NAWDIC-AR Recon Workshop, 20 June 2024
Scripps Institution of Oceanography, San Diego, CA, USA and Online
Overview
This one-day workshop is hosted by the teams of NAWDIC and Atmospheric River Reconnaissance (AR Recon). It will be held in person at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography in San Diego (with an option for remote participation) on 20 June 2024 from 8 am to 1 pm Pacific time (5 pm to 10 pm CEST). The workshop will focus on the following main topics and objectives:
- Brief update from each international contributor (UK/GER/FR/US)
- Planning for a NAWDIC dry run to be held over 2 weeks during January/February 2025
- Targeting for additional observations - Drifters, Floats, Radiosondes, WindBorne, etc.
- Data assimilation planning
Registration
Registration to this workshop is free and can be completed here.
Participants are encouraged to also attend the 5th International Atmospheric Rivers Conference the following week (24 to 27 June) at the same location.
Agenda
Times are given in Pacific Daylight Time (UTC-7) and Central European Summer Time (UTC+2).
| PDT | CEST | Topic | Speaker |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08:00 - 08:15 am | 05:00 - 05:15 pm | Welcome | |
| 08:15 - 08:30 | 05:15 - 05:30 | NAWDIC | Julian Quinting (KIT) |
| 08:30 - 08:45 | 05:30 - 05:45 | NAWDIC-UK | John Methven (U Reading) |
| 08:45 - 09:00 | 05:45 - 06:00 | NAWDIC-FR | Gwendal Riviere (LMD-ENS) |
| 09:00 - 09:15 | 06:00 - 06:15 | AR Recon | Marty Ralph (CW3E/SIO/UCSD) |
| 09:15 - 09:30 | 06:15 - 06:30 | NAWDIC-US | Steven Cavallo (U Oklahoma) |
| 09:30 - 10:00 | 06:30 - 07:00 | General Discussion | Moderator: Alexandre Ramos (KIT) |
| 10:00 - 10:30 | 07:00 - 07:30 | Coffee Break | |
| 10:30 - 11:20 | 07:30 - 08:20 | Data Assimilation | Moderator: David Lavers (ECMWF) |
| 11:20 - 12:10 | 08:20 - 09:10 | Dry Run Coordination | Moderator: Julian Quinting (KIT) |
| 12:10 - 01:00 pm | 09:10 - 10:00 pm | Additional Observations | Moderator: Anna Wilson (CW3E/SIO/UCSD) |
Organization team
- Julian Quinting, Alexandre Ramos, Bastian Kirsch (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology)
- Marty Ralph, Anna Wilson, Sam Babbitt (Center for Western Weather and Water Extremes)
- David Lavers (European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts)