ISSI-BJ Snow-HTP Material

Agenda (talks of 30 minutes)

Welcome presentation from ISSI-BJ (Anna Yang)

Welcome and objectives of the first ISSI-BJ meeting – Y. Orsolini and G. Balsamo

The East Asian summer monsoon and the impact of snow cover over HTP– C. Zhu

Stand-alone surface modelling and land reanalysis at ECWMF – G. Balsamo

Snow Observations and International Coordination aspects – P. De Rosnay

Discussion: HTP snow and reanalyses & Workplan

ISSI-BJ Reception (B0357, 3rd floor)

East Asian Summer monsoon – Y. Gao

Some aspects of Monsoon research at IAP (tbc) – Y. Zhu

Discussion

Snow data assimilation at ECMWF – P. De Rosnay

Prediction skill and predictability of Eurasian snow cover in the NCEP Climate Forecast System – Q. He

Snow processes in the ECMWF model –  E. Dutra

Eurasian snow in (long-term) climate re-analyses – M. Wegmann

Role of Tibetan Plateau in the Asian summer monsoon onset – B. Liu

ECMWF Worktool on land modelling and data assimilation (PRISMA)

Thursday MAR 2 (start 09:30)

Connection between November Snow Cover over Eastern Europe and Winter Precipitation over East Asia –  J. Ming

Break-up groups : Model experiments / Reanalyses intercomparison and verification

Discussion of break-up groups

ECMWF Worktool on land modelling and data assimilation (PRISMA) (continued)

Discussion: HTP snow and reanalyses

Satellite data

Break-up group : Model experiments

Break-up group : Reanalyses intercomparison and verification

Synthesis

ECMWF Worktool on land modelling and data assimilation (PRISMA) (continued)

Discussion: plan for articles, plan for next meeting