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Spring Colloquium on the Physics of Weather and Climate: Regional Weather Predictability and Modelling | (smr 1652)
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  • Monday, 11 April 2005
    • 08:30 - 10:00 REGISTRATION
      Location: Adriatico Guest House (Lower Level 1)
      • 08:30 REGISTRATION 1h30'
    • 10:00 - 10:30 Welcome & Introduction to the Colloquium
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
      • 10:00 Welcome & Introduction to the Colloquium 30'
    • 10:30 - 11:00 Coffee Break
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
      • 10:30 Coffee Break 30'
    • 11:00 - 12:00 Free time for administrative / financial matters
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
      • 11:00 Free time for administrative / financial matters 1h0'
    • 12:00 - 14:00 Lunch
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
      • 12:00 Lunch 2h0'
    • 14:00 - 15:15 Regional NWP modeling and predictability, introduction. The Eta Model numerical design: Lateral boundary conditions, time differencing
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
      • 14:00 Regional NWP modeling and predictability, introduction. The Eta Model numerical design: Lateral boundary conditions, time differencing 1h15'
        Speaker: F. Mesinger (NOAA/NCEP, Camp Springs & U. of Maryland, USA)
        Material: lecture notes
    • 15:15 - 15:45 Coffee Break
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
      • 15:15 Coffee Break 30'
    • 15:45 - 17:00 The Eta Model at CPTEC. Applications
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
      • 15:45 The Eta Model at CPTEC. Applications 1h15'
        Speaker: S.C. Chou (INPE/CPTEC, Sao Paulo, Brazil)
  • Tuesday, 12 April 2005
    • 09:00 - 10:15 Eta land-surface, surface layer and PBL parameterization schemes, Part I
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
      • 09:00 Eta land-surface, surface layer and PBL parameterization schemes, Part I 1h15'
        Speaker: F. Freedman (San Jos‚ State University, USA)
        Material: lecture notes related links
    • 10:15 - 10:45 Coffee Break
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
      • 10:15 Coffee Break 30'
    • 10:45 - 12:00 Data assimilation in regional modeling and prediction: Assimilation
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
      • 10:45 Data assimilation in regional modeling and prediction: Assimilation 1h15'
        Speaker: T. Vukicevic (Colorado State Univ., CIRA, Fort Collins, USA)
        Material: lecture notes
    • 12:00 - 14:00 Lunch Break
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
      • 12:00 Lunch Break 2h0'
    • 14:00 - 15:20 Infolab - Familiarization with computing environment in ICTP lab
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Informatics Lab.
      • 14:00 Infolab - Familiarization with computing environment in ICTP lab 1h20'
        Speaker: J. Grassberger (ICTP)
    • 15:20 - 15:40 Coffee Break
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
      • 15:20 Coffee Break 20'
    • 15:40 - 17:00 Infolab - Formation of working groups and start-up session on data handling and visualization
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Informatics Lab.
      • 15:40 Infolab - Formation of working groups and start-up session on data handling and visualization 1h20'
  • Wednesday, 13 April 2005
    • 09:00 - 10:15 Cumulus parameterization
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
      • 09:00 Cumulus parameterization 1h15'
        Speaker: S.C. Chou (INPE/CPTEC, Sao Paulo, Brazil)
        Material: lecture notes
    • 10:15 - 10:45 Coffee Break
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
      • 10:15 Coffee Break 30'
    • 10:45 - 12:00 The Eta Model numerical design: Vertical coordinate
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
      • 10:45 The Eta Model numerical design: Vertical coordinate 1h15'
        Speaker: F. Mesinger (NOAA/NCEP, Camp Springs & U. of Maryland, USA)
        Material: lecture notes
    • 12:00 - 14:00 Lunch Break
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
      • 12:00 Lunch Break 2h0'
    • 14:00 - 15:20 Infolab - Practical session
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Informatics Lab.
      • 14:00 Infolab - Practical session 1h20'
    • 15:20 - 15:50 Coffee Break
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
      • 15:20 Coffee Break 30'
    • 15:50 - 17:10 Infolab - Practical session
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Informatics Lab.
      • 15:50 Infolab - Practical session 1h20'
    • 18:00 - 18:00 RECEPTION
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Cafeteria
      • 18:00 RECEPTION
  • Thursday, 14 April 2005
    • 09:00 - 10:15 Eta land-surface, surface layer and PBL parameterization schemes, Part II
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
      • 09:00 Eta land-surface, surface layer and PBL parameterization schemes, Part II 1h15'
        Speaker: F. Freedman (San Jos‚ State U., USA)
        Material: lecture notes related links
    • 10:15 - 10:45 Coffee Break
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
      • 10:15 Coffee Break 30'
    • 10:45 - 12:00 Data assimilation in regional modeling and prediction: Applications of 4DVAR and ensemble KF techniques
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
      • 10:45 Data assimilation in regional modeling and prediction: Applications of 4DVAR and ensemble KF techniques 1h15'
        Speaker: T. Vukicevic (Colorado State Univ., CIRA, Fort Collins, USA)
        Material: lecture notes
    • 12:00 - 14:00 Lunch Break
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
      • 12:00 Lunch Break 2h0'
    • 14:00 - 15:20 Infolab - Practical session
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Informatics Lab.
