CGD Scientific Contribution to 2012 NAR

• NAR 2012
• NESL LAR 2012

Science Serving Society

• New Working Group Brings a Social Dimension to Climate Modeling
• Jeff Kiehl Wins Climate Communications Award

Contributions to 2012 NESL Annual Report

I. Scientific Discovery

• Atmosphere/Ocean Interactions
• Decadal Prediction and Predictability

II. Prediction Across Scales

• Community Earth System Model (CESM) Infrastructure
• Application of CAM-Chem to the Understanding of Halogen Chemistry over the Tropical Ocean
• Using WACCM to Investigate the Influence of Stratospheric Ozone Loss on Trends in Sea Ice
• Nested Regional Climate Model (NRCM)
• Model for Prediction Across Scales (MPAS)
• Connecting Past, Present, and Future Climates
• Human Activity in an Earth System Hierarchy