date: Tue, 10 Jun 2008 18:34:05 +0100 from: Clare Goodess subject: Fwd: Re: ARCC to: t.osborn@uea.ac.uk,d.maraun@uea.ac.uk >Date: Thu, 22 May 2008 10:29:15 +0100 >To: Phil Jones , "Jim Hall" >From: Clare Goodess >Subject: Re: ARCC >Cc: "C G Kilsby" , "Richard Dawson" >, > >Hi Jim > >Many thanks for this. It looks a strong proposal with a good >stakeholder team already on board. So yes, as Phil has already said >we would like to be involved. > >I have one general question for Chris and Phil - which is relevant >to any work we might do on the weather generator as part of ARCC, >and is - are there any issues that we need to consider in relation >to UKCIP08, particularly if the intention is to develop a >publicly-available revision of what is available in the user >interface. Maybe we need to have some informal discussion with >UKCIP, BADC and DEFRA on this issue. > >Task 1, refers to temperature and rainfall, but presumably there is >also interest in the other wgen variables such as radiation? > >In Task 2, will it be possible to look at joint probability climate events? > >In Task 5 - would it be possible to make use of UEA Tyndall's >visualisation facilities? > >Given Phil's comments below, your second point in Task 1 >'Uncertainty/sensitivity analysis of extremes and persistence' could >be rephrased to something like 'Uncertainty/sensitivity analysis of >extremes and improved simulation of persistence'. > >I assume the UEA RA time would primarily be for Colin Harpham, and >the FEC days would be for Phil. If possible, I would like to have >some named involvement in this proposal (though would anticipate a >larger role in the critical infrastructure proposal) - so would be >good to have a little salary for me as well (e.g., a month at most). > >Are the Hadley Centre happy to be involved as a stakeholder, i.e., >with no funding?! > >Best wishes, Clare > >At 16:53 20/05/2008, Phil Jones wrote: > >> Jim, >> I had a brief phone conversation with Chris yesterday. Some of >> the thoughts there on >> adapting the WG to better simulate hot dry spells would fit in >> here. These spells >> would clearly be more felt in urban environments as opposed to >> the countryside, as >> they are already that little bit warmer. Chris and I talked about >> getting the drier spells >> to warm up more quickly - as happens in reality sometimes. It >> isn't just the mean temperatures. >> Here's a few examples of the UHIs for London based on max and min >> temps for DJF >> and JJA. >> An interesting aspect of this work which was for the GLA is >> that a) there isn't >> much of a trend in the differences over time (so the UHI isn't >> getting worse) and b) >> for max temps the outer London site at LHR has higher temps than LWC. >> Getting the spells better in the WG is crucial, as it is the >> spells that have the impacts. >> >> So yes to being involved if the study could incorporate this aspect. >> >> Cheers >> Phil >> >> PS The joint CRU/Tyndall garden at Chelsea won an award >> >> http://www.tyndall.ac.uk/media/news/latest_news.shtml >> >> >>At 12:41 20/05/2008, Jim Hall wrote: >> >>>Dear Clare >>> >>>In Sheffield we discussed potential joint bids to ARCC. Attached is a >>>draft outline and spreadsheet work plan for the first of two we >>>discussed. This one deals with integrated assessment of climate change >>>in cities, building strongly on the Tyndall Cities work, so is submitted >>>as a Tyndall Centre bid. The next, which I will get to you by the end of >>>this week, will deal with national-scale analysis of critical >>>infrastructure and will be based on a smaller consortium. >>> >>>Please can you/Phil: >>>1. let me know whether you are interested in being involved in this >>>proposal >>>2. let me have any comments on the outline, especially your potential >>>role in it. I recognise that the attached is twice as long as permitted >>>- I will edit and compress when we are ready to submit. >>>3. take a look at the outline resource allocation. Even though this is >>>only an outline proposal we need to generate reasonably accurate costs. >>> >>>If you would like to give me a call to discuss, please ring me this >>>week, as I will be on holiday next week. Otherwise, can you send your >>>comments to me by Friday 30 May. I will then get going with the Jes >>>outline proposal form and will require costing inputs from UEA for that. >>> >>> >>>Best wishes >>> >>>Jim >>> >>> >>>------------------------------------------- >>>Professor of Earth Systems Engineering >>>Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research >>>School of Civil Engineering and Geosciences >>>Room 3.19 Cassie Building >>>Newcastle University >>>NE1 7RU >>>UK >>> >>>Phone: +44 191 222 3660 (Direct) >>> +44 191 222 6319 (Secretary) >>>Fax: +44 191 222 6669 >>>Email: Jim.Hall@ncl.ac.uk >>>http://www.ceg.ncl.ac.uk/profiles2/njh57 >>> >>>MSc in Flood Risk Management: >>>http://www.ncl.ac.uk/cegs.cpd/flexiblelearning/frm.php >>> >>>Journal of Flood Risk Management: >>>http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/jfrm_enhanced/ >>> >>> >>> >> >>Prof. Phil Jones >>Climatic Research Unit Telephone +44 (0) 1603 592090 >>School of Environmental Sciences Fax +44 (0) 1603 507784 >>University of East Anglia >>Norwich Email p.jones@uea.ac.uk >>NR4 7TJ >>UK >>---------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> >Dr Clare Goodess >Climatic Research Unit >School of Environmental Sciences >University of East Anglia >Norwich >NR4 7TJ >UK > >Tel: +44 -1603 592875 >Fax: +44 -1603 507784 >Web: http://www.cru.uea.ac.uk/ > http://www.cru.uea.ac.uk/~clareg/clare.htm > Dr Clare Goodess Climatic Research Unit School of Environmental Sciences University of East Anglia Norwich NR4 7TJ UK Tel: +44 -1603 592875 Fax: +44 -1603 507784 Web: http://www.cru.uea.ac.uk/ http://www.cru.uea.ac.uk/~clareg/clare.htm