Program
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16 October 2023
Monday
Registration + Opening
08.30 – 09.20
Methods & Applications I
Chair: Alberto Carrassi
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09.30 - 10.05
Addressing Nonlinearity in Data Assimilation
M. Zupanski (invited) -
10.05 - 10.25
Formulation and use of 3D-hybrid and 4D-hybrid ensemble covariances in the Météo-France global data assimilation system
L. Berre -
10.25 - 10.45
A Hybrid Ensemble-Variational Approach for Greenhouse Gas Source Inversions in the Integrated Forecasting System (IFS)
N. Bousserez
Coffee Break
10.45 – 11.30
Methods & Applications II
Chair: Peter Jan Van Leeuwen
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11.30 - 11.50
Learnings from petroleum reservoir history matching
G. Evensen -
11.50 - 12.10
Empirical optimal vertical localization derived from large ensembles
T. Necker -
12.10 - 12.30
Improving Forecasts of Land Surface Carbon Cycling using the Data Assimilation Research Testbed (DART)
B. Raczka -
12.30 - 12.50
Multivariate state and parameter estimation with data assimilation on sea-ice models using a Maxwell-Elasto-Brittle rheology
Y. Chen
Lunch
12.50 – 14.00 | Offered buffet at the venue
Methods & Applications III
Chair: Chiara Marsigli
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14.00 - 14.20
The impact of Aolus satellite wind lidar observation in the global NWP system of DWD
M. Weissmann -
14.20 - 14.40
Towards coupled air-sea data assimilation in a regional model
A. Storto -
14.40 - 15.00
Towards the inversion of plumes from power plants and industrial sites in satellite CO2 images using deep neural networks
J. Dumont Le Brazidec -
15.00 - 15.20
Testing a WRF-based modelling chain for operational forecasting under different data assimilation inputs
L. Rovai
Coffee Break
15.20 – 16.00
Methods & Applications IV
Chair: Martin Weissmann
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16.00 - 16.20
Estimation of Ocean Biogeochemical Parameters in an Earth System Model Using ensemble data assimilation methods
F. Counillon -
16.20 - 16.40
On Gaussianity and nonlinearity in state- and parameter estimation in earthquake cycle models
F. Vossepoel -
16.40 - 17.00
Lightning data assimilation: impact on precipitation and lightning forecast
S. Federico -
17.00 - 17.20
Assimilation of Camera Cloud Motion Vectors (CAM-CMVs) into a Regional NWP system
J.W. Acevedo Valencia -
17.20 - 17.40
Farewell hybrid covariances: Moving to fully ensemble-derived background-error covariances for NWP at Environment and Climate Change Canada
J-F. Caron
Ice Breaker
until 19.45 | Offered buffet at the venue
17 October 2023
Tuesday
Poster display
Data Assimilation for convection, high-resolution models and storms I
Chair: Tijana Janjic
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09.00 - 09.35
Recent Development of Multiscale Data Assimilation for Numerical Weather Prediction
X. Wang (invited) -
09.35 - 09.55
The Weak Temperature Gradient approximation as a balance principle for convective-scale data assimilation
G. Craig -
09.55 - 10.15
Synergistic assimilation of cloud and dynamical information based on cloud-dependent background field error covariance
D. Meng -
10.15 - 10.35
Benefit and challenges in assimilating near-surface temperature and humidity observations in complex terrain
C. Merker
Coffee Break
10.35 – 11.20
Data Assimilation for convection, high-resolution models and storms II
Chair: Massimo Bonavita
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11.20 - 11.40
Weakly Constrained LETKF for Convective-Scale Data Assimilation
T. Janjic -
11.40 - 12.00
Improving short range prediction of convective weather systems using a 1000-member ensemble Kalman filter with 30-second update
J. Taylor -
12.00 - 12.20
A bias-kalman-filter for operational storm-surge forecasting
