Motivation

 The Aerosol, Cloud, Precipitation and Climate Working Group is a joint initiative of the International Geosphere–Biosphere Programme (IGBP) and the World Climate Research Programme (WCRP), developed through the cooperation of the IGBP's Integrated Land Ecosystem–Atmosphere Processes Study (iLEAPS) and International Global Atmospheric Chemistry (IGAC) and WCRP's Global Energy and Water Cycle Experiment (GEWEX).

This group meets annually to discuss progress towards research roadmaps in the sub-topics of marine low cloud systems and deep convective systems. Through these annual meetings, progress is tracked, define next steps and coordinate research activities.

The outcomes of the workshop directly support the mission of the DOE Atmospheric Research (ASR) program and Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) Facility to use observations and modeling to address important uncertainties in the climate system with a goal towards improving climate simulations. Many ASR and ARM funded researchers participate in the ACPC group, but this meeting also provides important connections to the international community.

Note: This meeting falls under Exemption E. Meetings such as Advisory Committee and Federal Advisory Committee meetings. Solicitation/Funding Opportunity Announcement Review Board meetings, peer review/objective review panel meetings, evaluation panel/board meetings, and program kick-off and review meetings (including those for grants and contracts) and is open to the public.