### Appendix 1: List of Participants

Aceituno, Patricio | Universidad de Chile Facultad de Ciencias Físicas y Matemáticas Dept. de Geofísica Casilla 2777 Santiago de Chile Chile +562-696-87-90 +562-696-86-86 aceituno@dgf.uchile.cl
Alonso Gan, Manuel | Instituto de Pesquisas Especiais - INPE C.P. 515 12201-970 São José dos Campos, SP Brazil +55-12-345-6663 +55-12-345-6666 alonso@met.inpe.br
Ambrizzi, Tércio | Universidade de São Paulo Depto. de Ciencias Atmosféricas C.P. 9638, CEP 05508-900 Rua do Matan, 1226 São Paulo - SP Brazil +55-11-818-4731 +55-11-818-4714 ambrizzi@model.iag.usp.br
Andrade, Carlos | Centro de Investigaciones Oceanográficas Apto. Aereo 982 Cartagena Colombia +575-669-4096 +573-731-5670 jdivop.cioh@enap.edu.co
Barros, Vicente | University of Buenos Aires Ciudad Universitária Pab. II - 2o Piso 1428 Buenos Aires Argentina +541-782 6528 Barros@at1.fcen.uba.ar
Campos, Edmo | Universidade de São Paulo Instituto Oceanográfico Pça. do Oceanográfico 191 05508-900 São Paulo, S.P. Brazil +55-11-211-1502 +55-11-210-3092 edmo@usp.br
Cavalcante de Lima Moscati, Marley | Instituto de Pesquisas Especiais - INPE Av. Astronautas 1758 C.P. 515 São José dos Campos, SP Brazil +55-12-345 6651 +55-12-345 6666 marley@met.inpe.br
Chang, Ping | Texas A&M University Department of Oceanography College Station, TX 77845 U.S.A. +1-409-845-8196 +1-409-847-8879 ping@ocean.tamu.edu
da Silva Dias, Pedro L. | Universidade de São Paulo Instituto Astronómico e Geofísico Departamento de Ciencias Atmosféricas Rua do Matão, 1226 05508-900 São Paulo, SP Brazil +55-11-212-3037 ??? +55-11-818-4714 pldsdias@model.iag.usp.br
da Silva Dias, Maria Assunçao | Universidade de São Paulo Instituto Astronómico e Geofísico Departamento de Ciencias Atmosféricas Rua do Matão, 1226 05508-900 São Paulo, SP Brazil +55-11-818-4713 +55-11-818-4714 mafdsdias@usp.br
de Camargo, Ricardo | IAG / USP Rua do Matão 1226 05508-900 São Paulo Brasil +55-11-818-4713 +55-11-818-4714 ricamarg@model.iag.usp.br
Douglas, Michael | National Severe Storms Lab. 1313 Halley Circle Norman, OK 73069 U.S.A. +1-405-366-0525 +1-405-366-0513 mdouglas@nssl.noaa.gov
Emmanuel, C.B. | University Corporation for Atmospheric Research Joint Office for Science Support Box 3000 Boulder, Co 80307-3000 U.S.A. +1-303-497-8693 +1-303-497-8633 cbe@ucar.edu
Enfield, David | NOAA/AOML/PHOD 4301 Rickenbacker Causeway Miami, FL 33149 U.S.A. +1-305-361-4351 +1-305-361-4392 enfield@ocean.aoml.erl.gov
Eriksen, Charlie | University of Washington School of Oceanography Box 357940 Seattle, WA 98195-7940 U.S.A. +1-206-543-6528 +1-206-685-3354 charlie@ocean.washington.edu
Esbensen, Steven | Oregon State University Strand Agriculture Hall Room 326 College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences 104 Ocean Admin. Bldg. Corvallis, OR 97330-3325 U.S.A. +1-541-737-5687 +1-541-737-2540 esbensen@ats.orst.edu
Ferreira, Rosana Nieto | NASA 7 GSFC Laboratory for Atmospheres Mail Stop 913.0 Greenbelt, MD 20771 U.S.A. +1-301-286 4787 ferreira@janus.gsfc.nasa.gov
Fu, Rong | Dept. of Atmospheric Sciences University of Arizona 1118 4th St., Rm 576 Tucson, AR 85721-0081 U.S.A. +1-520-621-6955 +1-520-621-6833 fu@air.atmo.arizona.edu
Gandu, Adilson W. | Institute of Astronomy and Geophysics Rua do Matão 1226 São Paulo 6470180 SP Brazil +55-11-818-4698 adwgandu@model.iag.usp.br