M. Verlaan -
12.20 - 12.40
Added value of assimilating ground observations from personal weather stations in a convective-scale numerical weather prediction system
A. Demortier
Lunch
13.00 – 14.00 | Offered buffet at the venue
Data Assimilation for convection, high-resolution models and storms III
Chair: Francois Counillon
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14.00 - 14.20
Toward efficient control of extreme weather events
T. Miyoshi -
14.20 - 14.40
Assimilation of 3D radar information at convective scales at Deutscher Wetterdienst (DWD)
K. Khosravian -
14.40 - 15.00
New possibilities with AROME 3d-Envar: assimilation of MTG/LI Flash Extend Accumulation (FEA) and direct assimilation of ground-based radar reflectivity
M. Martet -
15.00 - 15.20
Measures of imbalance in convective-scale data assimilation
T. Diefenbach
Coffee Break
15.20 – 16.00
Data Assimilation for convection, high-resolution models and storms IV
Chair: Thomas Gastaldo
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16.00 - 16.20
Comparing the assimilation of visible and infrared satellite observations to radar reflectivity for convective-scale numerical weather prediction
L. Kugler -
16.20 - 16.40
Intelligent Camera Cloud Operators for Convective Scale Numerical Weather Prediction
M. Reinhardt -
16.40 - 17.00
Predictability of moist convection through ensemble convective-scale all-sky satellite data assimilation
M. Minamide -
17.00 - 17.20
A 3DEnVar scheme for the operational convective scale NWP system Arome-France.
L. Berre
Poster Session
until 19.45
18 October 2023
Wednesday
Data Assimilation & Machine Learning I
Chair: Geir Evensen
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09.00 - 09.35
Model error correction with data assimilation and machine learning - from theory to the ECMWF forecasting system
A. Farchi (invited) -
09.35 - 09.55
Data Learning 2.0: integrating Data Assimilation with Machine Learning to deal with limitations in models and data
R. Arcucci -
09.55 - 10.15
Emulating 3D-Var Data Assimilation using Variational Autoencoder
B. Melinc -
10.15 - 10.35
Hybrid Data Assimilation - Machine Learning for Model Error Estimation and Correction: application to the ECMWF IFS model
M. Chrust
Coffee Break
10.35 – 11.20
Data Assimilation & Machine Learning II
Chair: Takemasa Miyoshi
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11.20 - 11.40
Hybrid NWP-Machine Learning or End-to-End Learning?
M. Bonavita -
11.40 - 12.00
Data Assimilation and Predictability by Machine Learning Approach
H.F. de Campos Velho -
12.00 - 12.20
Developing observation operator based on machine learning model for satellite data assimilation
J. Liang -
12.20 - 12.40
Mitigating sampling errors in ensemble data assimilation with Probit-space Ensemble Size Expansion (PESE)
M.-Y. Chan
Lunch
13.00 – 14.00 | Offered buffet at the venue
Novel mathematical ideas in Data Assimilation I
Chair: Yumeng Chen
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14.00 - 14.35
Advances in high dimensional nonlinear filtering - intermediate updates and novel localisation strategies
J. de Wiljes (invited) -
14.35 - 14.55
Bridging traditional data assimilation and optimal transport
M. Bocquet -
14.55 - 15.15
A kernel extension of the Ensemble Transform Kalman Filter
E. Simon -
15.15 - 15.35
Using Koopman and Perron Frobenius Operators For Non-Linear Data Assimilation
N. Panda
Coffee Break
15.35 – 16.15
Methods & Applications V
Chair: Martin Verlaan
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16.15 - 16.35
A new computational approach for spatially correlated observation error statistics in data assimilation
S. Dance -
16.35 - 16.55
The importance of anchor observations in data assimilation
A. Fowler -
16.55 - 17.15
Towards an operational assimilation of RAMAN lidar temperature and mixing ratio profiles with COSMO/KENDA-1
