Archived Workshops (2004 - 2007)

Start Date: 11 - 07 - 2006
Start Time: 08:30 am
End Date: 11 - 08 - 2006
Location: Boulder, CO

Title: Workshop on Hurricane and Climate Change Modeling

Description: To bring together tropical cyclone and climate experts in a workshop environment to discuss: * Potential impacts of greenhouse warming on tropical cyclones; * The role of tropical cyclones in the general climate (up and down scale); * Optimal paths to improving our understanding and predictive capacity using regional climate models. The workshop is by invitation only, with participation from leading global experts on tropical cyclones, climate change, and a selection of students working in related areas.

Related URL: http://www.mmm.ucar.edu/events/workshop_hcg/index.php

Start Date: 10 - 05 - 2006
Start Time: 08:30 am
End Date: 11 - 08 - 2006
Location: FL1 EOL Atrium

Title: First Workshop on Short-Term Explicit Prediction (STEP)

Description: The main purpose of this workshop is to coordinate existing efforts that aim at improving the short-term (0-36h) prediction of high impact weather. The workshop is open only to NCAR scientists who participate in USWRP funded STEP projects. Interested workshop participants are asked to submit a one-page summary (abstract) of accomplishments during the last fiscal year and plans for the next year. The deadline for abstract submission is 8 September. Abstract should be e-mailed to Jenny Sun (sunj@ucar.edu).

Start Date: 07 - 24 - 2006
Start Time: 08:00 am
End Date: 07 - 28 - 2006
Location: NCAR Foothills Laboratory, Boulder, CO

Title: 2006 WRF-ARW Summer Tutorial

Description: The NCAR/Mesoscale and Microscale Meteorology Division invites you to attend a five-day WRF ARW Tutorial, scheduled for July 24 - 28, 2006 at our Foothills Laboratory in Boulder, Colorado. FOCUS: The tutorial will consist of a series of lectures on various components of the WRF ARW modeling system and hands-on practice sessions, including: Overview of the WRF modeling system, WRF Standard Initialization, Dynamics and numerics of WRF ARW (or Eulerian mass) core, WRF physics, WRF Software, Post-processing graphical tools, WRF-Var, Hands-on practice. More information is available on the registration website.

Related URL: http://www.mmm.ucar.edu/events/arw_tutorial_jul06/index.php
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Start Date: 06 - 19 - 2006
Start Time: 08:30 am
End Date: 06 - 22 - 2006
Location: NCAR's Center Green Auditorium

Title: 2006 WRF Summer Workshop

Description: The NCAR Mesoscale and Microscale Meteorology Division cordially invites you to attend the 7th WRF Users' Workshop in Boulder, Colorado on 19 - 22 June 2006. The theme of the workshop is to review where we are in the path of the WRF modeling system development and collect feedback from the user community. User community inputs will be considered for possible inclusion to the WRF Research Applications Board's long-range scientific plan. Authors are encouraged to submit papers that relate to the workshop theme in any relevant area, including: convection-resolving modeling, hurricane modeling, physics development, regional climate modeling, data assimilation, ensemble forecasting, air quality and chemistry, verification, and advanced computing.

Related URL: http://www.mmm.ucar.edu/events/2006wrfusers

Start Date: 06 - 13 - 2006
Start Time: 09:00 am
End Date: 06 - 15 - 2006
Location: NCAR Foothills Laboratory, Boulder, CO

Title: Antarctic Meteorological Observation, Modeling, and Forecasting Workshop

Description: The National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) and the Antarctic Meteorological Research Center (AMRC) of the University of Wisconsin cordially invite you to participate in the Antarctic Meteorology and Numerical Weather Prediction Workshop to be held in Boulder, Colorado, USA. The workshop is meant to bring together those with both research and operational/logistical interests in Antarctic meteorology and forecasting. As in the past, the annual activities of the AMRC, AWS, and AMPS efforts will be addressed, as these affect a broad group involved in and/or supporting Antarctic atmospheric and related science.

