date: Mon, 5 Nov 2007 11:09:49 -0500
from: "Cohen, Barbara" <Barbara.Cohen@orise.orau.gov>
subject: EPSCoR State Laboratory 2007 Review Request - 107650 -Jones
to: <p.jones@uea.ac.uk>

   Dr. Jones,


   You have been recommended by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Program Manager, Anjuli
   Bamai, as a possible reviewer in the DOE's "Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive
   Research (DOE/EPSCoR); Building EPSCoR-State/National Laboratory Partnerships" for the
   following proposal.  To assist you I am attaching the abstract as a preview to the research
   project.


   Proposal #                   107650

   PI:                                Uma Bhatt

                                       University of Alaska Fairbanks


   Title:   Characterization of the Dynamics of Climate Systems and Identification of Missing
   Mechanisms Impacting Global Climate Models


   ABSTRACT:


   The proposed research will investigate dynamical features in both observed and modeled
   climate data with the aim of answering the questions: how well do currently existing models
   capture the long-term dynamics present in real data and how can we improve models? Finding
   answers to these questions will be important if we are to use the outcome of these models
   for any kind of long-term projection as well as understanding the uncertainty in those
   predictions. To do this, we will use several tools that estimate the degree of memory that
   exists in a system, in both real and modeled data from the atmosphere-ice-oceanland system.
   The dynamical characteristics of time-series of several quantities related to the energy or
   information content will be examined (using, for instance, R/S analysis or the Renyi
   entropy) as well as the features of long-term transport of passive quantities (using
   fractional diffusive models).


   Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE) will be conducting a web-based
   review.  If you agree to assist us by reviewing this proposal, the proposal will be made
   available to you at the ORISE web site and you will be able to enter your evaluation into a
   web-based form to complete the review.


   DOE is asking a deadline of November 30, 2007 for the completion of your review.


   Please let us know your willingness to assist DOE EPSCoR in this review process.  If you
   are willing to participate, I will send you the necessary information via e-mail, and your
   access information to the web-site via Federal Express.


   Thank you for your assistance in the review process.  We will greatly appreciate your time
   commitment to this important effort.  Should you have any questions of a programmatic
   nature, please contact Dr. Kristin Bennett, DOE EPSCoR Program Manager, at 301-903-4269 or
   via e-mail at [1]kristin.bennett@science.doe.gov.  Questions of an administrative nature
   should be directed to Barbara Cohen, ORISE, at 865-576-3717, e-mail
   [2]barbara.cohen@orise.orau.gov or Sophia Kitts at 865-576-2270 or
   [3]sophia.kitts@orise.orau.gov.


   Sincerely,


   Barbara Cohen





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   Barbara Cohen

   ORAU/ORISE

   PO Box 117, MS 17, MC 212

   Oak Ridge, TN  37831-0117

   Phone: 865.576.3717; FAX:  865.241.3168

   [4]Barbara.Cohen@orise.orau.gov

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