18th COSMO General Meeting, 5-8 September 2016, Offenbach (Germany)

Last update: 20 September 2016

This page has the links to the presentations of the parallel WGs/PPs sessions. For the rest, see the plenary agenda.

Parallel sessions agenda
Monday 5 September 2016
Parallel Session: WG1, KENDA-O and WG7, SPRED Chair: Chiara Marsigli, Christoph Schraff
Chiara Marsigli Opening 09:00-09:10
Hendrik Reich Towards operationalisation of KENDA at DWD pdf 09:10-09:35
Christoph Gebhardt Tobias Tröndle COSMO-DE-EPS forecasts using with IC perturbations from KENDA pdf 09:45-10:05
Daniel Leuenberger Simon Förster KENDA at MeteoSwiss: current and future activities pdf 10:10-10:25
André Walser COSMO-E: status and new developments pdf 11:00-11:25
Mikhail Tsyrulnikov Dmitri Gayfullin A new version of the Stochastic Pattern Generator pdf (1MiB), pdf (13MiB, animated) 11:30-11:45
Francesca Marcucci Valerio Cardinali Recent developments on KENDA implementation at CNMCA and soil moisture assimilation pdf 11:50-12:10
All Discussion (cross-cutting science issues?) 12:15-12:30
Parallel Session: KENDA-O Chair: Christoph Schraff
Christoph Schraff Overview on status of KENDA-O pdf 14:00-14:25
Axel Hutt All-sky approach for the use of SEVIRI WV data pdf 14:35-15:00
Axel Seifert Assimilation of 3D radar reflectivities: First experiments using the two-moment microphysics scheme   15:10-15:30
Klaus Stephan Availability of the OPERA data pdf 15:40-15:55
Michael Tsyrulnikov, Alexander Rakitkoi An update on the Hierarchical Bayes Ensemble Filter pdf 16:30-16:45
Roland Potthast Optional only: ‘datool’(for DA diagnosis and plotting e.g. using feedback files)   16:50-17:20
All Discussion:
  • scientific strategy (move from pure LETKF towards EnVar, when porting to ICON-regional? Which experiments should possibly be done to prepare this decision?)
  • porting DA system to ICON-LAM
  • DACE source code management: (automatic) test suite
 17:30-18:00
Parallel Session: WG2, CELO, CDIC Chair: Michael Baldauf
Michael Baldauf Opening 09:00-09:15
Bogdan Rosa Results of idealised and semi realistic simulations performed with new compressible dynamical core of COSMO-EULAG   09:15-09:45
All Discussion Next steps: path to bring COSMO-EULAG into the official COSMO, data assimilation issues (?) 09:45-10:30
Michael Baldauf First results from the idealised test cases   11:00-11:30
N.N Idealised test results   11:30-12:00
All Discussion Next steps: how to proceed with idealised and semi-realistic tests 12:00-12:30
Guy de Morsier Performances of the operational COSMO-1 model at MeteoSwiss   14:00-14:30
All Discussion:
  • Science Plan issues
  • validation of single precision version
  • supervising role of WGCs during GM (SMC proposal)
 14:30-15:00
Parallel Session: WG3a Chair: Matthias Raschendorfer
Matthias Raschendorfer Preparations, Welcome and Introduction 09:00-09:10
Jochen Förstner, Dimitrii Mironov Implementation of ECMWF-IFS (Tiedtke-Bechtold) Cumulus Convection Scheme into COSMO pdf 09:10-09:40
Ekatarina Machulskaya Tobias Göcke Implementation and validation of the EDP-forecast derived from TURBDIFF within the ICON model   09:40-10:10
Ulrich Blahak Stochastic boundary layer perturbations: implementation and first results   10:10-10:40
Ines Cerenzia Ekatarina Machulskaya About the applicability of a tile approach in cases with stable stratification   11:10-11:40
Matthias Raschendorfer Towards a new diagnostic of equilibrium surface temperature in combination with SAT and the soil model   11:40-12:10
AllMatthias Raschendorfer Discussion about ConSAT and the treatment of large and small scale surface inhomogeneity and its impact on turbulent diffusion   12:10-12:30
Ulrich Blahak Treatment of effective radius of pure sub-grid scale clouds in T2(RC)2   14:00-14:30
Halrel Muskatel About the model impact due to temporal resolution of radiation calculations   14:30-15:00