Related URL: http://www.mmm.ucar.edu/events/antarctic06/index.php
Notes: MMM Chair: Jordan Powers

Start Date: 06 - 05 - 2006
Start Time: 08:00 am
End Date: 06 - 08 - 2006
Location: CU campus

Title: 2nd International Symposium on Quantitative Precipitation Forecasting and Hydrology

Description: Sponsored by the WMO and the World Weather Research Programme Co-sponsored by the American Meterological Society, Royal Meterological Society, Australian Meteorological Society (and others as we get sponsorship) Building on current advances in multi-scale water cycle research, the 2nd Symposium on QPF and Hydrology invites papers on the prediction of precipitation and the consequent hydrological response. Emphasis will be on common problems and promising solutions for regional and local prediction. Time scales from minutes to sub-seasonal forecasts will be considered, covering spatial scales from single storms and small catchments to continental-scale aspects of the water cycle. Specific topics include, but are not limited to (a) nowcasting; (b) data assimilation for precipitation and hydrological prediction; (c) probabilistic forecasts for QPF and hydrology with emphasis on "high impact" events; (d) verification of precipitation and hydrological predictions; (e) user needs and dissemination of forecasts; (f) remote sensing applied to precipitation estimation; (g) coupled atmospheric and hydrological prediction systems; and (h) cool season versus warm season hydrological issues.

Related URL: http://box.mmm.ucar.edu/events/qpf06/

Start Date: 01 - 23 - 2006
Start Time: 08:00 am
End Date: 01 - 27 - 2006
Location: NCAR Foothills Laboratory, Boulder, CO

Title: 2006 January WRF ARW Tutorial

Description: The NCAR/Mesoscale and Microscale Meteorology Division invites you to attend a five-day WRF Tutorial, scheduled for January 23 - 27, 2006 at our Foothills Laboratory in Boulder, Colorado. FOCUS: The tutorial will consist of a series of lectures on various components of the WRF modeling system and hands-on practice sessions, including: * Overview of the WRF modeling system, * Dynamics and numerics of WRF ARW (or Eulerian mass) core, * WRF physics, * Initialization for idealized cases, * Initialization for real-data cases, * How to set up and run WRF SI, * How to set up and run WRF model, * WRF Software, * Post-processing graphic tools, * WRF 3DVAR

Related URL: http://www.mmm.ucar.edu/events/arw_tutorial_jan06/index.php
Notes: This Tutorial is full and registration is now closed.

Start Date: 10 - 17 - 2005
Start Time: 08:30 am
End Date: 01 - 27 - 2006
Location: FL3-2072

Title: CASES 99 Workshop

Description:

Notes: An informal workshop on CASES99 will be hosted by NCAR/MMM on October 17, 2005, at FL3-2072. A general discussion session on stable boundary layers is scheduled for the afternoon. Please contact Jielun Sun for detailed information.

Start Date: 10 - 10 - 2005
Start Time: 08:00 am
End Date: 10 - 14 - 2005
Location: NCAR Foothills Lab, Boulder, CO

Title: WRF Tutorial - October 2005

Description: The NCAR/Mesoscale and Microscale Meteorology Division invites you to attend a five-day WRF Tutorial, scheduled for October 10 - 14, 2005, at out Foothills Laboratory in Boulder, Colorado. FOCUS: The tutorial will consist of a series of lectures on various components of WRF modeling system and hands-on practice sessions, including: Overview of the WRF modeling system, Dynamics and numerics of WRF AWR (or Eulerian mass) core, WRF physics, Initialization for idealized cases, Initialization for real-data cases, How to set up and run WRF SI, How to set up and run WRF model, WRF Software, Post-processing graphic tools, WRF 3DVAR. Seating is limited to 56 participants, so register early.

Related URL: http://www.mmm.ucar.edu/events/tutorial_oct05
Notes: This tutorial is now full and registration is closed. An announcement will be sent and information posted to websites when our January 2006 WRF Tutorial is open for registration.

Start Date: 09 - 27 - 2005
Start Time: 08:00 am
End Date: 09 - 28 - 2005
Location: NCAR Center Green Laboratory

Title: Ice Initiative Planning Workshop

Description: In June 2004, we hosted a workshop at NCAR to discuss the latest research on ice initiation and to gather opinions on how progress can be made in this area. This workshop was also aimed at developing a Scientific Overview Document (SOD) to study ice initiation in clouds. The workshop ran two days and had invited talks plus presentations by participants. We are moving forward with the Ice Initiative by organizing a workshop in Boulder, September 27th and ½ day on September 28. Hans Verlinde, NSF Visiting Program Manager, will be attending the workshop. The goal of this workshop is to develop the details of a field program in the planning stages for the April/May 2007 time frame, and to provide input for your ongoing effort to prepare a proposal for participation in this effort.

