Agenda of the 6th COSMO General Meeting

Held at Milano, Italy, 22-24 September 2004

Wednesday, 22 September, 09.00 hrs-18.00 hrs
Welcome address M. Capaldo, UGM-CNMCA 09.00-09.05
Opening of the Meeting dedicated to Günther Doms D. Frühwald, DWD 09.05-09.15
Organization of the Meeting M. Ferri UGM-CNMCA 09.15-09.20
Report of the Steering Committee (0.01 MB, pdf) D. Frühwald, DWD 09.20-09.30
Report of the Scientific Project Manager(0.1MB, ppt) T. Paccagnella, ARPA-SIM 09.30-09.40
Progress and Plans of the AROME mesoscale modelling project (4.5MB, pdf) F. Bouttier, MeteoFrance 09.40-10.05
The LMK Project (2.4MB, pdf) M. Baldauf, DWD 10.05-10.30
Coffee Break 10.30-11.00
Working Group 1: Data assimilation C. Schraff
Overview C. Schraff 11.00-11.10
Recent results on the soil moisture analysis (0.8MB, pdf) E. Heise M. Lange, DWD 11.10-11.15
Recent developments on latent heat nudging and the use of wind profiler data (2.2MB, pdf) C. Schraff, S. Klink. K. Stephan,
M. Buchhold, DWD
11.15-11.35
Some challenges in high-resolution latent heat nudging (0.9MB, pdf) D. Leuenberger, A. Rossa, MeteoSwiss 11.35-11.50
Some recent developments in DA at MeteoSwiss: GPS and snow analysis (0.7MB, pdf) J.-M. Bettems, MeteoSwiss 11.50-12.05
1D-Var assimilation of ATOVS radiances at CNMCA (1.4MB, pdf) A. Vocino, M. Bonavita, UGM-CNMCA 12.05-12.20
WG1 Poster Presentations
3D wind field retrieval with 4DVAR technique for assimilation to LM (3.8MB, pdf) A. Mazur, J. Achimowicz, Dziewit, IMGW
Correlation functions A.Vocino
Working Group 2: Numerical Aspects J. Steppeler
Overview J. Steppeler 12.30-12.45
Report on the work done in Boulder (2.1MB, pdf) J. Steppeler 12.45-13.00
Lunch Break 13.00-14.00
A realistic case using LM-Z (5.3MB, pdf) J. Steppeler, H.-W. Bitzer, DWD;
J. Parfiniewicz, IMGW
14.00-14.15
SL version of z-coordinate (0.4MB, pdf) D. Cesari, ARPA-SIM 14.15-14.30
Prognostic Precipitation (2.2MB, pdf) M. Baldauf, DWD 14.30-14.45
RK3-LM (1.9MB, pdf) J. Förstner, DWD 14.45-15.00
A radiative upper boundary condition of the Klemp-Bougeault-type and its application to a compressible nonhydrostatic model - present state towards LM-implementation (0.6MB, pdf) H. Herzog, DWD 15.00-15.15
Poster viewing and Coffee Break 15.15-16.00
Working Group 3: Physical Aspects M. Arpagaus
Overview(0.1MB, pdf) M. Arpagaus 16.00-16.10
Influence of the higher vertical resolution on the surface layer parameterization(2.2MB, pdf) M. Raschendorfer, DWD 16.10-16.25
Implementation of the lake model in LM, present status (0.3MB, pdf) D. Mironov, DWD 16.25-16.40
Comparing Bechthold, Kain-Fritsch and Tiedtke convection schemes in the LM (1.1MB, pdf) L. Smoydzin, A. Gassmann, Uni Bonn;
M. Arpagaus, MeteoSwiss
16.40-16.55
The new soil model present status (2.4MB, pdf) E. Heise, DWD 16.55-17.05
The 3D turbulence parameterization scheme for LMK (0.8MB, pdf) H.-J. Herzog, G. Vogel, J. Förstner,
U. Schubert, DWD
17.05-17.20
Modifications of LM parameterization schemes in the framework of the HYDROPTIMET project (1.6MB, pdf) P. Mercogliano, M. Milelli,
ARPA-Piemonte
17.20-17.35
Study of the dynamics of convective rain cells using the LM (1.9MB, pdf) A. Parodi, Uni Genova 17.35-17.50
Parameterization of free and forced convection in the ABL based on LES experiments (1.2MB, pdf) Z. Sorbjan, Uni Marquette 17.50-18.00
WG3 Poster Presentations:
The single column LM: A test bed for parameterization studies M. Raschendorfer, DWD
Thursday, 23 September, 09.00 hrs-18.30 hrs
Working Group 4: Interpretation and Applications P. Eckert
Overview (0.7MB, ppt) P. Eckert 09.00-09.15
COSMO-LEPS status report (0.5MB, pdf) A. Montani, ARPA-SIM 09.15-09.25
Verification of the COSMO-LEPS (2.0MB, ppt) C. Marsigli, ARPA-SIM 09.25-09.35
The Impact of Moist Singular Vectors and Horizontal Resolution on Short-Range Limited-Area Ensemble Forecasts for Extreme Weather Events (3.1MB, ppt) A. Walser, MeteoSwiss 09.35-09.50
The Superensemble Technique (0.6MB, pdf) D. Cane, M. Milelli, ARPA-Piemonte 09.50-10.00
Interpretation of the new high resolution model LMK (0.7MB, ppt) H. Hoffmann, DWD 10.00-10.15
Backward dispersion modelling to identify potential source regions (1.0MB, pdf) P. Kaufmann, MeteoSwiss 10.15-10.25
Presentations of 2 posters (0.3 MB, pdf) C. Keil, DLR 10.25-10.30
