First meeting
Our first meeting took place in Bern on 19-23 January, 2025

Meeting Agenda
Monday 19 January 2026
0830: Arrive at ISSI
0900: Welcome (Chris, Julius, Sabina, Cosima-Lea)
0930: Introduction to coastal sea level (Julius, Carolina)
1000: Coffee
1030: AMOC observing systems I (Eleanor)
1100: AMOC observing systems II (Neil)
1130: Discussion
1200: Lunch
1330: Satellite altimetry with application to eddy kinetic energy in the Gulf Stream (Bàrbara)
1400: Coastal sea-level observations (Carolina, Julius)
1430: Coffee
1500: Use of satellite altimetry in AMOC observing systems (Ale)
1530: Relationship between coastal sea level and ocean circulation: a case study from New England (Chris)
1600: Discussion
1700: Welcome drinks (ISSI)
1900: Dinner
Tuesday 20 January 2026
0830: Arrive at ISSI
0900: Recap of first day (Chris, Julius)
0930: Coastal sea-level connectivity to continental shelf, slope, and open-ocean variability (Jake)
1000: Coffee
1030: The role of boundary waves in mediating connections between the deep ocean, continental shelf, and coast (Anthony)
1100: The arrested topographic wave framework (Sam)
1130: Discussion
1200: Lunch
1330: A simple model of the response of the Atlantic thermocline to variability in dense water formation and wind forcing (Helen)
1400: AMOC in climate and ocean models (Helene)
1430: Coffee
1500: Nonlinear response modeling and approximate Bayesian inference (Thomas)
1530: Estimates of Atlantic meridional heat transport from spatiotemporal fusion of Argo, altimetry and gravimetry data (Kiko)
1600: Discussion
1700: Depart (no formal evening plans)
Wednesday 21 January 2026
0830: Arrive at ISSI
0900: Recap of second day (Chris, Julius)
0930: Discussion
1000: Coffee
1030: Pitches and breakout group organization
1200: Lunch
1330: Breakout group work
1430: Coffee
1500: Breakout group work
1700: Adjourn (no formal evening plans)
Thursday 22 January 2026
0830: Arrive at ISSI
0900: Breakout group updates and discussion
1000: Coffee
1030: Breakout group work
1200: Lunch
1330: Breakout group work
1430: Coffee
1500: Breakout group work
1700: Adjourn
1900: Dinner
Friday 23 January 2026
0830: Arrive at ISSI
0900: Breakout group updates
1000: Coffee
1030: Formulate research plans and next steps
1200: Lunch
1330: Free time and/or meeting adjourn