Presentations | Regional Climate Model Evaluation System

2018

Goodman, A. 2018: The Regional Climate Model Evaluation System (RCMES): A Systematic Evaluation Of CORDEX Simulations Using Obs4MIPs, Abstract [AS47-A028] presented at 2018 annual meeting, AOGS, Honolulu, HI 03-08 Jun.

2017

Goodman, A. 2017: The Regional Climate Model Evaluation System: A Systematic Evaluation Of CORDEX Simulations Using Obs4MIPs, Abstract [A22F-02] presented at the 2017 Fall Meeting, AGU, New Oeleans, LA, 11 -15 Dec.

2016

Lee, H., 2016: Multi-objective optimization for evaluation of simulation fidelity for precipitation, cloudiness and insolation in regional climate models, Abstract presented at 2016 Fall Meeting, AGU, San Francisco, CA, 12-16 Dec.
Lee, H., C.R. Mechoso, and D. Groenen, 2016: The patterns of meteorological fields to identify intraseasonal precipitation variability in Central America, Abstract presented at the second workshop on climate change, variability and modeling over Central America and Mexico, San Jose, Costa Rica, 14-18 Nov.
Lee, H., D.E. Waliser, J. Case, T. Iguchi, W. Wang, 2016: Are high-resolution NASA Unified WRF simulations credible tools for predicting extreme precipitation over the Great Plains? Abstract presented at ICRC-CORDEX 2016, Stockholm, Sweden, 17-20 May.
Lee, J., P.C. Loikith, K. Kunkel, H. Lee, D.E. Waliser, 2016: Evaluation of Historical CMIP5 Temperature and Precipitation Trends for NCA Climate Regions. Abstract [A43C-0335] presented at 2016 Fall Meeting, AGU, San Francisco, CA, 12-16 Dec.
Leidner, A.K., M. Bosilovich, M. Jasinski, R. Nemani, D. Waliser, T. Lee, 2016: Enabling Research Tools for Sustained Climate Assessment. Abstract presented at 2016 Fall Meeting, AGU, San Francisco, CA, 12-16 Dec.
Waliser, D.E., H. Lee, A. Goodman, B. Wilson, C. Mattman, M. Boustani, J. Kim, P. Loikith, J. Lee, and D. Nash, 2016: Enabling Regional Climate Model Evaluation: A Critical Use of Observations for Establishing Core NCA Capabilities. USDA Brown Bag Seminar – November 7, 2016.
Wilson B., M. Joyce, H. Lee, M. Boustani, C. Mattmann, J. Kim, K. Whitehall, P. Loikith, D. Waliser, 2016: RCMES: A Toolkit for Regional Climate Model Evaluation, Abstract presented at ICRC-CORDEX 2016, Stockholm, Sweden, 17-20 May.

2015

Lee, H., D.E. Waliser, J. Case, T. Iguchi, W. Wang, 2015: Are high-resolution NASA Unified WRF simulations credible tools for predicting extreme precipitation over the Great Plains? Abstract presented at 2015 Fall Meeting, AGU, San Francisco, CA, 14-18 Dec.
Lee, J., P.C. Loikith, D.E. Waliser, K. Kunkel, 2015: Do CMIP5 Climate Models Reproduce Observed Historical Trends in Temperature and Precipitation over the Continental United States? Abstract [GC43C-1215] presented at 2015 Fall Meeting, AGU, San Francisco, CA, 14-18 Dec.
Loikith, P., D.E. Waliser, H. Lee, J. Kim, J.D. Neelin, 2015: Temperature extremes and associated large-scale meteorological patterns in NARCAAP regional climate models: Towards a framework for generalized model evaluation. Abstract presented at 2015 Fall Meeting, AGU, San Francisco, CA, 14-18 Dec.
Waliser, D.E. 2015: USGCRP Climate Scenarios Task Force, Telecon July 2, 2015.
Wilson, B., C. Mattmann, D.E. Waliser, J. Kim, P. Loikith, H. Lee, L.J. McGibbney, M. Boustani, M. Starch, K. Whitehall, 2015: SciSpark: Highly interactive & scalable model evaluation and climate metrics. Abstract presented at 2015 Fall Meeting, AGU, San Francisco, CA, 14-18 Dec.

