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16 October 2023

Monday

Registration + Opening

08.30 – 09.20

Methods & Applications I

Chair: Alberto Carrassi

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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