Poster Viewing and Coffee Break 10.30-11.00
WG4 Poster Presentations
Different types of applications of LM results- simulations of dispersion of radioactive contamination, forecasts for highways A. Mazur, IMGW
An Overview on LMSynSat C. Keil, DLR
SynPolRad - A Polarimetric Radar Forward Operator C. Keil, DLR
Working Group 5: Verification and Case Studies F. Schubiger
Overview (885KB, pdf) F. Schubiger, MeteoSwiss 11.00-11.10
Installation of a Common Verification Package at ECMWF (105KB, pdf) A. Galliani, P. Emiliani, UGM-CNMCA 11.10-11.25
Validation of near-surface boundary layer processes from operational weather prediction runs (707KB, pdf) G. Vogel, DWD 11.25-11.40
Verification of the diurnal cycle for surface weather elements of LM- and aLMo-forecasts over Germany and Switzerland (1.8MB, pdf) U. Damrath, DWD;
F. Schubiger, MeteoSwiss
11.40-11.55
Verification with SYNOP, TEMP and GPS data (3.1MB, ppt) P. Kaufmann, MeteoSwiss 11.55-12.10
LM results - Verification against data from synoptic stations and local meteorological posts K. Starosta, J. Linkowska, IMGW 12.10-12.25
Final comments 12.25-12.30
WG5 Poster Presentations:
SYNOP and TEMP verification at UGM (Oct. 2003 - August 2004) P. Emiliani, A. Galliani, UGM-CNMCA
LM results - verification against vertical soundings A. Mazur, IMGW
Recent developments in LM verification process E. Oberto, M. Turco, D. Cane,
ARPA-Piemonte
The effect of drifting precipitation on quality of QPF U. Damrath, DWD
Overview on verification of LMK results C.-J. Lenz, U. Damrath, DWD
Some results of LM Verification with aircraft data U. Pflüger
First results of LM QPF Verification with CRA method U. Pflüger
Weather situation-dependent stratification of radar-based precipitation verification of the Alpine Model (aLMo) A. Rossa, M. Arpagaus,
E. Zala, MeteoSwiss
Verification of surface weather parameter at ARPA-SIM M. Tesini, ARPA-SIM
Lunch Break 12.30-14.00
Working Group 6: Reference Version and Implementation U. Schättler
Overview (0.2MB, ppt) U. Schättler 14.00-14.10
Changes to COSMO Software (0.2MB, ppt) U. Schättler, DWD 14.10-14.30
Running LM on a LINUX cluster(0.2MB, pdf) D. Cesari, ARPA-SIM 14.30-14.50
A new option for Rayleigh-damping using frames (1.3MB, pdf) L. Torrisi, UGM-CNMCA 14.50-15.10
Future Plans of DWD: GME and LME (1.3MB, pdf) J.-P. Schulz, DWD 15.10-15.30
Poster Viewing and Coffee Break 15.30-16.15
WG6 Poster Presentations:
The Alpine Model (aLMo) of MeteoSwiss G. deMorsier, MeteoSwiss
Impact of LM domain size on the forecasts L. Torrisi, UGM-CNMCA
Plenum Session: Proposals and Discussion of Work Packages
General Guidelines for Future Developments (0.1MB, ppt) T. Paccagnella 16.15-16.25
Goals 2005 and Future Tasks (0.01MB, pdf) D. Frühwald 16.25-16.35
Proposals and Discussion for WG 1 C. Schraff 16.35-16.55
Proposals and Discussion for WG 2 J. Steppeler 16.55-17.15
Proposals and Discussion for WG 3 M. Arpagaus 17.15-17.35
Proposals and Discussion for WG 4 P. Eckert 17.35-17.55
Proposals and Discussion for WG 5 F. Schubiger 17.55-18.15
Proposals and Discussion for WG 6 U.Schättler 18.15-18.35
Dinner 19.00
Friday, 24 September 9.00 hrs-17.00hrs
Workshop Session: Definition of Work Packages
Organization D. Frühwald 09.00-09.05
Parallel Workshops of the Working Groups 09.05-10.45
Meeting of the Steering Committee 09.05-10.45
Coffee Break 10.45-11.00
Plenum Session: Presentation of the Workshop Results
WG 1 C. Schraff 11.00-11.10
WG 2 J. Steppeler 11.10-11.20
WG 3 M. Arpagaus 11.20-11.30
WG 4 P. Eckert 11.30-11.40
WG 5 (106Kb, ppt) F. Schubiger 11.40-11.50
WG 6 U. Schättler 11.50-12.00
Plenum Discussion on Workshop Results T. Paccagnella 12.00-12.30
Lunch Break 12.30-14.00
Plenum Session
Perspectives and Projects D. Frühwald 14.00-14.30
Representation of EUMETNET/SRNWP J. Quiby, MeteoSwiss 14.30-14.50
Project for a Regional Multi-Model Ensemble Prediction System 14.50-15.00
Lead Centre for Nonhydrostatic Modelling J. Steppeler 15.00-15.10
Lead Centre for Short Range Ensemble Prediction M. Ferri 15.10-15.20
Poster Viewing and Coffee Break 15.20-15.50
Status Reports of Projects 15.50-16.20
COSMO Perspectives and any other Business D. Frühwald 16.20-17.00
Closing of the 6th COSMO General Meeting 17.00