Training course: EUMETSAT/ECMWF NWP-SAF satellite data assimilation

Monday, 11 March
09:30 10:45
Welcome and introductions
Speakers: Lecturers and Participants, Sophie Marsden (ECMWF)

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1h 15m
10:45 11:15
Coffee break

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30m
11:15 12:30
Theoretical background (1) : What do satellites measure?
Speaker: Tony McNally (ECMWF)

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1h 15m
12:30 13:30
Lunch break

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1h
13:30 14:45
Theoretical background (2) : Data assimilation algorithms, key elements and inputs
Speaker: Tony McNally (ECMWF)

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1h 15m
14:45 15:00
Coffee break

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15m
15:00 16:15
The microwave spectrum - measurement, modelling and information content
Speaker: Alan Geer (ECMWF)

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1h 15m
16:40 18:00
Welcome cocktail

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1d 1h 20m
Tuesday, 12 March
09:30 10:45
The infrared spectrum - measurement, modelling and information content
Speaker: Chris Burrows (ECMWF)

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1h 15m
10:45 11:15
Group photo / Coffee break

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30m
11:15 12:30
The detection and assimilation of cloud-affected infrared satellite radiances
Speaker: Chris Burrows (ECMWF)

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1h 15m
12:30 13:30
Lunch break

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1h
13:30 14:45
Future evolution of satellite observing systems
Speaker: Stephen English (ECMWF)

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1h 15m
14:45 15:00
Coffee break

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15m
15:00 16:15
Wind information from Aeolus
Speaker: Michael Rennie (ECMWF)

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1h 15m
16:15 16:30
Comfort break

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15m
16:30 17:45
Practical implementation of Radiative Transfer for operational NWP
Speakers: Marco Matricardi (ECMWF), Tony McNally (ECMWF)

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1h 15m
Wednesday, 13 March
09:30 10:45
GNSS Radio Occultation (GNSS-RO): Principles and NWP Use
Speaker: Katrin Lonitz (ECMWF)

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1h 15m
10:45 11:15
Coffee break

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30m
11:15 12:30
GNSS Radio Occultation: Extended applications
Speaker: Sean Healy (ECMWF)

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1h 15m
12:30 13:30
Lunch break

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1h
13:30 14:45
Bias correction methods for satellite data and observation monitoring
Speaker: Niels Bormann (ECMWF)

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1h 15m
14:45 15:00
Coffee break

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15m
15:00 16:15
Observation errors for satellite data assimilation
Speaker: Niels Bormann (ECMWF)

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1h 15m
16:15 17:30
Practical extension

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1h 15m
Thursday, 14 March
09:30 10:45
Satellite information on the land surface
Speaker: Patricia de Rosnay (ECMWF)

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1h 15m
10:45 11:15
Coffee break

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30m
11:15 12:30
Microwave applications - clear sky temperatures, cloud and rain detection and assimilation
Speaker: Alan Geer (ECMWF)

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1h 15m
12:30 13:30
Lunch break

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1h
13:30 14:45
Satellite Data Assimilation of Atmospheric Composition
Speaker: Melanie Ades (ECMWF)

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1h 15m
14:45 15:00
Coffee break

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15m
15:00 16:15
Background errors for satellite data assimilation
Speaker: Tony McNally (ECMWF)

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1h 15m
16:15 16:30
Comfort break

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15m
16:30 17:45
Practical: implementation of radiance data assimilation
Speaker: Tony McNally (ECMWF)

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1h 15m
Friday, 15 March
09:30 10:45
Satellite Wind Information on the Ocean Surface (Scatterometer & Altimeter)
Speaker: Giovanna De Chiara (ECMWF)

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1h 15m
10:45 11:15
Coffee break

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30m
11:15 12:30
Wind information from satellites (Atmospheric Motion Vectors)
Speaker: Francis Warrick (ECMWF)

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1h 15m
12:30 13:30
Lunch break

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1h
13:30 15:00
Question and answer session, course evaluation

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1h 30m

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