Virtual training course: EUMETSAT/ECMWF NWP-SAF satellite data assimilation

Europe/London
ECMWF

ECMWF

Description

There is no fee associated with training course.

Events team
    • 10:45 11:00
      Welcome, course overview 15m
    • 11:00 12:15
      Theoretical background (1) : What do satellites measure? 1h 15m
      Speaker: Tony McNally (ECMWF)
    • 12:15 13:15
      Lunch break 1h
    • 13:15 14:30
      Theoretical background (2) : Data assimilation algorithms, key elements and inputs 1h 15m
      Speaker: Tony McNally (ECMWF)
    • 14:30 14:45
      Break 15m
    • 14:45 16:00
      The microwave spectrum - measurement, modelling and information content 1h 15m
      Speaker: Alan Geer (ECMWF)
    • 09:30 10:45
      The infrared spectrum - measurement, modelling and information content 1h 15m
      Speaker: Tony McNally (ECMWF)
    • 10:45 11:00
      Coffee break 15m
    • 11:00 12:15
      The detection and assimilation of clouds in infrared radiances 1h 15m
      Speaker: Reima Eresmaa (ECMWF)
    • 12:15 13:15
      Lunch break 1h
    • 13:15 14:30
      Satellite information on the land surface 1h 15m
      Speaker: Patricia de Rosnay (ECMWF)
    • 14:30 14:45
      Coffee break 15m
    • 14:45 16:00
      A practical guide to IR and MW radiative transfer - using the RTTOV model and GUI 1h 15m
      Speaker: Marco Matricardi (ECMWF)
    • 09:30 10:45
      GPS Radio Occultation: Principles and NWP use 1h 15m
      Speaker: Chris Burrows (ECMWF)
    • 10:45 11:00
      Coffee break 15m
    • 11:00 12:15
      GPS Radio Occultation: Extended applications 1h 15m
      Speaker: Sean Healy (ECMWF)
    • 12:15 13:15
      Lunch break 1h
    • 13:15 14:30
      Microwave applications - clear sky temperatures, cloud and rain detection and assimilation 1h 15m
      Speaker: Alan Geer (ECMWF)
    • 14:30 14:45
      Coffee break 15m
    • 14:45 16:00
      Background errors for satellite data assimilation 1h 15m
      Speaker: Tony McNally (ECMWF)
    • 09:30 10:45
      Satellite wind information on the ocean surface (Scatterometer, Altimeter, SMOS) 1h 15m
      Speaker: Lars Isaksen (ECMWF)
    • 10:45 11:00
      Coffee break 15m
    • 11:00 12:15
      Wind information from Aeolus 1h 15m
      Speaker: Michael Rennie (ECMWF)
    • 12:15 13:15
      Lunch break 1h
    • 13:15 14:30
      Wind information from satellites (Atmospheric Motion Vectors) 1h 15m
      Speaker: Katie Lean (ECMWF)
    • 14:30 14:45
      Coffee break 15m
    • 14:45 16:00
      Observation errors for satellite data assimilation 1h 15m
      Speaker: Niels Bormann (ECMWF)
    • 09:30 10:45
      Bias correction methods for satellite data 1h 15m
      Speaker: Niels Bormann (ECMWF)
    • 10:45 11:00
      Coffee break 15m
    • 11:00 12:15
      Satellite data assimilation of atmospheric composition 1h 15m
      Speaker: Jérôme Barré (ECMWF)
    • 12:15 13:15
      Lunch break 1h
    • 13:15 14:30
      Current satellite observing network and its future evolution 1h 15m
      Speaker: Stephen English (ECMWF)
    • 14:30 14:45
      Coffee break 15m
    • 14:45 16:00
      Question and answer session, course evaluation