high-res modelling, CMIP6, ocean modelling etc.
- Suggested invited/keynote presentations in addition to short talks. Talks could include international/national future directions of modelling, CMIP and update on ACCESS-NRI, NESP Climate Systems Hub
- R Law, C Franklin, A Kiss, C Mackallah to start organising. First notice ready for distribution by 26 April.
2. National modelling strategy discussion
- Noted strategy development better in a separate workshop (from Science day), preferably in person, with opportunities for input from a broad group.
- 2nd half of the year depending on external needs/timelines
- Start on proposal for how to do this (C Jakob, R Law/A Lenton, BoM rep)
3. Round-table - update on activities and issues relating to ACCESS
BoM
- Convective-scale ensemble. Three domains running operationally, seven domains from July
- BARRA2 prototype with update to physics and DA, 12 km. Will run operationally.
- Close to resolving making BARRA data available for research use
- UM GMED Process Evaluation Group (PEG) focussed on the Indo-Pacific. Workshop held 19th April with good participation (presentations and discussion)
Universities
- Hiring next round of post-docs including some for modelling. Expect delays in getting people started (COVID etc)
- CMIP6 analysis work ongoing
- New COE bid being prepared including ACCESS. Ambition of climate modelling at ~1 km scale as a science tool for understanding mechanisms.
CSIRO
- Nothing to report
NCI
- NCRIS roadmapping pre-work taking time.
- Close to new service - Open On Demand - Initial release includes Jupyter and Pangeo
- Visualisation of CMIP models nearly ready. Public release - coordination of publicity needed.
- Singapore climate centre - using NCI for some modelling work.
COSIMA
- Nothing to report
NESP
- Close to signing contract between CSIRO and DAWE. Partners to expect sub-contracts in next 1-2 weeks.
- Science planning underway with input from representatives across partners and in-scope areas. T Ziehn involved representing ACCESS community.
- Need education of scientists of expectations for 2021 - projects this year will be scoping, understanding needs. Also some continuity of fundamental research.
UM partnership activities
- UM user workshop will be week of 14th June, registrations due.
- GC (Global Climate) Partners Coordination Group. Currently T. Hirst, O. Alves (BoM) and H. Rashid, S. Marsland (CSIRO) on the group. Need a replacement for S. Marsland.
3. ACCESS-NRI
- Work continues on the collaboration agreement, governance, partner input and appointing an interim director
- A face-to-face planning meeting would be valuable once the interim director is in place.
== 4. Other business
- AOC keen for a briefing on CaRSA and implications for modelling once any information about further funding
== 5. Next meeting 27 May 2021