2014

Lee, H., A. Braverman, C. Mattmann, D. Waliser, P. Loikith, and J. Kim, 2014: Bayesian model averaging to combine surface temperatures simulated in the North America Regional Climate Change Assessment Program. 3rd Lund Regional-scale Climate Modeling Workshop, June 18, 2014, Lund, Sweden.
Lee, H., A. Goodman, P. Loikith, J. Kim, C. Mattmann, and D. Waliser, 2014: Evaluation and future projection of surface temperature distributions in CMIP5 over South America. WCRP conference for Latin America, March17-21, 2014, Montevideo, Uruguay.
Loikith, P., P. Ramirez, H. Lee, and the RCMES Climate and Computer Science Teams, 2014: The Regional Climate Model Evaluation System (RCMES): A Training Session. 3rd Lund Regional-scale Climate Modeling Workshop, June 18, 2014, Lund, Sweden.
Loikith, P., Duane E. Waliser, Chris Mattmann, J. Kim, Huikyo Lee, Paul M. Ramirez, Andrew F. Hart, Cameron E. Goodale, Michael J. Joyce, Shakeh E. Khudikyan, Maziyar Boustani, Kim Whitehall, Alex Goodman, Jesslyn Whittell, and Paul Zimdars, 2014: The Regional Climate Model Evaluation System (RCMES): Introduction and Demonstration. WCRP VAMOS/CORDEX Workshop on Latin-America and Caribbean CORDEX LAC Phase II-Caribbean, April, 7-9, 2014, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

