Focus Area: Subseasonal-to-Seasonal Predictability
Based on input from staff, UCAR members, and the broader scientific community, ESPAT’s first focus area is subseasonal-to-seasonal (S2S) predictability, defined here as two weeks to three months.
Additional research areas will be added in S2S and other subject areas as the initiative develops.
Calling land-atmosphere interaction researchers!
You are invited to join NSF NCAR’s new S2S working group. This hands-on team is being launched to advance the understanding of land-atmosphere coupling processes utilizing various S2S models and observations, particularly in the Community Earth System Model (CESM) and Model for Prediction Across Scales (MPAS).
For information on expectations of working group members, see the Working Group Terms of Reference.
We are growing the working group slowly to ensure everyone is heard and can make meaningful contributions. As the scope of ESPAT grows in S2S and in other areas, there will be additional opportunities for collaboration.
Please email Meg Fowler to express your interest in joining.
2025 In-person meeting
The next ESPAT community workshop, focused on the role of land-atmosphere interactions on predictability at subseasonal-to-seasonal (S2S) timescales, will be June 16-18 at the NSF NCAR Mesa Lab in Boulder.
2025 Quarterly hybrid meeting schedule
Online and in person at the NSF NCAR Foothills Lab in Boulder, Colorado.
- April 1, 2025, 1-2:30 p.m. MT
- July 1, 2025, 1-2:30 p.m. MT
- Oct. 7, 2025, 1-2:30 p.m. MT
To RSVP and receive a calendar invite, please email Meg Fowler to express your interest in joining the working group.
Agendas will be shared with participants in advance of each meeting.