National Centers for Environmental Prediction
Environmental Modeling Center (EMC) Seminar


NOAA Science Center (World Weather Building)



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Contact person: Yoshiaki Sato x 7803 -->
Telephone Extension is for (301)763-8000
November 2007
Tuesday 6, noon
Rm 707 Sakari Uppala
ECMWF
From ERA-40 to the 3rd generation ECMWF reanalysis ERA-Interim
Abstract
Presentation in ppt
Contact person: Suru Saha x7236 Bob Kistler 803-642-9683
Tuesday 13, noon
Rm 209 Dake Chen
Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory (LDEO)
Indo-Pacific Tripole: An Intrinsic Mode of Tropical Climate Variability
Abstract
Contact person: Sudhir Nadiga x 7276
Monday 26, 2pm
Cancelled
Rm 707 Tilden Meyer
Contact person: Mike Ek 301-316-5030
Tuesday 27, noon
Rm 707 Mike Charles
NOAA/NWS/NCEP/EMC
Verification of Extratropical Cyclones Within NCEP Forecast Models Using An Automated Tracking Algorithm
Abstract
Presentation in ppt
Contact person: Zoltan Toth x7596
December 2007
Tuesday 4, 10am
Rm 707 Dick Reynolds
NOAA/NCDC
Daily SST Analyses - The The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Abstract
PPT presentation
Contact person: Ming Ji
Tuesday 4, noon
Rm 707 Junjie Liu and Eugenia Kalnay
UMCP
New applications of Ensemble Kalman Filter
Abstract
Contact person: Michiko Masutani x7551
Wednesday 5, noon
Rm 707 Michele Rienecker
NASA/GSFC/GMAO
MERRA - NASA's atmospheric reanalysis project
Abstract
Pdf presentation
Contact person: Sudhir Nadiga x 7276
Friday 7, 11am
Rm 209 John Pleim
NOAA/ARL
A New Combined Local and Non-Local Boundary Layer Model: ACM2
Abstract
Contact person: Jeff McQueen x7226
Tuesday 11, noon
Rm 209 Ernesto Munoz
UMCP
The Caribbean low-level jet: From seasonal to inter-decadal variability
Contact person: Michiko Masutani x7551
January 2008
Friday 11, noon
Rm 707 Hans Huang
NCAR
Benefit of the MTG candidate Infra-Red Sounding mission to regional forecast
- An Observing System Simulation Experiment (OSSE) on regional scales

Abstract
Contact person: Michiko Masutani x7551
Tuesday 29, noon
Rm 707 Ake Johansson
NCEP/EMC
Convectively Forced Gravity Wave Drag
Abstract
ppt presentation
Contact person: Michiko Masutani x7551
February 2008
Tuesday 12, noon
Rm 707 Winston Chao
NASA/GSFC/
A Conceptual Explanation for the Double ITCZ Bias in GCM Simulations
Abstract
ppt presentation
Contact person: Michiko Masutani x7551
Tuesday 19, noon
Rm 209 Federico Grazzini
ARPA-SIM (Hydrometeorological service of Emilia-Romagna), Bologna, Italy
Predictability of a large-scale flow conducive to extreme precipitation over western Alps
Abstract
ppt presentation

Contact person: Zoltan Toth x7596
March 2008
Tuesday 25, noon
Rm 707 Isaac Ginis
University of Rhode Island
Modeling of boundary layer and air-sea interface processes in hurricanes
ppt presentation
Contact person: Naomi Surge x7285
April 2008
Tuesday 1, noon
Rm 707 Joint OSSE Team
Speakers: Michiko Masutani(EMC), Erik Andersson(ECMWF), Oreste Reale(NASA/GLA), Jack Woollen (EMC), Dave Emmitt(SWA), Lars Peter Riishojgaard (JCSDA,NASA/GMAO)
Summary of full OSSEs at NCEP and Emerging Internationally collaborative Joint OSSEs
Abstract
presentation will be posted
Contact person: Michiko Masutani x7551
Tele conference
Toll Free 800-857-1738, Toll Number: 1-210-234-0002
Pass code 39480
Tuesday 22, noon
Rm 707 QinFu Liu
NCEP/EMC
Hurricane initialization in HWRF model
ppt presentation
pdf presentation additional material
Abstract
Contact person: Naomi Surge x7285
Tuesday 29, noon
Rm 707 Beth Ebert
Center for Australian Weather and Climate Research (CAWCR)
A partnership between the Bureau of Meteorology and CSIRO
Melbourne, Australia