      • 14:00 Infolab - Practical session 1h20'
    • 15:20 - 15:50 Coffee Break
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
      • 15:20 Coffee Break 30'
    • 15:50 - 17:10 Infolab - Practical session
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Informatics Lab.
      • 15:50 Infolab - Practical session 1h20'
  • Friday, 15 April 2005
    • 09:00 - 10:15 Cloud Microphysics
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
      • 09:00 Cloud Microphysics 1h15'
        Speaker: S.C. Chou (INPE/CPTEC, Sao Paulo, Brazil)
    • 10:15 - 10:45 Coffee Break
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
      • 10:15 Coffee Break 30'
    • 10:45 - 12:00 Formation of Turbulence Closure Model 2.5 (M-Y)
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
      • 10:45 Formation of Turbulence Closure Model 2.5 (M-Y) 1h15'
        Speaker: B. Rajkovic (U. of Belgrade, Serbia & Montenegro)
        Material: lecture notes
    • 12:00 - 14:00 Lunch Break
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
      • 12:00 Lunch Break 2h0'
    • 14:00 - 15:20 Infolab - Practical session
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Informatics Lab.
      • 14:00 Infolab - Practical session 1h20'
    • 15:20 - 15:50 Coffee Break
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
      • 15:20 Coffee Break 30'
    • 15:50 - 17:10 Infolab - Practical session
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Informatics Lab.
      • 15:50 Infolab - Practical session 1h20'
  • Monday, 18 April 2005
    • 09:00 - 10:15 Probabilistic assimilation/prediction
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
      • 09:00 Probabilistic assimilation/prediction 1h15'
        Speaker: M. Zupanski (Colorado State Univ., CIRA, Fort Collins, USA)
        Material: lecture notes
    • 10:15 - 10:45 Coffee Break
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
      • 10:15 Coffee Break 30'
    • 10:45 - 12:00 The Eta Model numerical design: Gravity wave coupling, horizontal advection - I
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
      • 10:45 The Eta Model numerical design: Gravity wave coupling, horizontal advection - I 1h15'
        Speaker: M. Rancic (NASA and U. Maryland, U.S.A.)
        Material: lecture notes
    • 12:00 - 14:00 Lunch Break
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
      • 12:00 Lunch Break 2h0'
    • 14:00 - 15:20 Infolab - Practical session
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Informatics Lab.
      • 14:00 Infolab - Practical session 1h20'
    • 15:20 - 15:50 Coffee Break
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
      • 15:20 Coffee Break 30'
    • 15:50 - 17:10 Infolab - Practical session
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Informatics Lab.
      • 15:50 Infolab - Practical session 1h20'
  • Tuesday, 19 April 2005
    • 09:00 - 10:15 Eta Model at NCEP: Challenges overcome and lessons learned
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
      • 09:00 Eta Model at NCEP: Challenges overcome and lessons learned 1h15'
        Speaker: F. Mesinger (NOAA/NCEP, Camp Springs & U. of Maryland, USA)
        Material: lecture notes
    • 10:15 - 10:45 Coffee Break
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
      • 10:15 Coffee Break 30'
    • 10:45 - 12:00 Student presentations
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
      • 10:45 Student presentations 1h15'
    • 12:00 - 14:00 Lunch Break
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
      • 12:00 Lunch Break 2h0'
    • 14:00 - 15:20 Student presentations
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
      • 14:00 Student presentations 1h20'
    • 15:20 - 15:50 Coffee Break
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
      • 15:20 Coffee Break 30'
    • 15:50 - 17:10 Student presentations
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
      • 15:50 Student presentations 1h20'
  • Wednesday, 20 April 2005
    • 09:00 - 09:20 Welcome and introduction to the Conference
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
      • 09:00 Welcome and introduction to the Conference 20'
        Material: lecture notes
    • 09:20 - 10:00 Information content in ensemble data assimilation
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
      • 09:20 Information content in ensemble data assimilation 40'
        Speaker: D. Zupanski (Colorado State Univ., CIRA, Fort Collins, USA)
        Material: lecture notes
    • 10:00 - 10:40 Physical grounds for improved parameterization of stable boundary layers in atmospheric models
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
      • 10:00 Physical grounds for improved parameterization of stable boundary layers in atmospheric models 40'
        Speaker: S. Zilitinkevich (University of Helsinki, Finland)
        Material: lecture notes related links
    • 10:40 - 11:00 Coffee Break
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
      • 10:40 Coffee Break 20'
    • 11:00 - 11:40 SE on the effect of AMDAR data on the Eta Model forecasts. General information on the Eta Model system at SAWS
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
      • 11:00 SE on the effect of AMDAR data on the Eta Model forecasts. General information on the Eta Model system at SAWS 40'
        Speaker: H. Riphagen (South Africa)
    • 11:40 - 12:00 ALADIN Project. Information on new developments and plans re ALARO and AROME
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
      • 11:40 ALADIN Project. Information on new developments and plans re ALARO and AROME 20'
