ISSI-BJ Material

Time

Agenda (talks of 30 minutes)

10 min presentation about ISSI (Anna Yang)

Welcome, objectives of the first meeting, Y. Orsolini, G. Balsamo

HTP snow and the Indian summer monsoon – Y. Orsolini

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 for the week

reception at the ISSI-BJ office (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

Discussion: HTP snow and reanalyses &

Satellite data

Snow processes in the ECMWF model –  E. Dutra

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

Discussion

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