Program for the Joint WRF/MPAS Users’ Workshop 2021 (Virtual)

 

Location: Online

7-10 June 2021

*All times are U.S. Mountain Daylight Time (UTC-6)

See the MMM YouTube Channel to access video presentations from the 2021 Workshop.

Monday, June 7

Short Instruction Sessions

9:00-10:30     VAPOR, Scott Pearse, CISL/NCAR

9:00-10:30     MPAS Regional, MMM/NCAR Presentation pdf

10:30-12:00   WRF-Python Michaela Sizemore, GeoCAT/CISL/NCAR Short Abstract

 

Tuesday, June 8

 

Session: Development Updates
First Chair: Jordan Powers, NCAR
Second Chair (after break): Jimy Dudhia, NCAR

 

9:00-9:15	Welcome Remarks
9:15-9:40	The Weather Research and Forecasting Model: 2021 Annual Update. Jimy Dudhia, MMM/NCAR Presentation pdf
9:40–10:00	MPAS Updates. Bill Skamarock, MMM/NCAR Presentation pdf
10:00-10:20	WRFDA 2021 Update and Status of MPAS DA with JEDI. Jake Liu and Chris Snyder, MMM/NCAR Presentation pdf
10:20-10:40	Break
10:40-11:00	WRF-Chem V4.3: A Summary of Status, Updates, Applications, and Future Plans. Jordan Schnell, NOAA/GSL Presentation pdf
11:00-11:20	Recent Updates on Land Model Physics of WRF Version 4.3. Cenlin He, RAL/NCAR Presentation pdf
11:20-11:40	Using the WRF-Hydro, Hydrologic Modeling Extension Package to Enable Improved Hydrologic Process Representations and Hydrologic Predictions in the Coupled WRF Modeling System, David Gochis, RAL/NCAR Presentation pdf
11:40-12:00	Cloud Computing Support for the Weather Research and Forecasting Model. K. Werner, J. Powers, and D. Gill, MMM/NCAR Short Abstract Presentation pdf

 

 

Wednesday, June 9

 

Session: Model Applications
First Chair: Brian Jewett, University of Illinois
Second Chair (after break): Cliff Mass, Univ. of Washington

 

9:00-9:20	Impact of Upstream Tropopause Polar Vortex Observations on the Evolution of Twin Arctic Cyclones in June 2020. Tomer Burg and Steve Cavallo, University of Oklahoma Short Abstract Presentation pdf
9:20-9:40	Recent advances in the WRF-Solar model. Pedro Jimenez, RAL/NCAR Presentation pdf
9:40–10:00	Tropical Convection and Subseasonal Weather Prediction in a Global Convection-Permitting model. Nick Weber, University of Washington Short Abstract
10:00-10:20	Modulation of Atmospheric Rivers by Mesoscale Frontal Waves and Latent Heating: Comparison of Two U.S. West Coast Events. Allison Michaelis et al., Northern Illinois University Short Abstract Presentation pdf
10:20-10:40	Break
10:40-11:00	Convection-Permitting WRF Climate Modeling at Continental-Scales. Andreas Prein, R. Rasmussen, C. Liu, and K. Ikeda, NCAR Short Abstract Presentation pdf
11:00-11:20	Design and Configuration of MPAS for Deep-Atmosphere NWP and Geospace Applications. Joe Klemp and B. Skamarock, MMM/NCAR Presentation pdf
11:20-11:40	The NOAA RAP/HRRR orographic drag suite addition to WRF. Mike Toy, J. Olson, T. Smirnova, J. Kenyon, J. Brown, and G. Grell, NOAA/GSL Short Abstract Presentation pdf
11:40-12:00	MPAS-Atmosphere in SIMA and CESM-CAM: Preliminary results. Bill Skamarock, Peter Lauritzen, Michael Duda, John Truesdale, Miles Curry, NCAR Short Abstract Presentation pdf

 

 

Thursday, June 10

 

Session: Physics Developments / Challenges
First Chair: Wayne Angevine, CIRES/CU Boulder and NOAA/ESRL
Second Chair (after break): Lulin Xue, NCAR

 

9:00-9:30	An Overview of Physical Parameterization Development for the Unified Forecast System. Joe Olson, NOAA Presentation pdf
9:30-9:50	Evaluation of Planetary Boundary Layer (PBL) Parameterizations Using Large-eddy Simulations (LES) in a Broad Range of Conditions. George Bryan, NCAR/MMM Presentation pdf
9:50–10:10	The E-epsilon PBL Scheme in the WRF Model. Chunxi Zhang, NOAA/NCEP/EMC Presentation pdf
10:10-10:30	Simulations Across Scales over Complex Terrain: Lessons Learned from a Perdigao Case Study. Patrick Hawbecker, Branko Kosović, Domingo Muñoz-Esparza, Jeremy Sauer, Jimy Dudhia, Edward G. Patton, RAL/NCAR Presentation pdf
10:30-10:50	Break
10:50-11:20	Microphysics: Basics of microphysics in weather and climate models. Hugh Morrison, MMM/NCAR Presentation pdf
11:20-11:40	Does WRF Have a Warm Rain Problem? Robert Conrick, University of Washington Short Abstract Presentation pdf
11:40-12:00	The Predicted Particle Properties (P3) Microphysics Scheme -- Applications for Research and Operational NWP. Jason Milbrandt, Environment Canada Presentation pdf