This workshop will introduce participants to the ECMWF OpenIFS forecast model, with presentations and exercises based on a case study of storm Nadine during the HYMEX campaign.
Presentation of the HyMeX field campaign - Véronique Ducrocq (CNRM/GMME/D)
Hymex IOP6 and Nadine, a forecaster’s experience – Etienne Chabot (ENM/DER/PAM and CNRM/GMME/MICADO)
Pantillon, F., Chaboureau, J.-P. and Richard, E. (2015), Vortex–vortex interaction between Hurricane Nadine (2012) and an Atlantic cut-off dropping the predictability over the Mediterranean. Q.J.R. Meteorol. Soc.. doi: 10.1002/qj.2635 http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/qj.2635/abstract
Introduction to Metview - Sandor Kertesz (ECMWF)
Practical session with Metview : visualizing the Nadine case (20120920-20120924)
7th June: Uncertainty and ensemble prediction
Ensemble prediction at ECMWF - Glenn Carver (ECMWF)
Ensemble prediction at convective scale with AROME - François Bouttier (CNRM/GMME/MICADO)
Practical session with OpenIFS on Nadine’s forecasts
ECMWF analysis and deterministic forecast
Analysis of the forecast error (RMSE)
Visualization of ensemble forecasts (plumes, ensemble spread, spaghettis, ...)
PCA and clustering
Exploring the uncertainty with OpenIFS : initial+model (EDA+SV+SPPT+SKEB, EDA+SV), initial (EDA+SV), model (SPPT+SKEB), "classroom ensemble” (SPPT+SKEB)
Group presentations and discussions
8th June: Case study (contd). Open IFS single column model (SCM) and convection
Practical session (contd).
Preparation of presentations
Presentation of the OpenIFS SCM - Filip Vana (ECMWF)
Practical session with the SCM model: sensitivity experiments to convective parameterization, …
Discussions and debrief
Please note!
This workshop is only available to participants from ENM/Météo-France.
Unlike previous years, this is not open to all OpenIFS users (the next general OpenIFS user event will be in 2017).