ECMWF/GEO Workshop on Atmospheric Re-analysis

The ECMWF/GEO Workshop on Atmospheric Reanalyses was held from 19 to 22 June 2006.

Description

The workshop considered the status of and plans for global reanalysis in Europe, Japan and North America, and will identify the work needed to prepare for the new generation of multi-decadal global reanalyses to succeed ERA-40, JRA-25 and the NCEP reanalyses. Conclusions of recent workshops covering observational aspects (the ECMWF workshop on bias-correction of satellite data, and others held elsewhere) were reviewed, and specific consideration was given to complementary aspects of data-assimilation development and to key user requirements. The scope for coordination of international reanalysis activities was examined.

A discussion session covered the following topics:

  • User needs for reanalysis
  • Observation datasets and boundary forcing fields
  • Homogenization of data
  • Requirements for the data assimilation system

Programme

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Presentations

Monday 19 June  
Experience and plans of reanalysis centres
 

From ERA-15 to ERA-40 and ERA-Interim

Sakari Uppala (ECMWF)

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JRA-25 and plans

Kazutoshi Onogi (JMA)

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MERRA and activities for atmospheric reanalyses in the US

Michele Rienecker (GMAO)

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Status and needs for reanalysis: user views
 

Status and needs for reanalysis - the international context

Kevin Trenberth (NCAR)

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Validation of climate models

Simon Tett (Met Office)

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Dynamical-process studies

Brian Hoskins (University of Reading)

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Chemical transport modelling

Beatriz Monge-Sanz (University of Leeds)

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Land surface processes

Christoph Schär (ETH)

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Tuesday 20 June  

An assessment of contemporary global reanalyses in the polar regions

David Bromwich (BPRC)

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Applications in mountain areas

Eric Martin (Météo-France)

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Ocean-model needs from re-analyses

Michele Rienecker (GMAO)

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Developments in data assimilation for reanalysis
 

Data assimilation requirements for climate reanalysis

Lennart Bengtsson (ESSC)

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Optimizing data assimilation for reanalysis

Mike Fisher (ECMWF)

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Accounting for model biases in data assimilation

Yannick Trémolet (ECMWF)

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Adaptive bias correction of radiances

Dick Dee (ECMWF)

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The hydrological cycle

Per Kållberg (ECMWF/SMHI)

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Surface and boundary layer schemes

Anton Beljaars (ECMWF)

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Land-surface data assimilation systems

Pedro Viterbo (IM, Portugal)

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Ocean wave analysis

Jean Bidlot (ECMWF)

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Capturing trends and low-frequency variations

Adrian Simmons (ECMWF)

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Wednesday 21 June  

Ensemble Kalman Filter analysis, and its application to reanalysis using only surface-pressure observations

Gil Compo (CDC)

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Assimilating only surface-pressure observations in 3- and 4D-Var, and other observing-system impact studies

Jean-Noël Thépaut (ECMWF)

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Observations and boundary forcing fields
 

Observational requirements for future reanalyses

Sakari Uppala (ECMWF)

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Reprocessed satellite data products for assimilation and validation

Leo van de Berg (EUMETSAT)

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Development of SST and sea-ice datasets

Philip Brohan (Met Office)

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Homogenization of radiosonde data

Leopold Haimberger (University of Vienna)

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Homogenization of HIRS/SSU/VTPR radiances

Mark McCarthy (Met Office)

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Other aspects
 

The Climate Monitoring SAF

Jörg Schulz (DWD)

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The potential for EURRA, a European Regional Reanalysis

Adrian Simmons (ECMWF)

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Proceedings

Developments in model physics after ERA-40

A Beljaars

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The need for a dynamical Climate reanalysis

L Bengtsson

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Ocean wave analysis and use of surface wind observations over the oceans

J-R Bidlot

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Development of SST and sea-ice datasets

P Brohan

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An assessment of contemporary global reanalyses in the polar regions

D H Bromwich

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Ensemble Kalman Filter analysis, and its application to reanalysis using only surface- pressure observations

G P Compo

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Adaptive bias correction of radiance data

D Dee

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Optimizing data assimilation for re-analysis

M Fisher

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Bias correction of radiosonde observations

L Haimberger

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Dynamical-process studies using reanalysis data

B Hoskins

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The hydrological cycle in the pre-interim tests

P Kallberg

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Applications in mountain areas

E Martin

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Homogenization of IR sounders

M McCarthy

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Chemical transport modelling

B M Monge-Sanz

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JRA-25 and plans

K Onogi

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Air-sea fluxes: ocean-model needs from reanalyses

M Rienecker

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MERRA and US reanalysis plans and activities

M Rienecker

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Status and needs for reanalysis: Land-surface processes

C Schaer

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The Satellite Application Facility on Climate Monitoring (CM-SAF)

J Schulz

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The potential European Regional Reanalysis project (EURRA)

A J Simmons

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Capturing trends and low-frequency variations in reanalyses

A J Simmons

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Validation of climate models

S Tett

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Assimilating only surface-pressure observations in 3D and 4D-Var

J-N Thepaut

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Accounting for model biases in 4D-Var

Y Tremolet

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Observations and their analysis for WCRP/COPES

K E Trenberth

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Observational requirements for future reanalyses

S Uppala

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From ERA-15 to ERA-40 and ERA-Interim

S Uppala

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Reprocessed satellite data products for assimilation and validation

L van de Berg

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