International Workshop on
Representation of Physical Processes in Weather and Climate Models
(INTROSPECT 2017)
13-16 February 2017
Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Pune

 
 

INTROSPECT AGENDA - 2017

 

 

Earth System Science Organization

Ministry of Earth Sciences

INTROSPECT 2017

Venue: Meghdoot Auditorium, IITM, Pune, India

13-16 February  Download Agenda

13th February 2017 Monday

Time Events

 

09:00 - 09:30 Registration of the workshop
09:30 - 10:20 Inauguration of the INTROSPECT by Chief Guest Prof. J. Srinivasan, Distinguished Scientist, Divecha Centre for Climate Change, Honorary Professor, Centre for Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore

Guest of Honour: Dr. Georg Grell, Chief, Model Development Branch, NOAA Earth System Research Lab., USA, Inaugural lecture “Parameterizing and Simulating Physics Processes in Present and Future NWP - Breaking Down Walls”

 

10:20 - 10:45   High Tea and Group Photo

 

Theme: Dynamical Core and Cloud Phsyics in Next Generation Weather and Climate model;

Chairman: Dr. A. K. Sahai, Sc-G, IITM & Head, Office of Climate Services, IMD

(Rapporteur: Dr. Medha Deshpande and Malay Ganai)

10:45 - 11:15 Prof. Rodam Narasimha, FRS, JNCASR, Bengaluru, "On Cloud Flow" (Through video conference)
11:15 - 11:55 Prof. In-Sik Kang, SNU, Korea "GCMs with Implicit and Explicit Representation of Cloud Microphysics: Simulation of Extreme Precipitation"
11:55 - 12:35 Dr. Bill Skamarock, NCAR "Global Nonhydrostatic Atmospheric Modeling Using Unstructured Voronoi Meshes: The Model for Prediction Across Scales – MPAS"
12:35 - 13:05 Dr. Peter Bechtold, ECMWF "Winds of convection"

 

13:05 - 14:00   LUNCH BREAK

 

Theme: Cloud and Convective Processes in model and as constrained by advanced Observation

Chairman: Prof. J. Srinivasan, CAOS, IISc

(Rapporteur: Dr. Phani Murali Krishna and Sahadat Sarkar

14:00 - 14:45 Prof. W. –K. Tao, GSFC, NASA, "Goddard Multi-scale Modeling Systems with Unified Physics"
14:45 - 15:30 Prof. G. S. Bhat, CAOS, IISc, Bengaluru “Radar and disdrometer derived microphysical properties of monsoonal clouds”
15:30 - 16:15 Prof. Anne Pier Sibesma, KNMI/DELFT University, Netherland :” New developments in Cloudy Boundary Layer Parameterizations”

 

16:15 - 16:30   Tea/Coffee Break

 

Theme: New approaches of Global modelling and observations

Chairman: Prof. J. Shukla, COLA, GMU

(Rapporteur: Dr. Phani Murali Krishna and Sahadat Sarkar

16:30 - 17:15 Prof. Hiroaki Miura, Univ. of Tokyo "A global cloud-system-resolving model for studies on tropical meteorology and climate."
17:15 - 17:45 Dr. Ziad Haddad, JPL “Analyses of in-situ hydrometeor distribution measurements and their parameters for retrieval algorithms and data assimilation”.
17:45 - 18:15 Dr. Andrew Gettelman, NCAR “How not to build a global model: coupling cloud parameterizations across scales”

 

19:30 hrs onwards Workshop Dinner hosted by Secretary, MoES

 

14th February 2017

 

Theme: Scale Aware Convective parameterization and beyond

Chairman: Prof. U. C. Mohanty

(Rapporteur: Dr. Medha Deshpande and Tanmoy Goswami)

09:00 - 09:45 Prof. David Randall, CSU through video “Testing a Resolution-Independent Parameterization of Deep Convection”
09:45 - 10:15 Dr. Peter Bechtold, ECMWF, “Status and challenges in cloud and convection parametrization at ECMWF”
10:15 - 10:45 Dr. Saulo Freitas, CPTEC, (Currently at GSFC) “Recent developments and applications of the Grell-Frietas convection parameterization.”
10:45 - 11:15 Dr. Andrew Gettelman, NCAR "Cloud Microphysics Across Scales for Weather and Climate

 

11:15 - 11:40   Tea Break and Poster

 

Theme: Latest approaches of convection in Climate models

Chairman: Prof. G. S. Bhat, CAOS, IISc, Bengaluru

(Rapporteur: Sahadat Sarkar and Snehlata Tirkey)

