Twelfth International Winds Workshop

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Workshop Programme

Sunday 15 June 2014
19:00-21:00	Registration - lobby at Hotel Kong Arthur
Monday 16 June 2014
8:00-9:00	Registration in meeting room
9:00-9:05	Welcome and workshop opening Mary Forsythe
9:05-9:15	Welcome and workshop opening Aksel Walløe Hansen
9:15-9:35	Introducing recommendations from CGMS 41 to the 12th International Winds Workshop Johannes Schmetz
9:35-9:55	IWWG input to the WMO vision for the GOS in 2025 Lars Peter Riishojgaard
SESSION 1: Operational Status Chairs: Jianmin Xu and Steve Wanzong
9:55-10:15	Current Status of EUMETSAT Operational Winds Ken Holmlund (EUMETSAT), Régis Borde, Manuel Carranza, O. Hautecoeur
10:15-10:35	Operational wind products at NOAA/NESDIS Hongming QI (NOAA/NESDIS), Jaime Daniels, William Pennoyer, Andrew Bailey, Jeffrey Augenbaum
10:35-11:05	BREAK
11:05-11:25	Current status and plans of JMA operational wind product Kazuki Shimoji (JMA)
11:25-11:45	Status of operational AMVs from FY-2 satellites since the 11th winds workshop Zhand Xiaohu (NSMC/CMA), Xu Jianmin, Zhang Qisong
11:45-12:05	An overview of the status of atmospheric motion winds derived from INSAT at IMD Ashim Mitra (IMD) PAPER NOT PRESENTED
12:05-12:25	Current status of COMS AMVs in NMSC/KMA E.J. Cha, H.K. Jeong, E.H. Sohn, S.J. Ryu
12:25-12:45	"NWC SAF / high resolution winds" AMV software evolution between 2012 and 2014 Javier García-Pereda (NWCSAF/AMET)
12:45-14:00	LUNCH
SESSION 2: AMV Derivation Chairs: Graeme Kelly and Marie Doutriaux-Boucher
14:00-14:20	FY-2 on-orbit operational calibration approach (CIBLE) and its benefit to FY-2D/E AMV products Qiang Guo (NSMC/CMA), Boyang Chen, Xuan Feng, Changjun Yang, Xin Wang, Xiuzhen Han
14:20-14:40	NESDIS atmospheric motion vector (AMV) nested tracking algorithm: exploring its performance Jaime Daniels, Wayne Bresky, Steven Wanzong, Andrew Bailey, Chris Velden
14:40-15:00	An overview of 10 years research on AMVs at EUMETSAT Régis Borde
15:00-15:15	Introduction of Poster Session 1
15:15-16:10	BREAK and POSTER SESSION
16:10-16:30	Recent improvements in the derivation of geostationary atmospheric motion vectors at EUMETSAT Manuel Carranza (EUMETSAT), Régis Borde, Marie Doutriaux-Boucher
16:30-16:50	EUMETSAT operational dual-Metop wind products Olivier Hautecoeur (METIS S.A.S./EUMETSAT), Régis Borde, Marie Doutriaux-Boucher, Manuel Carranza
16:50-17:10	Status of VIIRS polar winds Jeff Key (NOAA/NESDIS/CIMSS), Jaime Daniels, Steve Wanzong, Andrew Bailey, Hongming Qi, Wayne Bresky, Dave Santek, Chris Velden, Walter Wolf
17:10-17:30	Motion tracking and cloud height assignment methods for Himawari-8 AMVs Images and Winds Kazuki Shimoji (MSC/JMA)
17:40-19:00	ICEBREAKER in H C Ørsted Institute
19:00	END OF DAY 1