Pavel Khain About the effect of single precision-calculations in the radiation scheme   15:00-15:30
Natalia Chubarova Observational verification of radiation calculation and aerosol distributions   15:30-16:00
AllHalrel Muskatel Discussion about T2(RC)2 and the possibilities of dealing with the high numerical expense of radiation calculations 16:30-17:00
Ulrich Blahak Results from monitoring of operational LPI in COSMO-DE   17:00-17:30
All Final discussion about further aspects, remaining shortcomings, possible future contributions, organization of collaboration, technical issues 17:30-18:00
Parallel Session: WG3b Chair: Jean-Marie Bettems
Jean-Marie Bettems WG activities overview pdf 09:00-09:20
Jürgen Helmert Recent developments at DWD pdf 09:20-09:50
Massimo Milelli, E. Bucchignani, Paola Mercogliano Preliminary activity with COSMO-1 over Turin including TERRA-URB parametrization pdf 09:50-10:10
Yiftach Ziv PT TSA - What you get pdf 10:10-10:30
Yiftach Ziv PT TERRA Nova - What you will get pdf 10:30-10:50
Jan-Peter Schulz A new publication on TERRA   10:50-11:05
All Open 11:05-11:30
Parallel Session: CALMO Chair: Antigoni Voudouri
Jean-Marie Bettems Opening 13:30-13:35
Antigoni Voudouri Progress report of PP CALMO pdf 13:35-14:15
Pavel Khain Meta-model status: recent developments   14:15-15:15
Federico Grazzini, Pavel Khain Observations used   15:15-15:30
Pavel Khain, Antigoni Voudouri Status of COSMO-2 calibration pdf 15:30-16:15
Euripides Avgoustoglou A Method for the Priority Hierarchy of PP CALMO Tests pdf 16:30-17:00
All Analysis of results using COSMO-2 17:00-17:30
All COSMO-1 calibration: Part I 17:30-18:00
Parallel Session: WG5 Chair: Flora Gofa
Flora Gofa Welcome (minutes)-AVT requirements on fcst/obs data format pdf 09:00-09:30
Dimitra Boucouvala, all Presentation of seasonal CP reports Conditional Verification results. Round table discussion on main findings pdf 09:30-10:15
Flora Gofa CP activity content for 2016-17 (discussion) pdf 10:15-10:30
Ulrich Pflüger Operational verification at DWD pdf 11:00-11:15
Naima Vela COSMO models (8) comparison over Italian alert areas: long trends and last year review pdf 11:15-11:30
Flora Gofa SEEPS index applications pdf 11:30-11:45
Anastasia Bundel Marina Shatunova Verification studies for COSMO-Ru model pdf 11:45-12:00
Naima Vela All VAST improvements and future developments Discussion on verification software / Pre-processing tools pdf 12:00-12:30
Parallel Session: WG5, VERSUS2, INSPECT Chair: Flora Gofa
Felix Fundel Advances with Rfdbk pdf 14:00-14:20
Xavier Lapillonne MeteoSwiss experience with MEC-Rfdbk pdf 14:20-14:35
Roberto Bove PP VERSUS 2: Extension and Test phases outcome Maintenance plan and Future of VERSUS software pdf 14:35-15:00
Anastasia Bundel PP INSPECT: Status of project / revised plan pdf 15:00-15:30
Parallel Session: WG5, NWP Test Suite, WG6 Chair: Massimo Milelli
Andrea Montani COSMO NWP meteorological test suite: present status pdf 16:30-16:50
Flora Gofa NWP Test suite: Verification reports pdf 16:50-17:20
All Discussion 17:20-17:30
Parallel Session: WG6 Chair: Massimo Milelli
Massimo Milelli Introduction and overview pdf 09:00-09:30
Ulrich Schättler,
Ulrich Blahak		 SCA reports: COSMO, INT2LM, grib2 pdf (Sch.)
pdf (Bl.)		 09:30-10:30
Cosmin Barbu Mihaela Bogdan Bogdan Maco User Support activities pdf 11:00-11:30
Andrea Montani NWP test suite and COSMO LEPS update pdf 11:30-12:00
Katherine Osterried,
Ulrich Schättler		 GIT/GITHUB session pdf, (Ost.)
pdf (Sch.)		 12:00-16:00
Parallel Session: WG7, SPRED Chair: Chiara Marsigli
Andrea Montani Implementation of 20-member COSMO-LEPS: updates and challenges   14:00-14:20
Christina Klasa Dispersiveness of COSMO-E ensemble forecasts   14:30-14:50
Elena Astakhova, Dmitrii Alferov SPRED activities at RHM   15:00-15:20
All Discussion:
  • calibration of limited-area ensemble forecasts via reforecast: why and how?