B. Crezee
Social Dinner
20.00 | Palazzo Pepoli (Museo della storia di Bologna) - Via Castiglione 8
19 October 2023
Thursday
Poster display
Novel mathematical ideas in Data Assimilation II
Chair: Marc Bocquet
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09.00 - 09.35
Adaptive Meshing for Ensemble Based Data Assimilation
E. Van Vleck (invited) -
09.35 - 09.55
Tailoring data assimilation to discontinuous Galerkin models
I. Pasmans -
09.55 - 10.15
Nongaussian based Kalman Filters
S. Fletcher -
10.15 - 10.35
A New Localization Method for Non-Gaussian Variations of the EnKF: “The Ensemble Squeeze Localization”
D.S. Carriò Carriò
Coffee Break
10.35 – 11.20
Novel mathematical ideas in Data Assimilation III
Chair: Sarah Dance
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11.20 - 11.40
Continuous nonlinear data assimilation
P. van Leeuwen -
11.40 - 12.00
Data assimilation for a two-layer quasi-geostrophic model using an Ensemble Synchronization Particle Filter
F. Pinheiro -
12.00 - 12.20
Continuous Data Assimilation: A Nonlinear Algorithm & Connection to Physics
E. Carlson -
12.20 - 12.40
Rank Histogram Estimators for Multi-level Data Assimilation
F. Beiser -
12.40 - 13.00
Parameter estimation for nonlinear PDEs
V. Martinez
Lunch
13.00 – 14.00 | Offered buffet at the venue
Novel mathematical ideas in Data Assimilation IV
Chair: Ivo Pasmans
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14.00 - 14.20
Is there a relationship between cornered--hat methods and a residual approach to estimate system uncertainty?
R. Todling -
14.40 - 15.00
Assimilation of nonlinear observations using the maximum likelihood ensemble filter with exact Newton optimization
T. Enomoto -
15.00 - 15.20
Improving background error covariance estimation with Multilevel Monte Carlo Methods
M. Destouches
Coffee Break
15.20 – 16.00
Novel mathematical ideas in Data Assimilation V
Chair: Alison Fowler
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16.00 - 16.20
Soft Re-Centred Ensemble of Data Assimilations
E. Holm -
16.20 - 16.40
Incorporating non-Gaussian observation errors into variational methods
C.-C. Hu
Poster Session
until 19.45
20 October 2023
Friday
Data Assimilation & Machine Learning III
Chair: Roland Potthast
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09.00 - 09.35
Destination Earth, digital twins, data assimilation, deep learning
P. Bauer (invited) -
09.35 - 09.55
Convolutional Neural Network-based Adaptive Localization for an Ensemble Kalman Filter
L. Lei -
09.55 - 10.15
Generating background error covariances for hydrometeors with conditional generative adversarial networks
Y. Ikuta -
10.35 - 10.55
The GLObal-to-Regional ICON Digital Twin for high-impact weather applications
C. Marsigli
Coffee Break
10.35 – 11.20
Methods & Applications VI
Chair: Carla Cardinali
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11.20 - 11.40
Designing new DA software for Operational Global NWP
A. Lorenc -
11.40 - 12.00
Scale-dependent background-error covariance modelling, with application to global ocean data assimilation
A. Weaver -
12.00 - 12.20
A neural network-based forward operator for assimilating near-infrared satellite images
L. Scheck -
12.20 - 12.40
Assimilation of Transformed Retrievals from IASI radiances at the Met Office
S. Migliorini -
12.40 - 13.00
Data-Driven Tools: From Ideal models to Geophysical systems
M. Buzzicotti
Lunch
13.00 – 14.00 | Offered buffet at the venue
Methods & Applications VII
Chair: Alberto Carrassi
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14.00 - 14.20
Advanced diagnostic tools to assess the observations impact in the analysis and forecast
G. Conti -
14.20 - 14.40
The Mean-Field Ensemble Kalman Filter: Gaussian and Particle Approximations
E. Calvello -
14.40 - 15.00
A Hybrid Differential-Ensemble Linear Forecast Model for 4D-Var
T. Payne
Closing
15.00