Proceedings - C-SRNWP Project

Contents
1 Introduction ...................................................................................................................... 5
1.1 Foreword ....................................................................................................................6
1.2 List of Partipicants ..................................................................................................... 7
1.3 Programme ................................................................................................................. 9
2 Consortia and ECMWF reports ................................................................................... 12
2.1 ECMWF ................................................................................................................... 13
2.2 ALADIN................................................................................................................... 22
2.3 COSMO.................................................................................................................... 30
2.4 HIRLAM .................................................................................................................. 42
2.5 UKMO...................................................................................................................... 50
3 National status reports................................................................................................... 58
3.1 Belgium .................................................................................................................... 59
3.2 Croatia ...................................................................................................................... 65
3.3 Czech Republic ........................................................................................................ 69
3.4 Denmark................................................................................................................... 72
3.5 Estonia...................................................................................................................... 76
3.6 Finland...................................................................................................................... 82
3.7 France....................................................................................................................... 87
3.8 Germany................................................................................................................... 92
3.9 Hungary.................................................................................................................... 97
3.10 Ireland..................................................................................................................... 103
3.11 Italy......................................................................................................................... 108
3.12 Netherlands............................................................................................................. 113
3.13 Portugal .................................................................................................................. 122
3.14 Romania ................................................................................................................. 128
3.15 Slovakia.................................................................................................................. 134
3.16 Slovenia.................................................................................................................. 139
3.17 Spain....................................................................................................................... 144
3.18 Sweden ................................................................................................................... 150
3.19 Switzerland............................................................................................................. 154
4 Scientific presentations on numerics and coupling numerics/physics..................... 160
4.1 F. Vana: Dynamics & Coupling, ALADIN and LACE progress report for
2005-2006............................................................................................................... 161
4.2 J. Masek: Idealized tests of ALADIN-NH dynamical kernel at very high
resolution................................................................................................................ 168
5 Scientific presentations on data assimilation............................................................. 179
5.1 C. Schraff: COSMO: Overview and Strategy on Data Assimilation for LM ........ 180
5.2 D. Leuenberger et al.: The Latent Heat Nudging Scheme of COSMO.................. 187
5.3 C. Fischer and A. Horanyi: Aladin consortium activities in data assimilation ...... 193
5.4 G. Bölöni: Data assimilation activities in LACE 2006-2007................................. 202
6 Scientific presentations on physics.............................................................................. 207
6.1 M. Bush: Physics improvements in the NAE model, dust forecasting,
firefighting and chemistry ...................................................................................... 208
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