2013

Kim, J., D. Waliser, C. Mattmann, C. Goodale, A. Hart, D. Crichton, H. Lee, P. Loikith, M. Boustani, P. Ramirez, P. Zimdars, L. Mearns, S. McGinnis, G. Nikulin, C. Jones, A. Favre, B. Hewitson, C. Jack, and C. Lennard, 2013: Systematic biases in the CORDEX-Africa and NARCCAP multi-RCM hindcast experiment. International Conf. on Regional Climate - CORDEX 2013, November 2013, Brussels, Belgium.
Kim, J., D. Waliser, C. Mattmann, C. Goodale, A. Hart, P. Ramirez, D. Crichton, C. Jones, G. Nikulin, B. Hewitson, C. Jack, C. Lennard, A. Farver, L. Mearns and S. McGinnis: 2013: Regional climate model biases in the CORDEX-Africa and NARCCAP hindcast experiment data. 2nd Workshop on Water Resources in Developing Countries: Planning and Management in a Climate Change Scenario. 6-17 May 2013, ICTP, Trieste, Italy.
Kim, J., D. Waliser, C. Mattmann, C. Goodale, A. Hart, P. Ramirez, D. Crichton, C. Jones, G. Nikulin, B. Hewitson, C. Jack, C. Lennard, A. Farver, L. Mearns and S. McGinnis: 2013: Use of climate model data for assessing the effects of climate change on water resources: Uncertainties and bias correction. Part I: Climate change and projection of future climate. 2nd Workshop on Water Resources in Developing Countries: Planning and Management in a Climate Change Scenario. 6-17 May 2013, ICTP, Trieste, Italy.
Kim, J., D. Waliser, C. Mattmann, C. Goodale, A. Hart, P. Ramirez, D. Crichton, C. Jones, G. Nikulin, B. Hewitson, C. Jack, C. Lennard, A. Farver, L. Mearns and S. McGinnis: 2013: Use of climate model data for assessing the effects of climate change on water resources: Uncertainties and bias correction. Part 2: Climate model data for driving surface hydrology simulations. 2nd Workshop on Water Resources in Developing Countries: Planning and Management in a Climate Change Scenario. 6-17 May 2013, ICTP, Trieste, Italy.
Kim, J., D.E. Waliser, C.A. Mattmann, L.O. Mearns, C.E. Goodale, A.F. Hart, D.J. Crichton, and S. McGinnis, 2013: Evaluation of the surface climate fields in the NARCCAP hindcast experiment. 25th Conf. Climate Variability and Change, January 2013, Dallas, Texas.
Kim, J., D. Waliser, C. Mattmann, P. Ramirez, H. Lee, P. Loikith, M. Boustani, C. Goodale, A. Hart, J. Sanjay, M.V.S. Rama Rao, R. Krishnan, M. Mujumdar, and S. Ingle, 2013: Investigation of model precipitation biases over the Indian subcontinent in the CORDEX South Asia hindcast using RCMES: Convection schemes and orography. The 2nd CORDEX Science and Training Workshop in South Asia, 27-30 August 2013, Kathmandu, Nepal.
Kim, J., D.E. Waliser, L.O. Mearns, C.A. Mattmann, S. McGinnis, H.-K. Lee, C.E. Goodale, A.F. Hart, D.J. Crichton, and P.C. Loikith, 2013: Model errors in precipitation, surface insolation and cloudiness in the NARCCAP hindcast experiment. Themed Joint Session 33: Climate Trends and Projections in the Coastal Environment - Part II, AMS Annual Meeting, January 2013, Dallas, Texas.
Lee, H., J. Kim, D. Waliser, P. Loikith, C. Mattmann, and S. Mcginnis, 2013: Evaluation of simulation fidelity for precipitation, cloudiness, and insolation in the North America Regional Climate Change Assessment Program using the Regional Climate Model Evaluation System (RCMES). International Conf. on Regional Climate - CORDEX 2013, November 2013, Brussels, Belgium.
Loikith, P., D. Waliser, J. Kim, H. Lee, J.D. Neelin, B. Lintner, S. McGinnis, C. Mattmann, and L. Mearns, 2013: Temperature extremes and associated meteorological patterns in the NARCCAP hindcast experiment. International Conf. on Regional Climate - CORDEX 2013, November 2013, Brussels, Belgium. Download Poster.
Loikith, P., D.E. Waliser, C. Mattman, J. Kim, H. Lee, P.M. Ramirez, A.F. Hart, C.E. Goodale, M.J. Joyce, S.E. Khudikyan, M. Boustani, K. Whitehall, A. Goodman, J. Whittell, and P. Zimdars, 2013: Scientific Applications of the Regional Climate Model Evaluation System (RCMES), WCRP VAMOS/CORDEX Workshop on Latin-America and Caribbean CORDEX LAC: Phase I - South America, Lima, Peru, September, 2013.
Loikith, P., D. Waliser, J. Kim, H. lee, B. Lintner, J.D. Neelin, S. McGinnis, C. Mattmann, L. Mearns, 2013: Evaluating extreme temperatures and associated mechanisms in NARCCAP Hindcast experiment. CLIVAR, August, 2013. Download Poster.
Sanjay, J., M.V.S. Ramarao, J. Kim, T.P. Sabin, G. Nikulin, S. Asharaf, R. Krishnan, C. Jones, B. Ahrens, M. Mujumdar, F. Giorgi, D. E. Waliser and M. Rixen, 2013: CORDEX Regional Climate Models Performance in Present-day Climate for South Asia. International Conf. on Regional Climate - CORDEX 2013, November 2013, Brussels, Belgium.
Waliser, D., C. Mattman, P. Loikith, H. Lee, J. Kim, L. Mearns, ... 2013: Developing a systematic set of observations, diagnostics/metrics and tools for evaluating regional climate models. International Conf. on Regional Climate – CORDEX 2013, November 2013, Brussels, Belgium.
Whitehall et al. 2013: RCMES: A sustainable software tool for driving model evaluations and decision support in CORDEX communities, WCRP VAMOS/CORDEX Workshop on Latin-America and Caribbean CORDEX LAC: Phase I - South America, Lima, Peru, September, 2013.