Related URL: http://www.mmm.ucar.edu/events/ice05

Start Date: 09 - 05 - 2005
Start Time: 08:00 am
End Date: 09 - 09 - 2005
Location: Toulouse, France

Title: WWRP Symposium on Nowcasting and Very Short Forecasting

Description: The World Weather Research Programme’s symposium on nowcasting and very short range forecasting (WSN05) is sponsored by WMO’s World Weather Research Programme (WWRP), EUMETSAT and Météo-France. The aim of the Symposium is to examine the capabilities, opportunities and requirements for improved forecasts in the 0-6 hour nowcasting timeframe. Special emphasis will be placed on forecasts of high impact weather such as summer convective hazards (heavy rain, hail, lightning, high winds), as well as winter weather events (snowstorm, blizzards, etc.) and other hazardous conditions (fog, etc.) Since the 0-6 hour period spans the timeframe where it is known that both traditional Nowcasting techniques and NWP can contribute useful information, both approaches will be covered at the Symposium as well as methods that combine Nowcasting and NWP.

Related URL: http://www.meteo.fr/cic/wsn05/
Notes: MMM Chair: Andrew Crook

Start Date: 07 - 25 - 2005
Start Time: 08:00 am
End Date: 07 - 29 - 2005
Location: NCAR Foothills Lab, Boulder, CO

Title: WRF Tutorial - July 2005

Description: The NCAR/Mesoscale and Microscale Meteorology Division invites you to attend a five-day WRF Tutorial, scheduled for July 25 - 29, 2005, at out Foothills Laboratory in Boulder, Colorado. FOCUS: The tutorial will consist of a series of lectures on various components of WRF modeling system and hands-on practice sessions, including: Overview of the WRF modeling system, Dynamics and numerics of WRF AWR (or Eulerian mass) core, WRF physics, Initialization for idealized cases, Initialization for real-data cases, How to set up and run WRF SI, How to set up and run WRF model, WRF Software, Post-processing graphic tools, WRF 3DVAR. Seating is limited to 56 participants, so register early.

Related URL: http://box.mmm.ucar.edu/events/tutorial05/
Notes: Registration for this tutorial is closed. Please see the listing for the October Tutorial.

Start Date: 07 - 19 - 2005
Start Time: 08:00 am
End Date: 07 - 22 - 2005
Location: NCAR Foothills Lab

Title: International Workshop on Hydrometeorological and Hydrologic Ensemble Prediction (sponsored by HEPEX)

Description: This international workshop will discuss the coupling of ensemble weather forecast data into hydrologic prediction systems.

Related URL: http://www.mmm.ucar.edu/events/hepex05/

Start Date: 06 - 30 - 2005
Start Time: 01:00 pm
End Date: 07 - 02 - 2005
Location: NCAR Foothills Lab

Title: INDO-US Workshop on Joint High Performance Computing for Regional Weather & Climate

Description: An Indo-U.S. Workshop on High Performance Computing for Regional Weather and Climate will be held at NCAR in Foothills Lab, Building 2, Auditorium, the afternoon of June 30th, following adjournment of the WRF Users Workship, through the morning of Saturday July 2, 2005.. The purpose of this invitation-only workshop, funded by the Indo-U.S. Science and Technology Forum, will be to identify scientific problems of mutual interest in regional weather and climate, to formulate joint projects for research using high-performance computers, and to engage in discussions on a proposal for a joint Indo-U.S. center on regional weather and climate studies.

Related URL: http://www.mmm.ucar.edu/events/indo_us/
Notes: MMM Chair: John Michalakes

Start Date: 06 - 27 - 2005
Start Time: 08:00 am
End Date: 06 - 30 - 2005
Location: Millenium Harvest House Hotel, Boulder, Colorado

Title: Joint WRF/MM5 User's Workshop

Description: The NCAR/Mesoscale and Microscale Meteorology Division cordinally invites you to attend the Joint WRF/MM5 Users' Workshop in Boulder, Colorado on 27 -30 June, 2005. The workshop provides a forum for users of both models to share your experience, discuss any problems and issues you may have with the usage of both modeling systems, and new developments. Since the MM5 code is now frozen, the workshop will emphasize user contributions to the development and testing of WRF. Comparison studies of WRF and MM5, and efforts and issues in making transition from MM5 to WRF are also encouraged. The deadline for early registration is May 16, 2005. The early registration fee is $175.00. If you register after May 16, the registration fee will be $225.00.

Related URL: http://box.mmm.ucar.edu/events/2005wrfmm5/

Start Date: 03 - 22 - 2005
Start Time: 08:00 am
End Date: 03 - 23 - 2005
Location: NCAR, Foothills Lab Auditorium

Title: Workshop on Research Needs and Directions of Regional Climate Modeling using WRF and CCSM

Description: NOTE: A workshop summary report (PDF) is available.

