The 12^th ALADIN workshop took place on June 3-6,2002 in Medulin (Croatia). The list of participants and the book of abstracts are available.

Monday, 3^rd June

• 8:00–9:00 Registration
• 9:00–9:45 Opening
  • 9:00–9:15 Welcome by Director NMS Croatia
  • 9:15–9:25 Practical details (Organizing Committee)
  • 9:25–9:50 D. Giard A new research plan and scientific networking
• 9:50–11:00 Session 1: Operational applications (Chair: Branka IvanÄ an Picek))
  • 9:50–10:10 M. Sandev Operational use of ALADIN model, forecast applications
  • 10:10–10:30 I. Bonta Usage of ALADIN products at HMS
  • 10:30–11:10 Poster session and coffee break
• 11:10–12:10 Session 1: Operational applications (Chair: Branka IvanÄ an Picek)
  continued
  • 11:10–11:30 Z. Huthova Precipitation forecast through statistical adaptation
  • 11:30–11:50 M. Tudor MAP IOP 15 Case Study
  • 11:50–12:10 M. Mokorić ALADIN products in “Taming the Dragon-Dalmatia 21 to 24 May 2002â€
• 12:10–14:00 Lunch
• 14:00–16:00 Session 2: Dynamics and coupling (Chair: P. Smolikova)
  • 14:00–14:20 J. Vivoda Present status of NH dynamics
  • 14:20–14:40 C. Smith Flow over orography in NH ALADIN
  • 14:40–15:00 J. Vivoda Predictor/corrector scheme for NH ALADIN
  • 15:00–15:20 C. Moussy Coupling in ALADIN
  • 15:20–15:40 P. Termonia Interpolation of the coupling data; a perturbation approach
  • 15:40–16:00 I. Gospodinov Physics-dynamics interface
• 16:00–16:30 Coffee break
• 16:30–18:30 Parallel sessions
  • Working group: Skill of operational models (Chair: S. Ivatek Å ahdan)
  • Working group: Dynamics and coupling (Chair: F. Vana)
• 19:00 Welcome party

Tuesday 4^th June

• 9:00–10:10 Session 1: Operational applications (Chair: Branka IvanÄ an Picek)
  continued
  • 9:00– 9:20 P.Termonia Using ALADIN for the dispersion of pollution
  • 9:20– 9:40 K. Stadlbacher Aircraft icing forecasts with the ALADIN model
  • 9:40– 9:55 J. D. Gril System collaboration - conclusions of SRNWP workshop
  • 9:55–10:10 J. D. Gril Portability of ALADIN applications
• 10:10–10:40 Coffee break
• 10:40–12:40 Session 3: Physics (Chair: N. Pristov)
  • 10:40–11:00 J. M. Piriou Clouds and turbulence: present developments and perspective
  • 11:00–11:20 M. Gera Turbulent kinetic energy
  • 11:20–11:40 A. Simon Turbulent fluxes and cyclogenesis - case study of the 20
    December 1998 storm
  • 11:40–12:00 H. Seidl Investigation of nocturnal boundary layer structure in ALADIN 3D and 1D version
  • 12:00–12:20C. Soci Moist physical parameterization in the mesoscale gradient
    computation
• 12:20–14:00 Lunch
• 14:00–15:00 Session 3: Physics (Chair: N. Pristov) continued
  • 14:00–14:20 E. Bazile An overview of the weaknesses of the Convection scheme and the
    link with the prognostic liquid water
  • 14:20–14:40 L. Gérard Coherent treatment of deep convection, prognostic cloud water
    and cloud fractions at high resolution ALADIN
  • 14:40–15:00 T. Haiden Experiments with a prognostic convection scheme
• 15:00–15:30 Coffee break
• 15:30–17:30 Parallel sessions
  • Working group: Applications (Chair: K. Stadlbacher)
  • Working group: Physics / convection (Chair: L. Gérard)

Wednesday 5^th June

• 9:00–10:40 Session 4: Verification (Chair: D. Klarić)
  • 9:00– 9:20 P. Pottier The objective verification project for synoptic scale
  • 9:20– 9:40 Z. Huthova Objective verifications at the CHMI in the last two years
  • 9:40–10:00 Z. Vakula Adriatic storm cases
  • 10:00–10:20 J. M. Piriou Computing brightness temperatures in ARPEGE/ALADIN
  • 10:20–10:40 J. MerÅ¡e Improving ALADIN 2m temperature forecast with machine
    learning
• 10:40–11:10 Coffee break
• 11:10–13:10 Working group: Verification (Chair: P. Pottier)
• 13:10–14:30 Lunch
• 14:30 Brijuni excursion with dinner

Thursday 6^th June

• 9:00–11:00 Session 5: Variational data assimilation (Chair: D. Giard)
  • 9:00– 9:20 C. Fischer Variational algorithms in ALADIN: state of the art, future plans
    and hints
  • 9:20– 9:40 G. Balsamo A mesoscale variational assimilation for land
    surface variables
  • 9:40–10:00 S. Ivatek-Å ahdan Analysis of surface variables
  • 10:00–10:20 M. Szczech Matrix B for surface parameters in assimilation of IASI/AIRS data
    over land
  • 10:20–10:40 A. Deckmyn DFI blending in ALADIN Belgium
  • 10:40–11:00 M. Belo Pereira Background error statistics estimated using an Analysis Ensemble
    Method
• 11:00–11:30 Coffee break
• 11:30–12:30 Parallel sessions
  • Working group: Physics /turbulence, PBL (Chair: M. Gera)
  • Working group: Data assimilation (Chair C. Fischer)
• 12:30–13:30 Lunch
• 13:30–14:30 Parallel sessions (continued)
  • Working group: Physics / turbulence, PBL (Chair: M. Gera)
  • Working group: Data assimilation (Chair: C. Fischer)
• 14:30–14:45 Small break
• 14:45–16:45 Working groups conclusions and discussion (Chair: Y. Bouteloup)
• 16:45 Closing