Workshop on Antarctic Numerical Weather Forecasting for Operations

NCAR, FL2 1022
October 16-17, 2002
Wednesday-Thursday

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SYNOPSIS

Wednesday, October 16

12:30 pm Registration
1:00 pm Opening Remarks
1:15 pm Session 1: AMPS in Antarctic Forecasting
3:15 pm Coffee Break
3:45 pm Session 2: AMPS Verification and Data Assimilation Issues
5:15 pm Session Adjourns
6:30 pm No Host Dinner- Broker Inn Restaurant

Thursday, October 17

8:45 am Session 3: Participant Presentations: Forecasting Needs for Antarctic Operations
10:15 am Coffee Break
10:40 am Session 4: Open Discussion and Planning
12:00 pm Workshop Adjourned

 

PROGRAM

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 16

Workshop Opening
Chairman: Bill Kuo, NCAR/MMM

1:00 pm Opening Remarks
Erick Chiang (National Science Foundation, Office of Polar Programs)
1:10 pm Information and Logistics
Jordan G. Powers (National Center for Atmospheric Research)

Session 1: AMPS in Antarctic Forecasting
Session Chairman: Bill Kuo, NCAR/MMM

1:15 pm The Antarctic Mesoscale Prediction System (AMPS): Support for Antarctic Operations
Jordan G. Powers (National Center for Atmospheric Research)
Presentation
2:00 pm Use of AMPS in Operational Forecasting
Arthur M. Cayette and James E. Frodge (Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center)
Presentation
2:45 pm Break

Session 2: AMPS Verification and Data Assimilation Issues
Session Chairman: Jordan Powers, NCAR/MMM

3:10 pm AMPS Validation
David H. Bromwich and Andrew J. Monaghan (Byrd Polar Research Center, The Ohio State University)
Presentation
3:55 pm Data Assimilation and Initialization of AMPS
Dale M. Barker and Bill Kuo (National Center for Atmospheric Research)
Presentation- Barker
Presentation- Kuo
4:40 pm Discussion: AMPS and Possibilities for Future Collaborations
5:15 pm Session adjourns
6:30 pm No Host Dinner- Broker Inn Restaurant, Boulder


THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17

 Session 3: Participant Presentations: Forecasting Needs in Support of Operations
Session Chairman: David Bromwich, Byrd Polar Research Center, The Ohio State University

8:45 am Weather Forecasting at Terra Nova Bay Station
Andrea Pellegrini, U. Gentili, P. Grigioni (ENEA),
and Pier Francesco Coppola (Italian Air Force)
Presentation
9:00 am Forecasting for the British Antarctic Survey
Will Lang (British Antarctic Survey)
Presentation
9:15 am SAWS Support for the South African Antarctic Program
Ian Hunter (South African Weather Service)
Presentation
9:30 am Australia's Involvement in Antarctic NWP
Neil D. Adams (Australian Bureau of Meteorology)
Presentation
9:45 am Weather Forecasting at Neumayer Station/Polar Stern
Ralf Brauner (Deutscher Wetterdienst) and Gert König-Langlo (Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research)
Presentation
10:15 am Break

Session 4: Open Discussion and Planning
Session Moderators: Erick Chiang, NSF OPP; Bill Kuo, NCAR/MMM; Jordan G. Powers, NCAR/MMM

10:40 am Discussion: Collaborations and Contributions in AMPS and Antarctic NWP
12:00 pm Workshop Adjourned