2012

Kim, J., B. Guan, J. Ryoo, D. Waliser, E. Fetzer, P. Neiman, G. Wick, and N. Molotch, 2012: Impacts of Atmospheric River landfalls on the cold season hydrology in California. 24th Conf. on Climate Variability and Change, 22-26 January 2012, New Orleans, Louisiana.
Kim, J., D.E. Waliser, C. Mattmann, C. Goodale, A.F. Hart, P. Ramirez, and D. Crichton, 2012: Uncertainties in climate projections: Evaluating RCM skills. CORDEX South Asia Training Workshop, 17-20 October 2012, Pune, India.
Kim, J., D.E. Waliser, C. Mattmann, C. Goodale, A. Hart, P. Ramirez, and D. Crichton, 2012: Systematic RCM errors in the CORDEX-Africa hindcast experiment. The 2nd International Workshop on CORDEX-East Asia, 6-8 Nov. 2012, Jeju, Korea.
Kim, J., Waliser, D., Mattmann, C., Mearns, L., Goodale, C., Hart, A., Crichton, D., Mcginnis, S., 2012: NARCCAP Multi-RCM Evaluations using RCMES: Monthly surface air temperatures and precipitation over the conterminous U.S. NARCCAP Users' Workshop, 10-11 April 2012, Boulder, Colorado.
Kim, J., D.E. Waliser, L. Mearns, C. Mattmann, S. Mcginnis, C. Goodale, A. Hart, and D. Crichton, 2012: Model errors in simulating precipitation and radiation fields in the NARCCAP hindcast experiment. AGU
Mattmann, C., J. Kim, D.E. Waliser, C. Goodale, A.F. Hart, P. Ramirez, L. Whitehall, J. Whittell, and D. Crichton, 2012: An extensible, configurable and elastic Regional Climate Model Evaluation System. CORDEX South Asia Training Workshop, 17-20 October 2012, Pune, India.
Mattmann, C., D. Waliser, and J. Kim, 2012: A Regional Climate Model Evaluation System Based on Contemporary Satellite and other Observations for Assessing Regional Climate Model Fidelity. JPL Center for Climate Sciences Summer School August 8, 2012, Keck Institute, Caltech.
Waliser, D.E., J. Kim, C. Mattmann, C. Goodale, A. Hart, P. Zimdars, and P. Lean, 2012: A Regional Climate Model Evaluation System: Facilitating the use of contemporary satellite and other observations for evaluating regional climate model fidelity. 26th Conference on Hydrology, 22-26 January 2012, New Orleans, Louisiana.
Whitehall, K., G. Jenkins, C. Mattmann, D.E. Waliser, J. Kim, C. Goodale, A.F. Hart, Paul Ramirez, J. Whittell, and Paul Zimdars, 2012: Examination of MCCs in the west Senegal region. AGU annual meeting, San Francisco.