Fuzzy forecast verification - giving credit to forecasts that are "close enough"
ppt presentation
Abstract
Contact person: Zoltan Toth x 7596
May 2008
Tuesday 13 noon

Rm 209 Qin Xu
NOAA/Nat. Severe Storms Laboratory
Recent work on radar data quality control (QC) and error covariance estimation at NSSL
pdf presentation for posting
Abstract
Contact person: Jim Purser x7267
Tuesday 20 noon

Rm 707 Leo Donner
GFDL
Toward AM3: GFDL's Next-Generation Atmospheric General Circulation Model
ppt presentation
Abstract
Contact person: Hua Lu Pan x 7234
June 2008
Tuesday 3 noon

Rm 707 Nedjeljka Zagar
NCAR
Quantifying uncertainties in atmospheric analyses and forecasts by using normal modes
ppt presentation avaible with request
Abstract
Contact person: Michiko Masutani x7551
Wednesday 4 1pm

Rm 209 George Halliwell
RSMAS, University of Miami
Evaluating and Improving HYCOM Performance for Simulating the Ocean Response to Tropical Cyclones
Abstract
Contact person: Hyun-Sook Kim x7207
Tuesday 17 noon

Rm 707 Mike Baldwin
Purdue University
Development of a verification methods testbed at the WRF DTC
ppt presentation
Abstract
Contact person: Ying Lin x 7248
Tuesday 17 3:00pm

Rm 209 Madeleine Thomson
International Research Institute for Climate and Society
Climate Information for Public Health: from research to practice
ppt presentation
Contact person: Augustin Vintzileos x 7270
Monday 30 3:00pm

Rm 707 Song You Hong
Yonsei University (Korea)
A new global atmospheric model with a double-Fourier spectral dynamical core
pdf presentation Abstract
Contact person: Henry Juang x7220
July 2008
Friday 11 noon
EMC/JCSDA Joint Seminar
Rm 707 David Tan
ECMWF
Data Processing for ESA's Doppler Wind Lidar Mission ADM-Aeolus
ppt presentation (8MB)
pdf presentation (2.5MB) 3 slide missing
pdf presentation (2.9MB)
Abstract
Contact person: Michiko Masutani x7551
Tuesday 15 noon

Rm 707 David Raymond
New Mexico Tech
Tropical Cyclone Development in the GFS and in Nature
Abstract
Contact person: Hua Lu Pan
Friday 18 noon

Rm 707 Michael Naughton
BMRC
The Australian Community Climate and Earth System Simulator
Abstract
Contact person: Mozheng Wei x7581
Monday 21 9am

Rm 707 Alexander McDonald
ESRL
Ideas for Improving Hurricane Forecasts
Abstract
Contact person: Julian Wang
Friday 25 11am

Rm 209 Adrian Simmons
ECMWF
Monitoring and forecasting atmospheric constituents for provision of climate and air-quality information services
Abstract
Contact person: Steve Lord
August 2008
Tuesday 12 1:30pm

Rm 707 Julius Chang
National Central University, Taiwan
Contact person:Ho-Chun Huang x7249
Wednesday 27 noon

Rm 209 Zhanqing Li
University of MD
Contact person: Fanglin Yang x7296
To be scheduled
September or October Rm 707 Edwin Danaher

Quantitative Assessment of Bias Sensitivity of Performance Measures for Dichotomous Forecasts
Contact person: Keith Brill
October Rm 707 Gareth Berry
SUNY Albany
Contact person: Michiko Masutani

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If you are interested in giving a seminar at EMC:
Michiko Masutani Michiko.Masutani@noaa.gov (301)763-8000 ext. 7551
Sudhir Nadiga Sudhir.Nadiga@noaa.gov (301)763-8000 ext.7276 (Ocean related)
Tuesday noon a room is researved for the EMC seminar. If you wish to organize a seminar other time we could also arrange.
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Michiko Masutani Michiko.Masutani@noaa.gov (301)763-8000 ext. 7551

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