Climate Variability and Change Virtual Course (CVCVC) Working Agenda
(11/07/2008)

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  Lecture           Activity          Lunch             Break

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Note: Virtual class begins at 9 am Mountain time each day.

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| ## Monday   | ## Tuesday  | #           | ## Thursday | ## Friday   |
|             |             | # Wednesday |             |             |
| Mar 9, 2009 | Mar 10,     |             | Mar 12,     | Mar 13,     |
|             | 2009        | Mar 11,     | 2009        | 2009        |
| *(6 h 15 m  |             | 2009        |             |             |
| total)*     | *(6 h 15 m  |             | *(6 h 15 m  | *(4 h       |
|             | total)*     | *(2 h 45 m  | h total)*   | total)*     |
|             |             | total)*     |             |             |
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| I           | Statistics  | Monsoons (1 | Chec        | Climate     |
| ntroduction | Lab Review\ | h 30 m)     | k-in-report | Change      |
| (30 m)\     | (30 m)      |             | on office   | Science     |
| *COMET/CSD  | *St         | *Horsfall*  | b           |             |
| Staff*      | audenmaier/ |             | riefings(30 | (1 h) *TBD  |
|             | Timofeyeva* |             | m)          | (Higgins?)  |
|             |             |             |             | (Note:      |
|             |             |             | *           | P           |
|             |             |             | L\'Heureux/ | rerequisite |
|             |             |             | Kann/*      | Webcast on  |
|             |             |             |             | Climate     |
|             |             |             | *G          | Change      |
|             |             |             | ottschalck* | Science)*   |
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| Climate vs. | ENSO Part 1 |             | CPC Climate |             |
| Weather\    | (1 h)       |             | Prediction  |             |
| (30 m)      |             |             | Tool        |             |
| *Newman/    | *L\'Heureux |             | Lecture (1  |             |
| Livezey*    | (Note:      |             | h 30 m)     |             |
|             | P           |             |             |             |
|             | rerequisite |             | *Halpert*   |             |
|             | Webcast on  |             |             |             |
|             | ENSO life   |             |             |             |
|             | cycle)*     |             |             |             |
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| Break (15   | Break (15   | Break (15   | Break (15   | Break (15   |
| min)        | min)        | min)        | min)        | min)        |
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| Climate     | ENSO Part 2 | Drought     | Climate     | Climate     |
| Anomalies   | (30 m)      | Science (1  | Predictions | Variability |
| (and NAO    | *           | h)          | Breakout    | and Change  |
| one-pager)  | L\'Heureux* |             | Sessions -  | Outreach (1 |
| (1 h)       |             | *Kann*      | \"Science   | h)          |
|             |             |             | Club\"      |             |
| *Livezey    |             | *(Note:     | interview   | *St         |
| (Note:      |             | P           | (45 m)      | audenmaier* |
| P           |             | rerequisite |             |             |
| rerequisite |             | Webcast on  | *Halpert*   |             |
| Webcast on  |             | Drought)*   |             |             |
| Cl          |             |             |             |             |
| imatology)* |             |             |             |             |
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| Break (15   | Break (15   | Break (15   | Break (15   | Break (15   |
| min)        | min)        | min)        | min)        | min)        |
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| Statistics  | ENSO Lab    | A           | Climate     | Course      |
| Lecture     | (30 m)      | ssignment - | Predictions | Summary     |
| part 1\     |             | Prep/brief  | Group       | Break-out   |
| (45 m)      | *           | Monitoring  | Session -   | Session (1  |
| *Livezey*   | L\'Heureux* | MJO/E       | \"Science   | h) *Kann*   |
|             |             | NSO/Drought | Club\"      |             |
| *(Note:     |             |             | interview   | \- create   |
| P           |             | (1 hr       | (45 m)      | and give    |
| rerequisite |             | independent |             | public      |
| Webcast on  |             | time)       | *Halpert*   | pr          |
| Statistics  |             |             |             | esentations |
| in          |             |             |             |             |
| Cl          |             |             |             | Closing     |
| imatology)* |             |             |             | activity    |
|             |             |             |             | (30 m)      |
|             |             |             |             |             |
|             |             |             |             | *Kann* -    |
|             |             |             |             | selected    |
|             |             |             |             | key lessons |
|             |             |             |             | from        |
|             |             |             |             | students    |
|             |             |             |             | (sent in by |
|             |             |             |             | students    |
|             |             |             |             | before)     |
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| Lunch (1h)  | Lunch (1h)  | Lunch (1h)  | Lunch (1h)  | Adjourn     |
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| Statistics  | MJO Part 1  | "Office     | Hydrology & |             |
| Lecture     | (1 h 30 m)  | Hours"      | Climate     |             |
| Part 2 (45  |             |             | I           |             |
| m)          | *Gottsc     | -- Specific | nteractions |             |
| *Livezey*   | halck(Note: | hours for   | Lecture and |             |
|             | P           | each        | Lab (1 h 30 |             |
|             | rerequisite | instructor  | m)          |             |
|             | Webcast on  | when        |             |             |
|             | MJO life    | available   | *Noel,      |             |
|             | cycle)*     | to support  | Werner,     |             |
|             |             | *ALL        | Kann,       |             |
|             |             | I           | Kluck*      |             |
|             |             | nstructors* |             |             |
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| Break (15   | Break (15   |             |             |             |
| min)        | min)        |             |             |             |
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| Statistics  | MJO Lab (30 |             |             |             |
| Lab (on     | m)          |             |             |             |
| their own)  |             |             |             |             |
| (1h)        | *G          |             |             |             |
| *St         | ottschalck* |             |             |             |
| audenmaier/ |             |             |             |             |
| Timofeyeva* |             |             |             |             |
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|             | Review      |             |             |             |
|             | summary     |             |             |             |
|             | ENSO/MJO    |             |             |             |
|             | Labs/Intro  |             |             |             |
|             | briefing    |             |             |             |
|             | assignment  |             |             |             |
|             | (15 m)      |             |             |             |
|             | *L          |             |             |             |
|             | \'Heureux/* |             |             |             |
|             |             |             |             |             |
|             | *G          |             |             |             |
|             | ottschalck* |             |             |             |
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