2011

Cinquini, L., A. Braverman, G. Bell, M. Cayaman, D. Crichton, C. Goodale, R. Ferraro, A. Hart, J. Kim, C. Mattmann, D. Waliser, and D. Williams, 2011: Building the software infrastructure to enable usage of satellite observations for climate change research. C21-T242B, 2011 CLIVAR conference, 24-28 October 2011, Denver, CO.
Hart, A.F., C.E. Goodale, C.A. Mattmann, P.Zimdars, D. Crichton, P. Lean, J. Kim, and D.E. Waliser, 2011: A cloud-enabled regional climate model evaluation system, ICSE 2011 Workshop Software Engineering for Cloud Computing - SECLOUD, Honolulu, HI, May 2011.
Kim, J., B. Guan, J. Ryoo, D. Waliser, E. Fetzer, P. Neiman, G. Wick, and N. Molotch, 2011: Impacts of Atmospheric River landfalls on the cold season hydrology in California. C15-T85A, 2011 CLIVAR conference, 24-28 October 2011, Denver, CO.
Kim, J., D. Waliser, P. Lean, C. Mattmann, C. Goodale, A. Hart, P. Zimdars, B. Hewitson, C. Lennard, A. Favre, C. Jones, and G. Nikulin, 2011: Evaluation of the CORDEX-Africa hindcast experiment using the RCMES. International Workshop on CORDEX-East Asia, 22-23 September 2011, Seogwipo, Republic of Korea.
Kim, J., D. Waliser, P. Lean, C. Mattmann, C. Goodale, A. Hart, P. Zimdars, B. Hewitson, C. Lennard, A. Favre, C. Jones, and G. Nikulin, 2011: Evaluation of the multiple-model CORDEX-Africa hindcast experiment using the RCMES. C27-W108A, 2011 CLIVAR conference, 24-28 October 2011, Denver, CO.
Kim, J., D.E. Waliser, C. Mattmann, C. Goodale, A. Hart, P.Zimdars, G. Nikulin, C. Jones, B. Hewitson, C. Lennard, and A. Favre, 2011: Multi-RCM CORDEX-Africa hindcast evaluation using the JPL Regional Climate Model Evaluation System (RCMES). December 23, 2011, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea.
Lean, P., J. Kim, D.E. Waliser, C.A. Mattmann, C. Goodale, A. Hart, P. Zimdars, A. Hall, and D. Crichton, 2011: Regional Climate Model Evaluation System based on satellite and other observations. Amer. Meteor. Soc. Annual Meeting, January 2011, Seattle, WA, USA.
Mattmann, C., 2011: International Conference on the Coordinated Regional Climate Downscaling Experiment - CORDEX in Trieste, Italy, March, 2011.
Mattmann, C., Duane E. Waliser, Peter Lean, J. Kim, Andrew Hart, Paul Zimdars, 2011: A Regional Climate Model Evaluation System based on Satellite and other Observations for Application to CMIP/AR Downscaling. International Workshop on CORDEX-East Asia, 22-23 September 2011, Seogwipo, Republic of Korea.
Waliser, D.E., International Conference on the Coordinated Regional Climate Downscaling Experiment - CORDEX in Trieste, Italy in March of 2011.
Waliser, D.E., 2011: Regional Climate Model Evaluation System. CORDEX-Africa Workshop, International Center for Theoretical Physics, Trieste, Italy, March, 2011.
Waliser, D.E., P. Lean, J. Kim, C. Goodale, A. Hart, Chris Mattmann, P. Zimdars, 2011: A Regional Climate Model Evaluation System based on Satellite and other Observations for Application to CMIP/AR Downscaling. C27-W98A, 2011 CLIVAR conference, 24-28 October 2011, Denver, CO.

2010

Chung, F., J. Kim, X. Gao, S. Sorooshian, D.E. Waliser, M.Z. Ejeta, and J. Wang, 2010: A projection of the impact of climate change on California's major watersheds during the mid-21st century period. December 13-17, San Francisco, CA. 2010, Abstract GC12A-02.
Kim, J., D.E. Waliser, B. Guan, N.P. Molotch, J. Ryoo, E. Fetzer, and P.J. Neiman, 2010: The impact of atmospheric rivers on the cold season hydrology in California. December 13-17, San Francisco, CA. 2010 Fall meeting, Suppl., Abstract A51F-03.
Lean, P., D. Waliser, J. Kim, and J. Teixeira (2010) An Overview of Regional Climate Model evaluation activities at JPL. WCRP Regional Climate Workshop, Lille, France.
Lean, P., J. Kim, D. Waliser, A. Hall, D. Crichton, C. Mattmann, C., Goodale, A. Hart, P. Zimdars (2010) Tool for Evaluating Regional Climate Model Results, NASA Applications for Water Resource Management Workshop, Sacramento, California.
Lean, P., J. Kim, D.E. Waliser, A.D. Hall, C.A. Mattmann, S.L. Granger, K. Case, C. Goodale, A. Hart, P. Zimdars, B. Guan, N.P. Molotch, and S. Kaki, 2010: A regional climate model evaluation system based on satellite and other observations. December 13-17, San Francisco, CA. 2010 Fall meeting, Suppl., Abstract GC41B-0909.

