5th International Conference on Reanalysis (ICR5) 13–17 November 2017, Rome IMPLEMENTED BY Contents ECMWF | 5th International Conference on Reanalysis (ICR5) 2017 2 Introduction It is our pleasure to welcome the Climate research has benefited over the • Status and plans for future reanalyses • Evaluation of reanalyses reanalysis community at the 5th years from the continuing development Global and regional production, inclusive Comparisons with observations, other International Conference on Reanalysis of reanalysis. As reanalysis datasets of all WCRP thematic areas: atmosphere, types of analysis and models, inter- (ICR5). We are delighted that we are become more diverse (atmosphere, land, ocean and cryosphere – Session comparisons, diagnostics – Session all able to come together in Rome. ocean and land components), more organizers: Mike Bosilovich (NASA organizers: Franco Desiato (ISPRA), This five-day international conference complete (moving towards Earth-system GMAO), Shinya Kobayashi (JMA), Masatomo Fujiwara (Hokkaido is the worldwide leading event for the coupled reanalysis), more detailed, and Simona Masina (CMCC) University), Sonia Seneviratne (ETH), continuing development of reanalysis of longer timespan, community efforts Adrian Simmons (ECMWF) • Observations for reanalyses for climate research, which provides a to evaluate and intercompare them Preparation, organization in large • Applications of reanalyses comprehensive numerical description become more important. archives, data rescue, reanalysis Generating time-series of Essential of the recent climate on a global scale. The conference brings together feedback – Session organizers: Climate Variables for climate Climate reanalysis data is used by public reanalysis producers, observation Marie Doutriaux-Boucher (EUMETSAT), monitoring, validation of third-party services, companies and organisations. providers, numerical modellers and Pierre-Philippe Mathieu (ESA), Nick products, environmental planning It provides the means to assess climate the user community to review current Rayner (Met Office) and policies, adaptation and mitigation trends and the changing climate. reanalysis activities and to discuss policies, climate services, industry, • Methods for reanalyses ICR5 provides us the opportunity user needs for future reanalyses. scientific research and education, other Data assimilation, Earth-system to review progress and discuss future applications – Session organizers: Through this conference, we aim to coupling, uncertainty estimation, plans in key areas, including: Andrea Kaiser-Weiss (DWD), Carolin assess the merits and review the challenges specific to regional Richter (WMO), Michel Rixen (WCRP), • Status of current production systems progress in reanalyses, to monitor reanalyses – Session organizers: Jean-Noël Thépaut (C3S) • Observation rescue activities climate variations and support policy Magdalena Alonso-Balmaseda makers to develop adaptation policies, (ECMWF), Gil Compo (CU/CIRES & • Developments in observational The 5th International Conference on and to provide complementary NOAA), Dick Dee (C3S), Zhiquan Liu databases Reanalysis (ICR5) is organised by information to other climate sources. (NCAR & CMA) • Developments in data assimilation ECMWF’s Copernicus Climate Change The Scientific Organizing Committee, co- Service (C3S) and the WMO World • Applications, user requirements chaired by Roberto Buizza (ECMWF) and Climate Research Programme (WCRP). and feedback Paul Poli (Météo-France), has structured We look forward to meeting you! • Plans for future reanalyses the conference around five main topics. The ICR5 Organisation Committee We would like to thank all our partners and supporters of the 5th International Conference on Reanalysis in Rome: IMPLEMENTED BY ECMWF | 5th International Conference on Reanalysis (ICR5) 2017 3 Monday 13 November Time slot Title Speaker (affiliation) Time slot Title Speaker (affiliation) 10.30–11.30am ICR5 Media Briefing 3.45–4pm R.02 State-of-the-art Atmospheric Reanalysis Hans Hersbach at ECMWF (ECMWF) 1pm Start of the Conference 4– 4.15pm R.03 Earth System Data Assimilation and Annarita Mariotti 1–1.15pm W.01 Welcome/Opening Roberto Buizza Reanalysis Efforts Supported by the NOAA (NOAA) (ECMWF) and Paul Poli Climate Program Office’s MAPP Program (Météo-France) 4.15–4.30pm R.04 Status and plans for reanalysis at the Ron Gelaro 1.15–1.30pm W.02 Address from Copernicus Jean-Noel Thépaut and NASA Global Modeling and Assimilation Office (NASA GMAO) Dick Dee (C3S-ECMWF) 4.30–4.45pm R.05 Reanalysis at the Japan Meteorological Shinya Kobayashi 1.30–1.45pm W.03 Address from WMO/WCRP Deon Terblanche (WMO) Agency (JMA) 1.45–2pm W.04 Address from Italian Rep to WMO Silvio Cau (Director, 4.45–5pm R.06 Improvements