Grimm, Alice | Federal University of Paraná Dept. of Physics Caixa Postal 19081 81531-990 Curitiba, PR Brazil grimm@fisica.ufpr.br
Halpern, David | Jet Propulsion Laboratory, MS 300-323 California Institute of Technology 4800 Oak Grove Drive Pasadena, CA 91109-8099 U.S.A. +1-818-354-5327 +1-818-393-6720 halpern@pacific.jpl.nasa.gov
Higgins, Wayne | NCEP/NWS/NOAA Climate Prediction Center World Weather Building, Rm 605 Camp Springs, MD 20746 U.S.A. +1-301-763-8000 +1-301-763-8395 wd52wh@sgi85.wwb.noaa.gov
Kayano, Mary | Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais Av. dos Astronautas 1758 12201-010 São José dos Campos, SP Brazil +55-12-3456029 +55-12-3412077 mkayano@dir.inpe.br
Koster, Randal | NASA / GSFC Code 974 Greenbelt, MD 20771 U.S.A. +1-301-286-7061 +1-301-286-1758 randal.koster@gsfc.nasa.gov
Kousky, Vernon E. | NOAA, CPC (W/NCEP5) World Weather Building #800 5200 Auth Road Camp Springs, MD 20746 U.S.A. +1-301-763-8000 +1-301-763-8395 wd52vk@hp31.wwb.noaa.gov Vernon.Kousky@noaa.gov
Krishnamurti, Tiruvalam N. | Florida State University Department of Meteorology Tallahassee, FL 32306 U.S.A. +1-850-6442210 +1-850-6449642 tnk@io.met.fsu.edu
Lawford, Rick | GCIP Project Office NOAA Office of Global Programs 1100 Wayne Avenue, Suite 1210 Silver Spring, MD 20910 U.S.A. +1 301 427 2089 Ext 40 +1 301 427 2222 lawford@ogp.noaa.gov
Magaña, Victor O. | Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico Centro de Ciencias de la Atmosfera Circuito Ex., Ciudad Universitária México, D.F. 04510 México +52-5-622-4088 +52-5-616-0789 victor@regino.atmosfcu.unam.mx
Marengo, José | CPTEC / INPE Rod. Dutra Km 40 12630-000 Cachoeira Paulista, SP Brazil +55-12-5608464 +55-12-5612835 marengo@cptec.inpe.br
Matano, Ricardo | Oregon State University College of Oceanic & Atmosph. Sciences Corvallis, OR 97331-5503 U.S.A. +1-541-737-2212 +1-541-737-2064 rpm@oce.oest.edu
Mechoso, Carlos Roberto | Univ. of California-Los Angeles Dept. of Atmospheric Sciences 405 Hilgard Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90095-1565 U.S.A. +1-310-825-3057 +1-310-206-5219 mechoso@atmos.ucla.edu
Meitin, José | NOAA National Severe Storms Lab. 325 Broadway Boulder, CO 80303 +1-303-497-8168 meitin@ucar.edu
Mooers, Chris | University of Miami Ocean Pollution Research Center, RSMAS 4600 Rickenbacker Causeway Miami, FL 33149-1098 U.S.A. +1-305-361-4825/4088 +1-305-361-4701 mooers@rsmas.miami.edu
Mooney, Kenneth | NOAA Office of Global Programs 1100 Wayne Ave., Suite 1210 Silver Spring, MD 20910 U.S.A. 1-301-427-2089 ext. 14 1-301-427-2073 mooney@ogp.noaa.gov
Moura, Antonio D. | International Research Institute for Climate Prediction Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory 61 Route 9W Palisades, NY 10964-8000 U.S.A. +1-914-365-8368 +1-914-365-8366 amoura@iri.ldeo.columbia.edu
Nicolini, Matilde | University of Buenos Aires Ciudad Universitária Pab. II - 2o Piso 1428 Buenos Aires Argentina +54-1-787-26931 nicolini@at1.fcen.uba.ar
Nobre, Carlos | INPE Centro de Previsão de Tempo e Estudos Climáticos Rod. Presidente Dutra, Km 40 Cachoeira Paulista, S.P. 12630- 000 Brazil +55-12-5608499 +55-12-5612835 nobre@cptec.inpe.br
Nobre, Paulo | International Research Institute for Climate Prediction Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory P.O.Box 1000 61 Route 9 W Palisades, N.Y. 10964 USA +1-914-365-8334 +1-914-365-8366 pnobre@iri.ldeo.columbia.edu