2009

Kim, J., 2009: The impact of global climate change on southern California: Implications on water resources, wildfires, and air quality. Climate Change in Southern California Symposium, May 2009, Marymount College, Palos Verdes, CA, Southern California Academy of Science, invited.
Kim, J., Y. Chao, A. Eldering, R. Fovell, A. Hall, Q. Li, K. Liou, J. McWilliams, D. Waliser, and S. Kapnick, 2009: The sensitivity of the mid-21st century cold season hydroclimate in California to global warming: An RCM projection based on NCAR CCSM3 projection with the SRES-A1B emission scenarios. P7.2, The 21st Conf. on Clim. Var. Change, Jan 2009, Phoenix, AZ.
Kim, J., D. Waliser, B. Guan, and N. Molotch, 2009: Atmospheric river impacts on the precipitation and snowpack in California during the 2008-09 cold season. AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA, Abstract A33A-0208.
Kim, J., D. Waliser, Y. Xue, R. Fovell, A. Hall, K. Liou, S. Kapnick, and F. De Sale, 2009: Simulating the Sierra Nevada snowpack: The impact of model resolution, snow albedo, and multi-layer snow treatment. P7.5, The 21st Conf. on Clim. Var. Change, Jan 2009, Phoenix, AZ.

2008

Eldering, A., A. Hall, J. Kim, R. Fovell, Y. Chao, Q. Li, K.-N. Liou, J. McWilliams, D. Waliser, and Y. Xu, 2008: A projection of climate change on the hydroclimate in California based on CCSM3 and JIFRESSE RESM: A joint UCLA-JPL research effort on modeling and observing the Earth system on regional scales. US CLIVAR Summit,14-16 July 2008, Irvine, California.
Kim, J., Y. Chao, A. Eldering, R. Fovell, A. Hall, Q. Li, K. Liou, J. McWilliams, D. Waliser, Y. Xue, and S. Kapnick, 2008: A projection of the hydroclimate in California during the mid-21st century using the JIFRESSE Regional Earth System Model. International conference on water scarcity, global changes, and groundwater management responses, Dec. 2008, UC Irvine.
Kim, J., D. Waliser, R. Fovell, A. Hall, K. Liou, J. McWilliams, Y. Xue, S. Kapnick, A. Eldering, Y. Chao, and Q. Li, 2008: The sensitivity of the mid-21st century cold season hydroclimate in California to global warming: An RCM projection based on NCAR CCSM3 projection with the SRES-A1B emission scenarios. 5th annual California climate change conference, 8-10 September 2008, Sacramento, California, California Energy Commission.
Waliser, D., J. Kim, R. Fovell, A. Hall, Y. Xue, and S. Kapnick, 2008: Sensitivity of snowpack simulation associated with snow-related physics. International conference on water scarcity, global changes, and groundwater management responses, December 2008, UC Irvine.
Waliser, D., J. Kim, Y. Xue, Y. Chao, A. Eldering, R. Fovell, A. Hall, Q. Li, K. Liou, J. McWilliams, S. Kapnick, R. Vasic, F. De Sale, and Y. Yu, 2008: Simulating the Sierra Nevada snowpack: The impact of model resolution, snow albedo, and multi-layer snow physics. 5th annual California climate change conference, 8-10 September 2008, Sacramento, California, California Energy Commission.

2007

Kim. J., D. Waliser, Q. Li, K. Liou, C. Cai, Y. Chao, A. Eldering, R. Fovell, A. Hall, X. Qu, and Y. Xue, 2007: The JIFRESSE Regional Earth System Model and its application to air quality in California. AGU Fall meeting, GC21A-0137, December 11, 2007, San Francisco, California, American Geophysical Union.