Subject: CHAMMP Proposals for 1997 and beyond Cc: dc_bader@pnl.gov, michelle.broido@oer.doe.gov, p.crowley@oer.doe.gov Status: R IMPORTANT MESSAGE FOR CHAMMP INVESTIGATORS Plans for the implementation of the DOE Climate Change Prediction Program. As many of you are aware, we are at logical assessment point for the CHAMMP program. Our five year collaboration with the DOE HPCC program to support the High Perfromance Computing Research Centers at Oak Ridge and Los Alamos National Laboratories was successfully concluded. Codes developed by CHAMMP researchers are now being used in at least three major climate modeling activities. CHAMMP investigators either advised or participated in the procurement of three major computer systems for weather and climate research. The number of journal publications has been outstanding. During calendar 1997, the CHAMMP program will be integrated with the other DOE climate modeling activities to become the DOE Climate Change Prediction Program. Briefly, the program will be configured as follows: 1: Major laboratory activities The Program for Climate Model Diagnosis and Intercomparison at LLNL Ocean and Coupled Model Development, HPCC and Accelerated Strategic Computing Initiative and DOE 2000 interface at LANL Climate Model Application and CSM interface at NCAR 2: University grants program An announcement will be made this spring soliciting grant applications in the areas of climate dynamics, numerical methods, model parameterization and possibly other topics. Existing grants will be extended until November 30, 1997, with additional supplemental funding if necessary. Winners of the competition this summer will have projects with start dates of December 1, 1997. 3. DOE and other laboratory participation The role of DOE and other laboratories is still being defined. We plan to have a separate meeting with DOE laboratory investigators and representatives to develop a plan for groups that are not part of the major laboratory activities. Groups currently preparing Field Work Proposals should plan on completing existing projects by December 31, 1997 within existing budgets (Assume level funding at FY 97 rates for the first quarter of FY 98). Outlines for possible new projects may be proposed, but extensive detail should not be provided at this time, as the Field Work Proposals will not be the basis for proposal review. Please contact either Dave Bader (dc_bader@pnl.gov) or me (p.crowley@oer.doe.gov) should you have any questions. Patrick Crowley, CHAMMP Program Manager