2019 SPARC Data Assimilation Working Group Meeting

2019 SPARC Data Assimilation Working Group Meeting

2019 Workshop

September 11 – 12, LASP, Boulder, Colorado, USA

Draft Agenda V4 (9 September 2019)
  • Directions: The workshop will be held in the Space Science Building on CU’s East Campus (see https://lasp.colorado.edu/about/address-directions/spsc/).
  • Parking: Park in front of the building in lot 544. Then come into the lobby and get a parking pass at the front desk. Go back out to your car and hang the parking pass on your rearview window facing outward.
  • Room: The meeting will be held in Room W120. Enter the building, pass the front desk, and turn left before the stairs.
  • Zoom: Remote participants can access the meeting using a zoom link that will be sent out an hour before the start of the meeting.
  • Wednesday, 11 September

    9:00 – 9:15 (McCormack, Davis, Errera) Opening Remarks on DAWG Implementation Plan
    9:15 – 9:30 (Davis) Theme 1 Chemical Reanalysis Intro: Takeaways from S-RIP
    9:30 – 10:00 (Errera – remote) BRAM2 and suggestions for Theme 1
    10:00 – 10:20 (Miyazaki) “Decadal multi-constituent chemical reanalysis and applications in air quality and climate research”
    10:20 – 10:30 Break
    10:30 – 10:50 (Wargan) “Constituent records, harmonization, and trends”
    10:50 – 11:20 (Leblanc) “Ground Based Long term records in Reanalysis: Validation vs.
    Assimilation”
    11:20 – 11:50 Discussion: What are critical science questions/gaps in capabilities that Theme 1 should address?
    11:50 – 12:00 Wrap-up of morning topics and logistics

    12:00 – 13:30 Lunch
    13:30 – 13:40 (McCormack) Theme 2: Dynamical Reanalysis Intro
    13:40 – 14:00 (Harvey) Overview of S-RIP and Chapter 11 Takeaways
    14:00 – 14:20 (Pedatella) “WACCM(X)+DART: Overview and Scientific Applications”
    14:20 – 14:40 (Koshin) “An ensemble Kalman filter data assimilation system for the whole neutral atmosphere”
    14:40 – 15:00 (Lieberman) “Mesospheric & Lower Thermospheric Dynamics in an Extended GEOS”
    15:00 – 15:20 (Yudin) “Data Analysis in the Vertically Extended Models of NOAA: FV3GFS-80km and WAM”
    15:20 – 15:40 Discussion: What are critical science questions/gaps in capabilities that Theme 2 should address?
    15:40 – 16:00 Break
    16:00 – 16:45 Breakout sessions for Theme 1 and 2 (concurrent)
    16:45 – 17:00 Reconvene for group discussion on developing work plan for Themes 1 and 2
    19:00 – 21:00 Group Dinner at Carelli’s Italian Restaurant, 645 30th St, Boulder, CO 80303
    Please RSVP to John M. and cc Lynn H. if you would like to attend

    Thursday, 12 September
    9:00 – 9:20 (McCormack/Davis) Theme leader overviews/reviews of Day 1
    9:20 – 9:40 (Sato) “Climatology of the BDC and the contribution of gravity waves”
    9:40 – 10:00 (Chu) “Deriving GW information from lidar observations”
    10:00 – 10:20 (McCormack) “NAVGEM-HA and ground-based observations for validation and assimilation”
    10:20 – 10:30 Wrap-up discussions of morning session
    10:30 – 10:45 Break
    10:45 – 11:45 Discussion of Theme 1 work plan: Establishing goals, milestones & deliverables.
    11:45 – 13:00 Lunch
    13:00 – 14:00 Discussion of Theme 2 work plan: Establishing goals, milestones & deliverables.
    14:00 – 14:30 Workshop wrap-up, future plans, etc.
    People and Topics

    Theme 1 Chemical Reanalysis

    • Sean Davis Theme 1 Lead
    • Kris Wargan Ozone records/harmonization/trends
    • Thierry Leblanc Lidar observations of T, O3 for validation
    • Kazuyuki Miyazaki MLS/Chemical DA
    • Quentin Errera BRAM2
    • Simon Chabrillat Validating stratospheric ozone in the CAMS reanalysis

    Theme 2 Dynamical Reanalysis

    • John McCormack Theme 2 Lead, NAVGEM-HA
    • Lynn Harvey S-RIP Chapter 11 summary and possible follow-on activities
    • Nick Pedatella WACCMX+DART
    • Kaoru Sato Evaluation of BDC and role of GW’s
    • Dai Koshin JAGUAR Data assimilation system
    • Thierry Leblanc Lidar observations of T, O3 for validation
    • Ruth Lieberman Higher Top MERRA reanalysis/Wind balance issues
    • Valery Yudin Data Assimilation in WAM-GFS (FV3?)
    • Xinzhao Chu Derivation of GW properties from observations
    • Simon Chabrillat Uncertainties in stratospheric ozone for dynamical reanal., BDC

    Other Participants

    • Han-li Liu NCAR/HAO
    • Annette Wagner Max-Planck-Institut für Meteorologie
    • Irina Petropavlovskikh NOAA/ESRL/Global Monitoring Division
    • Jia Yue Hampton University