Click the links in the agenda below to download the slide presentations and view the practice exercises
2019 WRFDA Tutorial Agenda |
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Monday - July 22, 2019 |
08:30-09:00 |
Registration |
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09:00-09:20 |
Welcome and Participants' Introduction |
Zhiquan (Jake) Liu |
09:20-10:20 |
Basics of Data Assimilation |
Chris Snyder |
10:20-10:50 |
Photo Taken & Coffee Break |
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10:50-11:20 |
WRFDA Overview |
Zhiquan (Jake) Liu |
11:20-11:30 |
Introduction to Practice Sessions |
Zhiquan (Jake) Liu |
11:30-12:30 |
Lunch |
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12:30-13:20 |
Observations (1): Conventional Obs Pre-Processing |
Junmei Ban |
13:20-14:30 |
Practice Session 1 (OBSPROC, software compilation) |
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14:30-14:50 |
Coffee Break |
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14:50-15:50 |
Algorithm (1): 3DVAR Setup, Run and Diagnostics |
Craig Schwartz |
15:50-16:50 |
Algorithm (2): Background Error Modeling and Estimation |
Dale Barker |
16:50-18:00 |
Practice Session 2 (3DVAR, GEN_BE, single-ob tests) |
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Tuesday, July 23, 2019 |
09:00-10:00 |
Observations (2): Radiance data assimilation |
Craig Schwartz |
10:00-10:20 |
Coffee Break |
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10:20-11:00 |
Algorithm (3): 4DVAR |
Jonathan Guerrette |
11:00-12:30 |
Practice Session 3 (Radiance, 4DVAR) |
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12:30-13:30 |
Lunch |
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13:30-14:20 |
Algorithm (4): Hybrid-3D/4DEnVar |
Craig Schwartz |
14:20-15:10 |
Observations (3): Radar Data Assimilation |
Juanzhen Sun |
15:10-15:30 |
Coffee Break |
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15:30-16:10 |
WRFDA Verification and Graphics |
Yali Wu |
16:10-18:00 |
Practice Session 4 (hybrid, radar, tools) |
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Wednesday - July 24, 2019 |
09:00-09:40 |
Algorithm (5): Forecast Sensitivity to Observations |
Wei Sun |
09:40-10:20 |
Aerosol/Chemical DA for WRF-Chem |
Wei Sun |
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10:20-10:40 |
Coffee Break |
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10:40-12:00 |
Practice Session 5 (FSO) |
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12:00-13:00 |
Lunch |
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13:00-14:00 |
Algorithm (6): Minimization Algorithms |
Jonathan Guerrette |
14:00-14:20 |
Wrap-up discussion and feedback |
Zhiquan (Jake) Liu |
14:20-14:40 |
Coffee Break |
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14:40-17:30 |
Practice Session 6 (WRF/WRFDA cycling, allsky radiances, other exercises) |
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Thanks to all this year's attendees!

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