Paegle, Julia | University of Utah Dept. of Meteorology 819 W. Browning Bldg. Salt Lake City, UT 84112 U.S.A. +1-801-581-7284 +1-801-585-3681 jnpaegle@atmos.met.utah.edu
Patterson, Michael | NOAA Office of Global Programs 1100 Wayne Avenue, Suite 1225 Silver Spring, MD 20910-5603 U.S.A. +1-301-427 2089, Ext 12 +1-301-427 2073 patterson@ogp.noaa.gov
Picaut, Joel C. | NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Laboratory for Hydrospheric Processes Code 970 Greenbelt, MD 20771 U.S.A. +1-301-286-2108 +1-301-286-1761 jpicaut@neptune.gsfc.nasa.gov
Piotrowicz, Stephen | NOAA/OOAR SSNAC-3 1315 East-West Highway Silver Spring, MD 20910 -3282 U.S.A. +1-301-713-2465 +1-301-713-0158 steve.piotrowicz@noaa.gov
Rao, V.B. | Instituto de Pesquisas Especiais - INPE C.P. 515 12201-970 São José dos Campos, SP Brazil vbrao@met.inpe.br
Ray, Andrea | NOAA/ERL/CDC 325 Broadway Boulder, CO 80303 U.S.A. +1-303-492-4287 +1-303-497-7013 ajr@cdc.noaa.gov
Ribstein, Pierre | ORSTOM, UMR Sisyphe Université Paris 6, Tour 26 4, Place Jussieu 75252 Paris Cedex 05 France +33-1-44 27 51 32 +33-1-44 27 51 25 ribstein@biogeodis.jussieu.fr
Robertson, Andrew | Dept. of Atmospheric Sciences UCLA 405 Hilgard Ave Los Angeles, CA 90095-1565 U.S.A. +1-310-825 1038 +1-310-206 5219 andy@atmos.ucla.edu
Rogers, David | Scripps Institution of Oceanography University of California San Diego La Jolla, CA 92093-0230 U.S.A. +1-619-534-6412 +1-619-534-8045 drogers@ucsd.edu
Ronca, Roxane | NOAA/OGP 1100 Wayne Ave., Suite 1210 Silver Spring, MD 20910-5603 U.S.A. +1-301-427-2089 ext. 507 +1-301-427-2073 ronca@ogp.noaa.gov
Sawyer, Karyn | University Corp. for Atmospheric Res. Joint Office of Science Support P.O.Box 3000 Boulder, CO 80307 U.S.A. +1-303-497-8681 +1-303-497-8158 karyn@ucar.edu
Soldi, Hector | Direccion de Hidrografia y Navegacion Calle Gamarra 500, Chucuito Casilla Postal 80 , Callao Lima Peru +51-1-4299868 +51-1-4652995 soldiac@mail.cosapidata.com.pe
Srinivasa Rao, Chapa | INPE-DMS Av. dos Astronautas 1758 12200 São José dos Campos, SP Brazil +55-12-345 6644 +55-12-345 6666 chapa@met.inpe.br
Tanajura, Clemente | LNCC / CNPg Rua Laura Muller 455 Rio de Janeiro, RJ 22290-160 +55-21-541 2132 +55-21-295 7944 cast@nismail.lncc.br
Terra, Rafael | UCLA Dept of Atmospheric Sciences 405 Hilgard Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90095-1565 U.S.A. +1-310-825 1555 +1-310-206 5219 rterra@atmos.ucla.edu
Vera, Carolina | CIMA / Depto. de Ciencias de la Atmosfera Universidad de Buenos Aires Pabellon II - 2 Piso Ciudad Universitaria 1428 Buenos Aires Argentina +54 -1-787-2693 +54 -1-788 3572 carolina@at.fcen.uba.ar
Villwock, Andreas | International CLIVAR Project Office Max-Planck-Institut für Meteorologie Bundesstrasse 55 D-20146 Hamburg Germany +49-40-41173-414 +49-40-41173-413 andreas.villwock@clivar.dkrz.de
Wainer, Ilana | Instituto Oceanográfico da USP Dept. Oceanografia Física Pça. do Oceanográfico 191 05508-900 São Paulo, SP Brazil +55-11-818-6578 +55-11-210-3092 wainer@usp.br
Weller, Robert | Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Clark 204A MS 29 38 Water Street Woods Hole, MA 02543 -1541 U.S.A. +1-508-289-2508 +1-508-457-2163 rweller@whoi.edu
Wilcox, Bradford | Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research Av. Astronautas, 1758 12227-010 São José dos Campos, S.P. Brazil +55-12 345 6860 +55-12 341 4410 bwilcox@dir.iai.int