Virtual training course: EUMETSAT/ECMWF NWP-SAF satellite data assimilation
from Monday, 2 March 2020 (09:00) to Friday, 6 March 2020 (18:15)
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Monday, 2 March 202010:45 Welcome, course overviewWelcome, course overview10:45 - 11:0011:00 Theoretical background (1) : What do satellites measure? - Tony McNally (ECMWF)Theoretical background (1) : What do satellites measure?
- Tony McNally (ECMWF)
11:00 - 12:1512:15 Lunch breakLunch break12:15 - 13:1513:15 Theoretical background (2) : Data assimilation algorithms, key elements and inputs - Tony McNally (ECMWF)Theoretical background (2) : Data assimilation algorithms, key elements and inputs- Tony McNally (ECMWF)
13:15 - 14:3014:30 BreakBreak14:30 - 14:4514:45 The microwave spectrum - measurement, modelling and information content - Alan Geer (ECMWF)The microwave spectrum - measurement, modelling and information content- Alan Geer (ECMWF)
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Tuesday, 3 March 202009:30 The infrared spectrum - measurement, modelling and information content - Tony McNally (ECMWF)The infrared spectrum - measurement, modelling and information content
- Tony McNally (ECMWF)
09:30 - 10:4510:45 Coffee breakCoffee break10:45 - 11:0011:00 The detection and assimilation of clouds in infrared radiances - Reima Eresmaa (ECMWF)The detection and assimilation of clouds in infrared radiances- Reima Eresmaa (ECMWF)
11:00 - 12:1512:15 Lunch breakLunch break12:15 - 13:1513:15 Satellite information on the land surface - Patricia de Rosnay (ECMWF)Satellite information on the land surface- Patricia de Rosnay (ECMWF)
13:15 - 14:3014:30 Coffee breakCoffee break14:30 - 14:4514:45 A practical guide to IR and MW radiative transfer - using the RTTOV model and GUI - Marco Matricardi (ECMWF)A practical guide to IR and MW radiative transfer - using the RTTOV model and GUI- Marco Matricardi (ECMWF)
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Wednesday, 4 March 202009:30 GPS Radio Occultation: Principles and NWP use - Chris Burrows (ECMWF)GPS Radio Occultation: Principles and NWP use
- Chris Burrows (ECMWF)
09:30 - 10:4510:45 Coffee breakCoffee break10:45 - 11:0011:00 GPS Radio Occultation: Extended applications - Sean Healy (ECMWF)GPS Radio Occultation: Extended applications- Sean Healy (ECMWF)
11:00 - 12:1512:15 Lunch breakLunch break12:15 - 13:1513:15 Microwave applications - clear sky temperatures, cloud and rain detection and assimilation - Alan Geer (ECMWF)Microwave applications - clear sky temperatures, cloud and rain detection and assimilation- Alan Geer (ECMWF)
13:15 - 14:3014:30 Coffee breakCoffee break14:30 - 14:4514:45 Background errors for satellite data assimilation - Tony McNally (ECMWF)Background errors for satellite data assimilation- Tony McNally (ECMWF)
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Thursday, 5 March 202009:30 Satellite wind information on the ocean surface (Scatterometer, Altimeter, SMOS) - Lars Isaksen (ECMWF)Satellite wind information on the ocean surface (Scatterometer, Altimeter, SMOS)
- Lars Isaksen (ECMWF)
09:30 - 10:4510:45 Coffee breakCoffee break10:45 - 11:0011:00 Wind information from Aeolus - Michael Rennie (ECMWF)Wind information from Aeolus- Michael Rennie (ECMWF)
11:00 - 12:1512:15 Lunch breakLunch break12:15 - 13:1513:15 Wind information from satellites (Atmospheric Motion Vectors) - Katie Lean (ECMWF)Wind information from satellites (Atmospheric Motion Vectors)- Katie Lean (ECMWF)
13:15 - 14:3014:30 Coffee breakCoffee break14:30 - 14:4514:45 Observation errors for satellite data assimilation - Niels Bormann (ECMWF)Observation errors for satellite data assimilation- Niels Bormann (ECMWF)
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Friday, 6 March 202009:30 Bias correction methods for satellite data - Niels Bormann (ECMWF)Bias correction methods for satellite data
- Niels Bormann (ECMWF)
09:30 - 10:4510:45 Coffee breakCoffee break10:45 - 11:0011:00 Satellite data assimilation of atmospheric composition - Jérôme Barré (ECMWF)Satellite data assimilation of atmospheric composition- Jérôme Barré (ECMWF)
11:00 - 12:1512:15 Lunch breakLunch break12:15 - 13:1513:15 Current satellite observing network and its future evolution - Stephen English (ECMWF)Current satellite observing network and its future evolution- Stephen English (ECMWF)
13:15 - 14:3014:30 Coffee breakCoffee break14:30 - 14:4514:4514:45 - 16:00