2008 - 2^nd AROME training course : on-line presentations

The 2^nd AROME training course took place in Lisbon (Portugal), on March 4-7 2008.

49 people from 19 countries attended the one week Seminar. 11 teachers gave 16 hours main lectures and 12 hours practical exercises.

This 2^nd AROME training course focused on the most important points for running AROME in the real-time weather forecast and research modes, considering the theoretical aspects on Méso-NH physics, AROME settings, NH dynamics in "A-models", RUC, the data assimilation in ALADIN and some practical exercises.

• The AROME project over the last 2 years and status by Gwenaëlle Hello
  • Highlights of recent history
  • Solved & unsolved problems
  • Current performance of Arome
  • The future
• Final discussion by Maria Monteiro :
  • scientific and technical questions post-workshop
  • feedback from the participants about the organization and content of this training course

• NH equations, academic tests by Pierre Bénard
• How to run NH Kernel (namelist variables, etc) by Jozef Vivoda
• Open questions on dynamics by Pierre Bénard
  • LB coupling
  • VFE/NH
  • fireworks and physics/dynamics interactions
  • impact of horizontal diffusion on precipitating systems
• Surface modelling: the SURFEX software by Patrick Le Moigne
• AROME physics presentation: turbulence, shallow convection scheme and link with the cloud scheme by Sylvie Malardel
• Microphysics by Christine Lac
• Open discussion on physics aspects in AROME : plans, known problems by Christine Lac and Sylvie Malardel
  • low-level model performances
  • subgrid microphysics
• Data assimilation: the RUC system, results from the AROME MF test suite, ensemble B by Pierre Brousseau
• Radar data assimilation (pre-treatment, throughput, QC, obs operator) by Eric Wattrelot
• Surface assimilation: status and plans by Rafiq Hamdi
• Experience on AROME run in a HIRLAM center by Sami Niemelä
• DDH for AROME by Tomislav Kovacic

• 1D model tests - HPCE/local PC
• How to run a 3D model forecast (on ECMWF/HPCE), perform model outputs (on local PC):
  • reference run (MIDPYR domain, 6h forecast, 100*100 points)
  • namelist changes (horizontal diffusion)
  • code changes (in physics: shallow convection, TKE mixing length)
  • DDH in AROME