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The Data Assimilation Core Program and DAsKIT

Article published on 25 September 2018

by Patricia

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The 22^nd ALADIN General Assembly approved the creation of a 20% DA coordinator position in ALADIN to assist the ALADIN PM and the CSSI :

with the coordination of the ALADIN DA starter countries with their DA activities;
with the coordination of the basic kit DA core program (meetings, inquiries, reporting, follow up of the actions, link with HIRLAM, ...);
with the elaboration of the ALADIN-HIRLAM common work plan for the DA basic kit core program.

After being selected, Maria Monteiro (from IPMA) started her job as the new ALADIN DA coordinator on January 1^st, 2018.

Extensive inquiry among the 8 DAsKIT ALADIN Partners of the DA core program (see the outcome, as presented at the 28^th ALADIN Wk) :
- all countries have available data to be assimilated in their local DA systems;
- the know-how to process conventional data using the ALADIN system already exists in all countries;
- some countries already setup a DA cycling and there is a trend/common wish to invest on surface DA in this moment; data Monitoring and validation tools know-how are missing;
Regular video-conferences with DAsKIT countries will be established
DAsKIT Working Days will be held in Bucarest on 19-21 September 2018
- main topic on surface DA (CANARI+OI_MAIN) and further monitoring&validation
- focus will be done on the OBSMON monitoring tool and on the HARP3 verification tool.