11:40 - 12:10 Prof. Ravi Nanjundiah, CAOS, IISc, Bengaluru, “Cloud resolving simulations of Convection over Bay of Bengal”
12:10 - 12:40 Prof. James Kinter, COLA, GMU “Alternative Atmospheric Convection Schemes in a Coupled Model: Reforecast Tests with CFS”
12:40 - 13:10 Dr. Peter Bechtold, ECMWF “Evolutions and strategy for the ECMWF Integrated Forecasting system”

 

13:10 - 14:00   Lunch Break

 

Theme: Latest Prediction techniques and process based understanding

Chairperson: Dr. Peter Bechtold, ECMWF

(Rapporteur: Tanmoy Goswami and Greeshma )

14:00 - 14:45 Dr. Yuejian Zhu, NCEP "Stochastic physics perturbations for ensemble prediction"
14:45 - 15:15 Prof. H. Annamalai, IPRC ”Process-based understanding of monsoon precipitation representation in climate models”
15:15 - 15:55 Prof. Jai Ho Oh, Pukyong National Univ. South Korea “Ultra high resolution Agrimet information from seeding to harvesting”

 

15:55 - 16:45   Tea Break and Poster

 

16:45 - 17:45 Hands on
15th February 2017

 

Theme: Stochastic PDF based parameterization and scale Aware and Aerosol Aware framework and application

Chairman: Prof. In-Sik Kang, SNU, Korea

(Rapporteur: Dr. Radhika and Dr. Madhuparna )

09:30 - 10:15 Prof. Boualem Khouider, UVIC, “Stochastic and multi-cloud models for the parameterization of organized tropical convection”
10:15 - 11:00 Dr. Katherine Thayder Calder, NCAR “CLUBB in the Community Atmosphere Model as part of CESM2 and Beyond”
11:00 - 11:45 Dr. Georg Grell, NCAR, “NWP prediction at ESRL/GSD: Latest developments and applications for physics parameterizations”

 

11:45 - 12:30   Tea Break and Poster Presentation

 

12:30 - 13:15 Dr. R. Krishnanm CCCR, IITM: “IITM ESM development and future roadmap”

 

13:15 - 14:15   Lunch

 

Theme: Multiscale moist processes, latent heating, and clouds in climate models

Chairman : Chairman: Dr. Bill Skamarock

(Mr. Malay Ganai and Sahadat Sarkar)

14:15 - 14:45 W. –K. Tao, GSFC, NASA, “Goddard Latent Heating Algorithm and Goddard Microphysics: Recent Improvements”
14:45 - 15:30 Prof. Anne Pier Sibesma, KNMI/DELFT University, Netherland
15:30 - 16:15 Dr. Ziad Haddad Effects of microphysical assumptions on the interpretation of remote-sensing observations of clouds and precipitation

 

16:15 - 16:45   Tea Break and Poster Presentation

 

16:45 - 17:30 Prof. Dev Niyogi: Improving convection forecasting with enhanced surface representation
17:30 - 18:15 Hands on for the students at Aryabhatta Hall
18:15 - 19:15 Cultural Programme followed by Tea/Cofee Break

 

16th February 2017

 

Theme: Challenges of representing suite of clouds and convection in climate models

Chairman: Prof. W. K. Tao, GSFC, NASA

(Rapporteur: Ms. Snehlata/ Ms. Shilpa Malviya)

09:30 - 10:15 Dr. Bill Skamarock, NCAR:” Variable-Resolution Global Atmospheric Models - Where are the Applications?
10:15 - 10:45 Dr. Partha, IITM: “Attempts in improving low clouds, deep clouds and mean state of CFSv2”
10:45 - 11:30 Dr. Suvy and Prof. Brian Mapes, RSMAS Univ. of Miami “Mesoscale convective eddy momentum flux in a global explicit-convection simulation”.

 

11:30 - 12:00   Tea Break

 

12:00 - 12:45 Dr. Rajagopal, Head, National Center for Medium Range Weather Forecast (NCMRWF) : "NCMRWF's Activities and Plans in Modelling & Data Assimilation"

 

12:45 - 14:00 Lunch Break

 

14:00 - 15:30 Panel Discussion on the strategies of cloud and convection framework in the future weather and climate models (Chaired by Prof. J. Shukla) and Recommendation

Panel: Prof. J. Shukla, COLA, GMU, Prof. In-Sik Kang, SNU, Prof. W. K. Tao, GSFC, NASA, Prof. Bill Skamarock, NCAR, Prof. Pier Siebesma, Dr. Peter Bechtold, ECMWF, Dr. Zhu, NCEP, Dr. Georg Grell, NCAR, Prof. James Kinter III, Prof. Boualem Khouider, UVIC, Canada, Prof. G. S. Bhat, IISc, Prof. Dev Niyogi, Purdue University, Director IITM, Director NCMRWF
15:30 - 15:45 closing of the workshop
15:45 - 16:30   Tea/Coffee Break