Its purpose is to understand climate effects in this region by bringing together specialists from diverse fields including physical, social, and biological sciences.
Time scales range from weather to paleoclimate.
Our primary theme session this year address decadal to centennial climate variablity in the paleo-records from the Late Holocene as well as from our perspective in the modern world. In addition, a mini-special session was organized by Henry Diaz to access current efforts to understand the North American monsoon system. The atmosphere of the Workshop is intentionally informal, and room and board are provided for many of the participants. The Workshop is organized by a committee of representatives from several organizations, but historically it has been spearheaded by U.S. Geological Survey scientists.