Tuesday 17 June 2014
SESSION 3: AMV intercomparison project Chairs: Javier García-Pereda and Dave Santek
9:00-9:20	A new atmospheric motion vector intercomparison study David Santek (CIMSS), Javier García-Pereda (NWCSAF/AEMET), Chris Velden, Iliana Genkova, Dave Stettner, Steve Wanzong, Sharon Nebuda, Régis Borde, Manuel Carranza
9:20-10:00	PLENARY DISCUSSION
SESSION 4: Use of satellite-derived winds in NWP Chairs: Kirsti Salonen and Koji Yamashita
10:00-10:20	Improving the use of satellite winds at the German Weather Service Alexander Cress (DWD)
10:20-10:40	AMV impact studies at the Met Office James Cotton, Mary Forsythe, Francis Warrick, Richard Marriott
10:40-11:10	BREAK
11:10-11:30	AMVs in the operational ECMWF system Kirsti Salonen (ECMWF), Niels Bormann
11:30-11:50	Improving the use of radiosonde and satellite-derived winds at the Meteorological Service of Canada Stéphane Laroche (MSC), Judy St-James, Iriola Mati, Réal Sarrazin
11:50-12:10	Assimilation of GOES hourly AMVs in NCEP global data assimilation and forecast system Xiujuan Su (NOAA/NCEP), Jaime Daniels, John Derber, Yangrong Lin, Andy Bailey, Wayne Bresky, Hongming Qi
12:10-12:30	Assimilation of GOES-R atmospheric motion vectors (AMVs) in the NCEP global forecast system Sharon Nebuda (CIMSS), Jim Jung, Dave Santek, Jaime Daniels, Wayne Bresky
12:30-13:50	LUNCH
SESSION 5: MISR, AATSR and Sentinel winds Chair: Iliana Genkova
13:50-14:10	The MISR NRT CMV product: MISR cloud motion vectors with three-hour latency Kevin Mueller (NASA/JPL), Steve Protack, Nancy Baker, Brian Rheingans, Veljko Jovanovic, Sebastian Val
14:10-14:30	Globally distributed time series of the enhanced MISR cloud motion vector product Roger Davies, Kevin Mueller
14:30-14:50	Atmospheric motion vectors from the tandem operation of AATSR and ATSR-2 Jan-Peter Muller (University College London), Daniel Fisher
14:50-15:05	Introduction of Poster Session 2
15:05-16:00	BREAK and POSTER SESSION
SESSION 6: Boundary layer Chair: David Halpern
16:00-16:20	Satellite observations of tropical planetary boundary wind shear David Halpern (NASA/JPL), Michael Garay
16:20-16:40	Scatterometer ocean surface vector wind products at NOAA Paul Chang (NOAA/NESDIS), Zorana Jelenak, Joseph Sienkiewicz, Julia Figa-Saldana, BS Gohil
16:40-17:00	Impact studies of ASCAT winds in the ECMWF 4D-VAR assimilation system Giovanna DeChiara (ECMWF), Peter Janssen, Jean Bidlot, Stephen English
17:00-17:20	Satellite wind activities at Meteo-France Christophe Payan, Nathalie Boullot, Dominique Mékies
17:20	END OF DAY 2

Wednesday 18 June 2014
SESSION 7: High resolution satellite-derived winds Chairs: Ad Stoffelen and Mary Forsythe
9:00-9:20	Scatterometer winds for mesoscale dynamics Ad Stoffelen (KNMI), Anton Verhoef, Wenming Lin, Marcos Portabella, Patrick Bunn, Jos de Kloe, Jur Vogelzang, Jeroen Verspeek
9:20-9:40	Scatterometer winds in the mesoscale HARMONIE model Gert-Jan Marseille (KNMI), Ad Stoffelen
9:40-10:00	Scatterometer winds in rapidly developing storms (SCARASTO) first experiments on data assimilation of scatterometer winds Teresa Valkonen (NMI)
10:00-10:20	The impact of tracer size, the temporal gap between images and the wind guess in the extraction of atmospheric motion vectors Javier García-Pereda (NWCSAF/AEMET), Régis Borde
10:20-10:40	Operational use of NWC SAF AMV package in the Met Office mesoscale forecasting system Graeme Kelly (Met Office), Peter Lean, Stefano Migliorini
10:40-11:10	BREAK
11:10-11:30	Observing system experiments of MTSAT-1R rapid scan AMV using the JMA operational mesoscale and local NWP system in 2011 and 2012 Koji Yamashita (JMA)
11:30-11:50	MISR stereo observations of Karman vortex streets Ákos Horváth (Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research, Kevin Mueller, C. Nunalee
11:50-12:50	PLENARY DISCUSSION: Winds for high resolution NWP
12:50-18:00	LUNCH / OPTIONAL GROUP EXCURSION to the Castle of Kronberg
18:00-21:00	WORKSHOP DINNER at Carlsberg Museum and Business Centre (sponsored by EUMETSAT)
21:00	END OF DAY 3