The goal is to develop a next generation community regional climate model for addressing upscaling and downscaling issues in climate modeling. To date, some significant progress has been made and a formal WRF Working Group on Regional Climate Modeling has recently been established to coordinate community involvement in model development for climate applications. The purpose of this invitation-only workshop is to engage the regional climate and global climate modeling communities in defining the next steps. Specifically, the objectives of the workshop are: to define research needs for the development of a next generation community regional climate model based on WRF (http://www.wrf-model.org) and CCSM (http://www.ccsm.ucar.edu/models); To define upscaling and downscaling research that can be addressed by regional climate models; and to solicit ideas and interest to develop an NCAR regional climate modeling initiative

Related URL: http://box.mmm.ucar.edu/events/rcm05/
Notes: Organizers: Bill Kuo, Joe Tribbia, and Phil Merilees (NCAR) and Ruby Leung (PNNL)

Start Date: 01 - 18 - 2005
Start Time: 08:00 am
End Date: 01 - 19 - 2005
Location: NCAR, Foothils Lab

Title: WRF-GRAPES Workshop

Description: THIS EVENT WAS PREVIOUSLY SCHEDULED FOR NOVEMBER 2-3. IT HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED FOR JANUARY 18-19.

Related URL: http://www.mmm.ucar.edu/events/wrfgrapes04/
Notes: Chair: Bill Kuo

Start Date: 10 - 14 - 2004
Start Time: 08:00 am
End Date: 10 - 15 - 2004
Location: Foothills Lab, Bldg. 3

Title: Informal Workshop on Ensemble Data Assimilation

Description:

Notes: MMM Host: Chris Snyder

Start Date: 07 - 12 - 2004
Start Time: 08:00 am
End Date: 07 - 16 - 2004
Location: Max Planck Institute for Meteorology, Hamburg, Germany

Title: WMO International Cloud Modeling Workshop

Description: The International Cloud Modeling Workshop will be held in Hamburg, Germany, 12-16 July, 2004. The meeting will be hosted by the Max Planck Institute for Meteorology (MPI-M) in Hamburg, Germany. We plan to divide the workshop into plenary sessions and working group meetings. One day of the workshop will be devoted to the mini-workshop on convection parameterization. A social event (sight-seeing in Hamburg and joint dinner on Wednesday evening) is also planned during the workshop.

Related URL: http://box.mmm.ucar.edu/events/wmo_workshop04/
Notes: Visit the Workshop URL to Register

Start Date: 07 - 12 - 2004
Start Time: 08:00 am
End Date: 07 - 15 - 2004
Location: NCAR, Foothills Lab

Title: ITR Wildfire PI Workshop

Description:

Notes: Contact Janice Coen (303-497-8986) for more information.

Start Date: 06 - 28 - 2004
Start Time: 08:00 am
End Date: 07 - 02 - 2004
Location: NCAR Center Green Auditorium and Foothills Lab

Title: WRF Tutorial

Description: The NCAR/Mesoscale and Microscale Meteorology Division invites you to attend its first WRF Tutorial, immediately following the WRF/MM5 Workshop. FOCUS: The tutorial will consist of a series of lectures on various components of WRF modeling system and hands-on practice sessions, including: Overview of the WRF modeling system, Dynamics and numerics of WRF mass core, WRF physics, Initialization for idealized cases, Initialization for real-data cases, How to set up and run WRF SI, How to set up and run WRF model, WRF Software, Post-processing graphic tools, 3DVAR Practice sessions

Related URL: http://www.mmm.ucar.edu/events/workshop04/

Start Date: 06 - 22 - 2004
Start Time: 08:00 am
End Date: 06 - 25 - 2004
Location: Millenuim Harvest House Hotel & NCAR Foothills Lab

Title: WRF/MM5 Joint Workshop

Description: The workshop provides a forum for both MM5 and WRF users to share their research results, and discuss problems and new developments. FOCUS: Papers in the areas of model development, efforts in making the transition from MM5 to WRF, and comparison studies between MM5 and WRF are especially encouraged.

Related URL: http://box.mmm.ucar.edu/events/workshop04/

Start Date: 06 - 07 - 2004
Start Time: 08:00 am
End Date: 06 - 08 - 2004
Location: NCAR Foothills Lab Auditorium (Bldg. 2)

Title: Workshop on Ice Initiation

Description: The Atmospheric Technology and Mesoscale & Microscale Meterology Divisions at NCAR invite you to participate in a workshop on June 7 and 8, 2004, to discuss the current status and the outlook for future progress in the area of ice initiation in clouds. Future work will include field programs, laboratory experiments, and modeling. The goals of this workshop are to review current knowledge in this area and to develop two or three experiments that can make meaningful progress on the ice initiation problem. This information will form the basis for a Scientific Overview Document (SOD).

Related URL: http://www.mmm.ucar.edu/events/ice_workshop04
Notes: Please register and view more information at the URL, above.