        Speaker: D. Klaric (RC LACE Project Leader, Croatian Met. Service, Croatia)
    • 12:00 - 14:00 Lunch Break
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
      • 12:00 Lunch Break 2h0'
    • 14:00 - 14:40 Vertical coordinate, QPF and resolution: Predictability as gleaned from recent Eta Model results
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
      • 14:00 Vertical coordinate, QPF and resolution: Predictability as gleaned from recent Eta Model results 40'
        Speaker: F. Mesinger (NOAA/NCEP, Camp Springs & U. of Maryland, USA)
    • 14:40 - 15:40 The HIRLAM strategy for development of LAM forecasting
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
      • 14:40 The HIRLAM strategy for development of LAM forecasting 1h0'
        Speaker: P. Unden (Swedish Meteorological & Hydrological Institute, Norrkoping, Sweden)
        Material: lecture notes
    • 15:40 - 16:00 Coffee Break
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
      • 15:40 Coffee Break 20'
    • 16:00 - 16:40 Maximum Likelihood Ensemble FIlter (MLEF): an ensemble assimilation/prediction system based on control theory
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
      • 16:00 Maximum Likelihood Ensemble FIlter (MLEF): an ensemble assimilation/prediction system based on control theory 40'
        Speaker: D. Zupanski (Colorado State Univ., CIRA, Fort Collins, USA)
    • 16:40 - 17:00 Discussion session
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
      • 16:40 Discussion session 20'
  • Thursday, 21 April 2005
    • 09:00 - 09:20 A dynamic tropopause perspective of the Atlantic - Mediterranean Teleconnection event of November-December 2001
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
      • 09:00 A dynamic tropopause perspective of the Atlantic - Mediterranean Teleconnection event of November-December 2001 20'
        Speaker: S. Krichak (Tel Aviv U., Israel)
        Material: lecture notes
    • 09:20 - 10:00 Limited area modeling at the University of Athens with the Eta model
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
      • 09:20 Limited area modeling at the University of Athens with the Eta model 40'
        Speaker: G. Kallos (University of Athens, Greece)
    • 10:00 - 10:20 Coffee Break
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
      • 10:00 Coffee Break 20'
    • 10:20 - 11:00 The limited area ensemble prediction system of ARPA-SMR
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
      • 10:20 The limited area ensemble prediction system of ARPA-SMR 40'
        Speaker: S. Tibaldi (Regional Meteorological Service, Bologna, Italy)
        Material: lecture notes more information
    • 11:00 - 11:40 The nonhydrostatic model LM and its version in z-coordinates
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
      • 11:00 The nonhydrostatic model LM and its version in z-coordinates 40'
        Speaker: J. Steppeler (Deutscher Wetterdienst, Offenbach, Germany)
        Material: lecture notes
    • 11:40 - 12:20 Initialization" using an iterative Matsuno style scheme in the Eta model adjustment stage
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
      • 11:40 Initialization" using an iterative Matsuno style scheme in the Eta model adjustment stage 40'
        Speaker: L. Lazic (University of Belgrade, Yugoslavia)
        Material: lecture notes
    • 12:20 - 15:00 Lunch Break
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
      • 12:20 Lunch Break 2h40'
    • 15:00 - 15:20 An adapative resolution study of December 3-5 2001 Mediterranean cyclone with torrential rains in Israel
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
      • 15:00 An adapative resolution study of December 3-5 2001 Mediterranean cyclone with torrential rains in Israel 20'
        Speaker: S. Krichak (Tel Aviv U., Israel)
        Material: lecture notes
    • 15:20 - 16:00 Model error dynamics and regional modeling
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
      • 15:20 Model error dynamics and regional modeling 40'
        Speaker: S. Vannitsem (Royal Meteorological Institute, Brussels, Belgium)
        Material: lecture notes
    • 16:00 - 16:20 Coffee Break
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
      • 16:00 Coffee Break 20'
    • 16:20 - 16:20 The Eta Model numerical design: Gravity wave coupling, horizontal advection - II
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
      • 16:20 The Eta Model numerical design: Gravity wave coupling, horizontal advection - II
        Speaker: M. Rancic (NASA and U. Maryland, U.S.A.)
    • 16:20 - 16:50 Discussion session
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
      • 16:20 Discussion session 30'
  • Friday, 22 April 2005
    • 09:00 - 09:40 Limited area modeling at the University of Athens with the Eta Model
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
      • 09:00 Limited area modeling at the University of Athens with the Eta Model 40'
        Speaker: G. Kallos (University of Athens, Greece)
    • 09:40 - 10:20 Ensemble Seasonal Forecasts with the Eta Model over South America
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
      • 09:40 Ensemble Seasonal Forecasts with the Eta Model over South America 40'
        Speaker: S.C. Chou (INPE/CPTEC, Sao Paulo, Brazil)
    • 10:20 - 12:00 Contributions
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
      • 10:20 Contributions 1h40'
    • 12:00 - 12:00 Closing remarks
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
      • 12:00 Closing remarks
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