Thursday 19 June 2014
SESSION 8: AMV height assignment and treament as layers Chairs:Angeles Hernandez Carrascal and Jaime Daniels
9:00-9:20	Highlights of CREW-4 and the Plans for ICWG Rob Roebeling (EUMETSAT), Bryan Baum, Andrew Heidinger
9:20-9:40	Visible channel CMV from Fengyun Geo. Stereo view simulation and bias analysis Feng Lu (NSMC/CMA), Jianmin Xu
9:40:10:00	Height correction of atmospheric motion vectors using satellite lidar observations from CALIPSO Kathrin Folger (University of Munich), Martin Weissmann
10:00-10:20	Cloud top, cloud centre, cloud layer , where to place AMVs? Angeles Hernandez Carrascal (AEMET), Niels Bormann
10:20-10:40	Characterising AMV height assignment errors in a simulation study Peter Lean (University of Reading), Graeme Kelly, Stefano Migliorini
10:40-11:10	BREAK
11:10-11:30	Investigations on alternative interpretation of AMVs Kirsti Salonen (ECMWF), Niels Bormann
11:30-12:30	PLENARY DISCUSSION on height assignment, treatment of AMVs over layers, and changes to BUFR format
12:30-13:50	LUNCH
SESSION 9: Open forum and discussion Chair: Johannes Schmetz
13:50-14:10	Charge to working group breakout sessions Mary Forsythe and Jaime Daniels
14:10-15:10	Working group sessions WG1: Methods (Chairs: Régis Borde and Jeff Key) WG2: Data Assimilation (Chairs: Niels Bormann and James Cotton)
15:10-15:40	BREAK
15:40-17:00	Working group sessions continue
17:00	END OF DAY 4

Friday 20 June 2014
SESSION 10: Reprocessing activities Chair: Roger Davies
9:00-9:20	Provision of atmospheric motion vectors (AMVs) for the use in Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP) model-based reanalysis in the framework of SCOPE-CM Toshiyuki Kurino (MSC/JMA), Kazuki Shimoji
9:20-9:40	Reprocessing of atmospheric motion vectors at EUMETSAT Marie Doutriaux-Boucher (EUMETSAT), Roger Huckle, Alessio Lattanzio, Jörg Schulz
9:40-10:00	Historical GOES AMV reprocessing Steve Wanzong (CIMSS), David Santek, Christopher S. Velden, Jaime Daniels, Dave Stettner, Wayne C. Bresky, Andrew Bailey
10:00-10:20	Comparisons of MISR cloud motion vectors with reanalysis winds Dong Wu (NASA/JPL)
10:20-10:40	Preliminary assessment of the impact of reprocessed AMVs for the ERACLIM global reanalyses Carole Peubey (ECMWF),N. Bormann, P. Poli K. Salonen
10:40-11:10	BREAK
SESSION 11: Doppler wind lidar Chair: Alexander Cress
11:10-11:30	ADM-Aeolus, ESAs wind lidar mission Anne-Grete Straume-Lindner (ESA-ESTEC), P. Ingmann, A. Elfving
11:30-11:50	Update on the preparations for Aeolus at ECMWF Mike Rennie (ECMWF), Andras Horanyi, Lars Isaksen
11:50-12:10	Application of Aeolus winds Ad Stoffelen (KNMI), Gert-Jan Marseille, Jos de Kloe, Harald Schyberg
12:10-12:30	Observing system simulation experiments for space-based Doppler wind lidar observations Zaizhong Ma (NOAA/JCSDA) PAPER NOT PRESENTED
12:30-12:45	BREAK
12:45-13:35	WG1: Methods
12:45-13:35	WG2: Data Assimilation
13:35-13:45	Closing Comments
13:45	END OF 12th INTERNATIONAL WINDS WORKSHOP