Second progress meeting of Sangoma

Agenda and logistics: sangomayear2.pdf

Day 1 (1/4/2014): Contractual matters, steering committee meeting, WP advances

• 9:00- 10:00: Welcome and logistics
• 10:00-10:45: WP1 Harmonization (N. Van Velzen, M. Verlaan)
• Coffee break
• 11:00-11:45: WP2 Shared development (L. Nerger)
• 11:45-12:30: WP3 Innovative DA techniques (S. Vetra-Carvalho)
• Lunch break
• 14:00-14:45: WP4 Benchmarks (P. Brasseur & J.-M. Brankart)
• 14:45-15:30: WP5 Data Assessment (L. Bertino)
• 15:30-16:15: WP6 Knowledge transfer WP7 Management and planning (J.M. Beckers)
• Coffee break
• 16:30-17:30: OOPS (Object Oriented Programming System) and scalability activities at ECMWF (L. Isaksen)

Day 2 (2/4/2014): Scientific discussions

• 9:30-10:00: P. Kirchgessner: Results on the medium case benchmark using an extension of NEMO with PDAF
• 10:00-10:30: Y. Yan: First results of the large case benchmark
• 10:30-10:45: P. De Mey: Stochastic array design with the sangoma_arm tool
• 10:45-11:00: C.-E. Testut: DA Developments at Mercator
• Coffee break
• 11:30-12:00: J.M. Brankart: Ensemble assimilation of JASON and ENVISAT altimetric observations with stochastic parameterization of model dynamical uncertainties
• 12:00-12:30: P. Brasseur: Developments in non-Gaussian ensemble DA
• Lunch break
• 13:30-14:00: S. Vetra-Carvalho: Current work on using non-linear observation operator in EWPF
• 14:00-14:30: P.J. Van Leeuwen: EMPIRE (MPI bases software that allows to incorporate any dynamical model into DA)
• 14:30-15:00: U. Atlaf: OpenDA-NEMO framework for Ocean analysis and predictions
• 15:30-16:00: A. Barth et al: Local ensemble assimilation scheme with global constraints and conservation
• Coffee break
• 16:15-17:00: Advisors feedback and open discussion