Spring 2010 CRC Meeting Dates will be announced soon.
Current and past CRC members and staff, May 2009 (l-r): Katie Weller, Shelly Freeland, Hassan Virji, Antonio Busalacchi, Robert Lempert, Sumant Nigam, Ana Barros, Henry Jacoby, Gabrielle Hegerl, Tony Janetos, Linda Mearns, Roger Lukas, Gerald Meehl, Cecilia Bitz, Ian Kraucunas.
The Climate Research Committee (CRC) is a standing committee responsible for developing, monitoring, and coordinating climate-related activities across the National Academies. The CRC also serves as the U.S. National Committee to the World Climate Research Programme. The CRC's full statement of task can be found
here.
Current Membership
Gerald Meehl (chair), National Center for Atmospheric Research
Ana P. Barros, Duke University
Cecilia Bitz, University of Washington
Lisa Goddard, Columbia University
Henry D. Jacoby, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Anthony C. Janetos, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory/University of Maryland
Haroon S. Kheshgi, Exxon Mobil Research and Engineering Company
Michael D. King, University of Colorado
John E. Kutzbach, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Robert Lempert, RAND Corporation
Roger B. Lukas, University of Hawaii
Sumant Nigam, University of Maryland
Richard Richels, Electric Power Research Institute
David A. Robinson, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Claudia Tebaldi, Climate Central
Biographical information
Past Meetings
November 19-20, 2009
Washington, D.C.
Meeting Agenda
- Update on U.S. Climate Modeling Experiments to be assessed in the IPCC AR5
- Joint meeting with the Committee on the Human Dimensions of Global Change (CHDGC)
- WCRP-USGCRP-CRC Roundtable
May 27-28, 2009
Washington, D.C.
Meeting Agenda
- Forum on Connecting the IPCC WG1 and WG2 Communities through Regional Climate Information
December 2-3, 2008
Washington, D.C.
Meeting Agenda
- WCRP-CCSP-CRC Roundtable
- Forum on Decadal Prediction
March 19-21, 2008
Boulder, CO
Meeting Agenda
- Discussion on CCSP Workshop
- Discussed current and developing CRC activities
November 5-6, 2007
Washington, DC
Meeting Agenda
- WCRP-CCSP-CRC Roundtable
- Forum on Extreme Events in a Changing Climate
- Discussed current and developing CRC activities
May 16-17, 2007
Washington, DC
Meeting Agenda
- Joint Forum (with the Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate) on Key Outstanding Questions and High-Priority Research Needs Emerging from the Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC AR4)
- Joint Forum (with the Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate) on Seamless Prediction and Year of Tropical Convection
- Discussed current and developing CRC activities
November 30 - December 1, 2006
Washington, DC
Meeting Agenda
- WCRP Roundtable
- CRC 25th Anniversary Dinner
- Forum on Development of an Abrupt Climate Change Early Warning System
- Joint discussions with the Board on Atmospheric Science and Climate and the Committee on the Human Dimensions of Global Change
March 22-23, 2006
Washington, DC
Meeting Agenda
- Forum on Development of Integrated Earth System Analysis Capability
- Discussed current and developing CRC activities
October 3-5, 2005
Washington, DC
Meeting Agenda
- Multiple sessions on U.S. Involvement in WCRP
- Discussed current and developing CRC activities
April 12-13, 2005
Washington, DC
Meeting Agenda
- Joint discussion with the Committee on the Human Dimensions of Global Change
- Joint discussion with the Board on Atmospheric Science and Climate
- Forum on Seasonal-to-Interannual Climate Forecasts: Current Capabilities and Future Challenges
October 25-27, 2004
Washington, DC
Meeting Agenda
- Forum on Characterizing and Communicating Climate Change Uncertainties
- Discussed current and developing CRC activities
April 7-9, 2004
Washington, DC
Meeting Agenda
- Joint meeting with the Coordinating Committee on Global Change
- Discussed current and developing CRC activities
