Workshop: Aircraft weather observations and their use

Wednesday, 12 February
Session 1: Introduction
Chair: Lars Isaksen (ECMWF)
9:00 AM 9:05 AM
Welcome
Speaker: Andy Brown (ECMWF)

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9:05 AM 9:20 AM
Round table introduction

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15m
9:20 AM 9:40 AM
Introduction to global aircraft-based observations (ABO)
Speaker: Steve Stringer (EUMETNET)

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9:40 AM 10:00 AM
EMADDC & plans
Speaker: Jan Sondij (KNMI)

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10:00 AM 10:30 AM
Discussion

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30m
10:30 AM 10:35 AM
Poster introductions

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10:35 AM 10:50 AM
Coffee break

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Session 2: Temperature
Chair: Elina Riskila (FMI)
10:50 AM 11:10 AM
E-AMDAR Data monitoring
Speaker: Jitze van der Meulen (KNMI)

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11:10 AM 11:30 AM
ECMWF Assimilation & Data Monitoring
Speaker: Bruce Ingleby (ECMWF)

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11:30 AM 11:50 AM
Forecaster use of ABO
Speaker: Björn Einarsson (IMO)

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11:50 AM 12:10 PM
Temperature bias
Speaker: Clemens Drüe (University of Trier)

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12:10 PM 1:00 PM
Discussion

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50m
1:00 PM 2:00 PM
Lunch break

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1h
1:00 PM 1:30 PM
Optional Computer Hall Tour

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30m
1:30 PM 2:00 PM
Optional Computer Hall Tour

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Session 3: Wind
Chair: Fraser Cunningham (Met Office)
2:00 PM 2:20 PM
Global ABO data monitoring (remote presentation)
Speaker: Yulia Zaitseva (Environment Canada)

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2:20 PM 2:40 PM
ADS-C/AIREPs Regulated Met Data Provision (remote presentation)
Speaker: Alan Williard (Collins Aerospace)

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2:40 PM 3:00 PM
Discussion

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3:00 PM 3:20 PM
US NWP Assimilation & Data Monitoring
Speaker: Chris Hill (NCEP)

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3:20 PM 3:50 PM
Coffee break

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3:50 PM 4:10 PM
Using ABO to improve forecasts
Speaker: James Shapland (Met Office)

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4:10 PM 4:30 PM
Mode-S assimilation
Speaker: Li Zhihong (Met Office)

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4:30 PM 5:30 PM
Discussion

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Thursday, 13 February
Session 4: Humidity
Chair: Jacqueline Sugier (Met Office)
9:00 AM 9:20 AM
Use of WVSS & TAMDAR data
Speaker: Curtis Marshall (NOAA)

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9:20 AM 9:40 AM
Experience of using humidity in LAM
Speaker: Balazs Szintai (OMSZ)

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9:40 AM 10:00 AM
Monitoring and use of WVSS data for NWP
Speaker: Alexander Cress (DWD)

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10:00 AM 10:45 AM
Discussion

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10:45 AM 11:00 AM
Coffee break

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Session 5: Turbulence
Chair: Bruno Piguet (Météo-France)
11:00 AM 11:20 AM
Turbulence reporting (EDR, DEVG), incl. Turbulence Aware
Speaker: Stewart Taylor (EUMETNET)

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11:40 AM 12:00 PM
The use of EDR to build and verify a global turbulence diagnostic
Speaker: Oliver Jaron (Météo-France)

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12:00 PM 12:20 PM
Revolutionizing turbulence mitigation
Speaker: Stuart Fox (IATA)

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12:20 PM 1:00 PM
Discussion

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1:00 PM 2:00 PM
Lunch break

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Session 6: Future
Chair: Bruce Ingleby (ECMWF)
2:00 PM 2:20 PM
How will ABO change over the next 10 years?
Speaker: Dean Lockett (WMO)

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2:20 PM 2:40 PM
Summary of UAV Workshop UAVs
Speaker: Stewart Taylor (EUMETNET)

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2:40 PM 3:00 PM
User requirements for aircraft-based observations over the next 10 years
Speaker: Patricia Pauley (NRL)

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3:00 PM 3:20 PM
IAGOS
Speaker: Bruno Piguet (Météo-France)

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3:20 PM 4:00 PM
Discussion

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40m
4:00 PM 4:30 PM
Coffee break

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Session 7: Outcomes
Chair: Steve Stringer (EUMETNET)
4:30 PM 5:30 PM
Summary of recommendations, outcomes and actions

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5:30 PM 6:00 PM
Posters
30m

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