US Reanalysis Workshop Summary

Following the USCLIVAR Reanalysis workshop (Nov 2010, Baltimore MD), a short summary of the proceedings and recommendations was developed. It was published in AGU EOS last week.

The aim of the workshop was to bring together separate disciplines working on data assimilation and reanalysis in separate disciplines, to discuss the needs for and direction to integrated Earth system analysis (IESA). The strengths and weaknesses of the current reanalyses were discussed, as well as potential improvements to each of the major components of reanalyses (model, data assimilation and observations). Despite the current number of reanalyses, they remain in demand, and still have room for improvement, especially in the representation of present climate.