frost2014

10 April, Wednesday

9.30-10.00

Registration

Introduction

Chairs: Dmitry Kiktev,

Slobodan Nicovic

10.00-10.05

Welcome from Roshydromet

Dmitry Kiktev

10.05-10.10

Approval of Agenda

10.10-10.35

Welcome from WMO and WWRP information

Slobodan Nicovic

10.35-11.00

FROST-2014 project: state of affairs

Dmitry Kiktev

11.00-11.30

Experience of meteorological forecasting for test sport events in Krasnaya Polyana in winter season 2012/2013

Valery Lukyanov, Evgeny Vasilyev, Suleiman Mostamandi

11.30-11.50

Coffee-break

Observations

Chair: Paul Joe

11.50-12.15

Subsystem of radar observations for Sochi-2014

Alexander Melnichuk

12.15-12.35

Vertical remote sounding of the atmosphere for Sochi-2014 – current state and prospects

Arkadi Koldaev

12.35-13.00

AMS observations at the Olympic sport venues – current state

Nikolai Bocharnikov

13.00-13.30

Discussion

13.30-14.30

Lunch

Participant contributions to the project – Nowcasting and NWP

Chair: Andrea Montani

14.30-14.55

Status and preliminary results of INCA and ALADIN-LAEF setup for the Sochi 2014 Olympics

Benedikt Bica

14.55-15.20

Environment Canada Nowcasts for FROST-14 which Blend In-situ Observations and NWP Data

George Isaac

15.20-15.45

Environment Canada radar-based nowcasting activity for Sochi-2014

Paul Joe

15.45-16.10

Coffee-break

Chair: George Isaac

16.10-16.35

KMA potential contribution to FROST-2014

Eunha Lim

16.35-17.00

FMI plans and contribution to FROST-2014

Pertti Nurmi

17.00-17.30

Discussion

11 April, Thursday; «MOSCOW» hall

Numerical Weather Prediction and its interpretation– status and plans for FROST-2014

Chair: Philippe Steiner

9.00-9.25

COSMO contribution to FROST-2014

Philippe Steiner

9.25-9.50

Ensemble forecasting for Sochi-2014 Olympics: performance of the SOCHI-ensemble system from COSMO

Andrea Montani

9.50-10.15

HIRLAM contribution to FROST-2014

John Bjørnar Bremnes

10.15-10.40

Update on Environment Canada's High-Resolution Deterministic Modeling System for FROST-2014

Jason Milbrandt

10.40-11.05

Coffee-break

Numerical Weather Prediction – status and plans for FROST-2014 – continuation

Chair: Stephane Belair

11.05-11.30

Recent activities with COSMO-RU

Gdaly Rivin, Inna Rozinkina, Elena Astahova, Denis Blinov

11.30-11.40

NMMB model forecast plans for Sochi 2014

Matthew Pyle

(presented by Michael Tsyrulnikov)

11.40-12.00

3D-Var data assimilation with COSMO model over the Sochi area: an update

Michael Tsyrulnikov

12.00-12.50

Input/ Comments of CAS/WWRP WGs on Nowcasting and Mesoscale Weather Forecasting Research and Discussion

Paul Joe, Stephane Belair

12.50-13.30

Discussion on societal and economical impacts of the project

13.30-14.30

Lunch

Free time and preparations to sightseeing tour

15.00-18.00

Saint Petersburg sightseeing tour

19.00-22.00

Reception

12 April, Friday; «MOSCOW» hall

Verification, evaluation, further plans

Chair: Pertti Nurmi

9.00-9.25

KMA plans for the PyeongChang-2018 Winter Olympic games

Yong Hee Lee

9.25-9.50

Forecast verification for Sochi winter sport events – preliminary results

Anatoly Muravev

9.50-10.15

Forecast evaluation/verification visions - Comments/Input of FMI and the WWRP WG on Verification

Pertti Nurmi

10.15-11.00

Discussion on the verification setup, model intercomparison, societal and economic impacts

11.00-11.25

Coffee-break

11.25-13.00

Discussion on the project update and future steps

Chairs: Dmitry Kiktev,

Slobodan Nicovic

11.25-11.35

Data exchange issues

Dmitry Kiktev

11.35-12.20

Discussion on possible RDP-outcomes of the project

Michael Tsyrulnikov

12.20-12.40

Further steps and Implementation Plan

Dmitry Kiktev

12.40-13.15

AOB

13.20-13.30

Closing of the meeting

Dmitry Kiktev

13.30-14.30

Lunch

Departures