  • SPRED: what is the impact of including the observation error in spread/skill relations?
  • spread in precipitation; does it make sense? how to interpret it?
  • can we demonstrate that convection-permitting ensemble systems have a better spread/skill relation than convection- parameterised ones?
  • visualisation of ensemble products on COSMO web pages: a dream?
 15:30-16:00
Andrzej Mazur, Grzegorz Duniec Status of TL-EPS running in IMWM; activities carried out in the frame of SPRED Priority Project   16:30-16:50
All Discussion:
  • continuation of SPRED PP
  • report on task 1
 17:00-18:00
Tuesday 06 September 2016
Parallel Session: WG1, KENDA-O Chair: Christoph Schraff
All (if required) (if required) Continuation of discussion:
  • scientific strategy (move from pure LETKF towards EnVar, when porting to ICON-regional? Which experiments should possibly be done to prepare this decision?)
  • porting DA system to ICON-LAM
  • DACE source code management
  • (automatic) test suite
 15:30-open
Parallel Session: WG2, POMPA Chair: Xavier Lapillonne
Xavier Lapillonne All Presentation and discussion of the PT Evaluation of the Dynamical Core Parallel Phase (EDP2) see plenary: pdf 14:00-14:40
Ulrich Schätller Status and plan of reintegration of the POMPA work into the official code   14:40-15:05
Pascal Spörri Status of the C++/STELLA dynamical core integration   15:05-15:30
Oliver Fuhrer Overview of the GridTool library   15:30-16:00
Pascal Spörri, Cosmin Barbu Tutorial: how to compile COSMO with the C++/STELLA dynamical core   16:30-17:00
All POMPA project planning and discussion 17:00-18:00
Joint Session: WG3a, CALMO Chair: Antigoni Voudouri
All COSMO-1 calibration: Part II 14:00-14:45
All Steps towards PP CALMO end 14:45-15:30
Jean-Marie Bettems, Antigoni Voudouri Data Storage   15:30-15:45
All C-MAX: The new PP proposal based on PP CALMO with a possible discussion about the inclusion of statistical/empirical parameterizations 15:45-16:45
All Dissemination of work (Final report, papers) 17:15-18:15
All C-MAX Roadmap 18:15-19:15
Parallel Session: Fieldextra Chair: Jean-Marie Bettems
Jean-Marie Bettems Current status pdf 17:00-17:20
All Open discussion: Q&A, user feedback, planning for the next 3 years 17:20-18:00
Parallel Session: WG4,1,5,7 “Seamless forecasting including - Nowcasting” Chair: Pierre Eckert
Pierre Eckert Opening 14:00-14:05
Roland Potthast IVS: status and plans (IVS = Integrated Forecasting System at DWD)   14:05-14:25
Pierre Eckert Ideas at MeteoSwiss on seamless forecasting and inclusion of Nowcasting   14:30-14:50
All Discussion, possible collaborations and synergies 14:50-15:20
Parallel Session: WG7, INSPECT Chair: Anastasia Bundel
Andrea Montani Sensitivity of COSMO-LEPS forecast skill to the verification network: application to MesoVICT cases pdf 15:30-15:45
Dimitra Boucouvala SAL applications on LEPS dataset pdf 15:45-16:00
Susanne Theis Spatial verification for ensemble at DWD pdf 16:30-16:45
All Discussion on EPS spatial applications 16:45-17:00
Flora Gofa Focus on Spatial Verification Filtering techniques pdf 17:00-17:15
Anastasia Bundel CRA method application for MesoVICT cases pdf 17:15-17:30
Maria Stefania Tesini Wind verification with DIST method pdf 17:30-17:45