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

Monday, 24 March
09:3010:45
Welcome and introductions
Speaker: Lecturers and Participants

ECMWF

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1h 15m
10:4511:15
Coffee break

ECMWF

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30m
11:1512:30
Theoretical background (1) : What do satellites measure?
Speaker: Tony McNally (ECMWF)

ECMWF

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1h 15m
12:3013:30
Lunch break

ECMWF

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1h
13:3014:45
Theoretical background (2) : Data assimilation algorithms, key elements and inputs
Speaker: Tony McNally (ECMWF)

ECMWF

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1h 15m
14:4515:00
Coffee break

ECMWF

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15m
15:0016:15
Microwave observations (1): measurements, modelling and information content
Speaker: Alan Geer (ECMWF)

ECMWF

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1h 15m
16:1516:30
Comfort break

ECMWF

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15m
16:3017:00
Q&A for the first day
Speaker: Tony McNally (ECMWF)

ECMWF

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30m
17:0018:20
Welcome cocktail

ECMWF

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1h 20m
Tuesday, 25 March
09:3010:45
The infrared spectrum - measurement, modelling and information content
Speaker: Chris Burrows (ECMWF)

ECMWF

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1h 15m
10:4511:15
Group photo / Coffee break

ECMWF

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30m
11:1512:30
The detection and assimilation of cloud-affected infrared satellite radiances
Speaker: Chris Burrows (ECMWF)

ECMWF

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1h 15m
12:3013:30
Lunch break

ECMWF

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1h
13:3014:45
Microwave observations (2): cloud and precipitation; applications
Speaker: Alan Geer (ECMWF)

ECMWF

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1h 15m
14:4515:00
Coffee break

ECMWF

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15m
15:0016:15
Wind information from satellites (Atmospheric Motion Vectors)
Speaker: Francis Warrick (ECMWF)

ECMWF

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1h 15m
16:1516:30
Comfort break

ECMWF

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15m
16:3017:45
Practical implementation of Radiative Transfer for operational NWP
Speaker: Emma Turner (ECMWF)

ECMWF

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1h 15m
Wednesday, 26 March
09:3010:45
GNSS Radio Occultation (GNSS-RO): Principles and NWP Use
Speaker: Katrin Lonitz (ECMWF)

ECMWF

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1h 15m
10:4511:15
Coffee break

ECMWF

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30m
11:1512:30
GNSS Radio Occultation: Extended applications
Speaker: Sean Healy (ECMWF)

ECMWF

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1h 15m
12:3013:30
Lunch break

ECMWF

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1h
13:3014:45
Bias correction methods for satellite data and observation monitoring
Speaker: Niels Bormann (ECMWF)

ECMWF

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1h 15m
14:4515:00
Coffee break

ECMWF

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15m
15:0016:15
Satellite information on the land surface
Speaker: Patricia de Rosnay (ECMWF)

ECMWF

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1h 15m
Thursday, 27 March
09:3010:45
Observation errors for satellite data assimilation
Speaker: Niels Bormann (ECMWF)

ECMWF

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1h 15m
10:4511:15
Coffee break

ECMWF

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30m
11:1512:30
Future evolution of satellite observing systems
Speaker: Niels Bormann (ECMWF)

ECMWF

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1h 15m
12:3013:30
Lunch break

ECMWF

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1h
13:3014:45
Satellite Data Assimilation of Atmospheric Composition
Speaker: Melanie Ades (ECMWF)

ECMWF

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1h 15m
14:4515:00
Coffee break

ECMWF

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15m
15:0016:15
Background errors for satellite data assimilation
Speaker: Tony McNally (ECMWF)

ECMWF

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1h 15m
16:1516:30
Comfort break

ECMWF

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15m
16:3017:45
Practical: implementation of radiance data assimilation
Speaker: Tony McNally (ECMWF)

ECMWF

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1h 15m
Friday, 28 March
09:3010:45
Satellite Wind Information on the Ocean Surface (Scatterometer & Altimeter)
Speaker: Giovanna De Chiara (ECMWF)

ECMWF

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1h 15m
10:4511:15
Coffee break

ECMWF

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30m
11:1512:30
Wind information from Aeolus
Speaker: Michael Rennie (ECMWF)

ECMWF

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1h 15m
12:3013:30
Lunch break

ECMWF

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1h
13:3015:00
Q&A session, course evaluation

ECMWF

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1h 30m

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