in the Twentieth Century Laura Slivinski Italian Meteorological Reanalysis Version 3 (CU/CIRES & NOAA) Service) 5–5.15pm R.07 CMA Global Reanalysis: Ziquan Liu (CMA and 2–2.30pm Invited Keynote Adrian Simmons Status and Plans NCAR) K.1 Reanalysis: Past, Present, and Future (ECMWF) 5.15–5.30pm R.08 The CMEMS global and regional ocean Marie Drevillon 2.30–3pm Invited Talk Hisashi Nakamura reanalyses: towards a consistent set of high (Mercator Ocean) R.01 On the Significance of Using High- (University of Tokyo) resolution ocean reanalyses for operational Resolution Sea-Surface Temperature in oceanography users and ocean state Atmospheric Reanalysis Production monitoring 3–3.45pm Group photo and coffee break 5.30–5.45pm R.09 The CMCC Global Ocean Reanalysis Andrea Storto 2.30–6pm Section 1 – Status and plans of reanalysis System (C- GLORS): a multi-purpose family (CMCC) productions of eddy-permitting ocean reanalyses Chairs: Michael Bosilovich (NASA GMAO), 5.45–6pm R.10 CERA-SAT: coupled reanalysis in the Dinand Schepers Shinya Kobayashi (JMA), Simona Masina satellite-era (ECMWF) (CMCC) 6 –7.30pm Ice-breaker (drinks and finger food) ECMWF | 5th International Conference on Reanalysis (ICR5) 2017 4 Tuesday 14 November Time slot Title Speaker (affiliation) Time slot Title Speaker (affiliation) 9–9.45am Invited Keynote Sonia Seneviratne 11.15 –11.30am R.14 Reanalyses of Atmospheric Composition Antje Inness (ECMWF) K.2 Future Earth-System reanalyses: (ETH Zürich) at ECMWF: from MACC to CAMS A land perspective 11.30am–12.15pm Section 2 – Observations for reanalyses 9.45 –11.15am Section 1 (continued) – Status and plans Chairs: Stefan Brönnimann (University of of reanalysis productions Bern), Nick Rayner (Met Office) Chairs: Michael Bosilovich (NASA GMAO), Shinya Kobayashi (JMA), Simona Masina 11.30am-12pm O.01 (Invited Talk) Preparing ocean Nick Rayner (Met Office) (CMCC) observations for reanalysis 9.45–10am R.11 Improving the representation of the David Bromwich 12–12.15pm O.02 Data rescue activities to support Manola Brunet Greater Arctic with ASRv2 (Ohio State University) reanalysis and climate services: the EU- (Universitat Rovira funded UERRA and EURO4M projects i Virgili, Tarragona) 10–10.15am R.12 BARRA: a high-resolution Atmospheric Chun-Hsu Su (Australia approaches and outcomes Reanalysis for 1990-2016 over Australia Bureau of Meteorology) 12.15–12.30pm Introduction to Poster Session # 1 10.15–10.30am R.13 PRECISE – Production of a regional Semjon Schimanke Reanalysis for Europe within the Copernicus (Swedish 12.30–2pm Lunch and Poster Session # 1 climate change Services Meteorological and Posters on Status and plans of reanalysis Hydrological Institute) productions, Observations for reanalyses, and Methods for reanalyses with authors 10.30–11.15am Coffee break standing in front of poster from 1pm to 2pm ECMWF | 5th International Conference on Reanalysis (ICR5) 2017 5 Tuesday 14 November continued Time slot Title Speaker (affiliation) Time slot Title Speaker (affiliation) 2–3.45pm Section 2 (continued) – Observations 3–3.15pm O.07 EUMETSAT Data Records in Support Jörg Schulz for reanalyses of Reanalysis (EUMETSAT) Chairs: Stefan Brönnimann (University of 3.15–3.30pm O.08 A Fundamental Climate Data Record Karsten Fennig Bern), Nick Rayner (Met Office) of SSM/I, SSMIS, and SMMR brightness (DWD) 2–2.15pm O.03 Data Recovery Effort of Nimbus era James Johnson temperatures Observations by the NASA GES DISC (NASA/GSFC) 3.30-3.45pm O.09 Observing Mass Variability in the Henryk Dobslaw 2.15–2.30pm O.04 Homogenized radiosonde temperature Leopold Haimberger Earth System with the Satellite Gravity (GFZ Potsdam) data for climate reanalyses (University of Vienna) Missions GRACE and GRACE-FO 2.30–2.45pm O.05 The Copernicus Climate Change Service Peter Thorne 3.45-4.30pm Coffee break Global Land and Marine Observations (Maynooth University) 4.30–6pm Panel discussion – Reanalysis: from Moderator: Deon Database: Plans and progress to date research challenges to operational Terblanche, Acting 2.45–3pm O.06 The benefits for reanalysis of Elizabeth Kent (National applications and services Director, WCRP reprocessing the surface marine climate Oceanography Centre) record ECMWF | 5th International Conference on Reanalysis (ICR5) 2017 6 Wednesday 15 November Time slot Title Speaker (affiliation) Time slot Title Speaker (affiliation) 9am–12.15pm Section 3 – Methods for reanalyses 11.15 –11.30am M.06 A Method for Snow Reanalysis: Manuela Girotto Chairs: Magdalena Alonso-Balmaseda The Sierra Nevada (USA) (NASA/GSFC) (ECMWF), Gil Compo (CU/CIRES & NOAA), Dick Dee (C3S), Zhiquan Liu (NCAR & CMA) 11.30–11.45am M.07 Atmospheric reanalysis for multi Kei Yoshimura centuries using historical weather archives (University of Tokyo) 9–9.30am M.01