8:30

Registration opens

8:50

Symposium Opening

Welcome from WMO, Deon Terblanche, Research Director

Session 1: Coupled chemistry-meteorology systems

Greg Carmichael (chair), Georg Grell (rapporteur)

9:10

Alexander Baklanov

Online coupled meteorology-chemistry modelling: review of current status and further opportunities

9:30

Rohit Mathur

How Well Can Coupled Models Simulate Multi-Decadal Trends in Tropospheric Aerosol Burden and its Radiative Effects across the Northern Hemisphere?

9:50

Johannes Flemming

Atmospheric Chemistry in ECMWF's Integrated Forecasting System.

10:05

Eigil Kaas

Numerical treatment of the transport problem in on-coupled atmospheric models

10:20

Astrid Manders-Groot

Modelling the radiative impacts of aerosols: off-line versus on-line approach

10:35

Coffee break

Session 2: Key processes and interactions

Bernhard Vogel (chair), Paul Makar (rapporteur)

11:00

Yang Zhang

Online-Coupled WRF-CAM5 Modeling over East Asia: Multi-Year Evaluation, Model Improvement, and Aerosol Indirect Effects

11:20

Renate Forkel

The EuMetChem multi-model case studies on aerosol feedbacks

11:35

George Kallos

Links and Feedbacks between Aerosol, Radiation, Cloud and Precipitation in the RAMS/ICLAMS Modelling System 

11:50

Svitlana Krakovska

Towards improving parameterizations of mixed stratus cloud/fog formation in climate models and NWP

12:05

Ralph Lehmann

Determination of pathways in chemical reaction systems: an algorithm and applications to atmospheric chemistry

12:20

Lunch break

Session 2  continued

Renate Forkel (chair), Yang Zhang (rapporteur)

13:20

Paul Makar

Coupled Chemistry-Meteorology:  Simulations at 2.5km Resolution

13:35

Slobodan Nickovic

Modelling of cold cloud formation due to atmospheric dust

13:50

Orestis Speyer

Investigation of direct radiative effects of aerosols due to changes in domestic heating fuel

14:05

Georgiy Stenchikov

Radiative and  Meteorological Effects of Air Pollution and Dust over the Arabian Peninsula

Session 3: CCMMs for climate studies

Annica Ekman (chair), Michel Rixen (rapporteur)

14:20

Michaela Hegglin

The IGAC/SPARC Chemistry-Climate Model Initiative

14:40

Øystein Hov

Climate-chemistry interactions in an Earth System Model (NorESM)

14:55

Coffee break and Poster Session with guided poster show

Session 3  continued

Øystein Hov (chair), Michaela Hegglin (rapporteur)

16:30

Thierno Doumbia

Evolution of the Chemical Composition of the Atmosphere over the Past Three Decades: Comparisons of Chemistry-Climate Model Simulations with Observations

16:45

Peter Colarco

The NASA Goddard Earth Observing Chemistry-Climate Model and its application to aerosol-chemistry-climate interactions

17:00

Pierre Nabat

Aerosol modeling in a regional climate models: prognostic scheme or monthly climatologies, which consequences on regional climate?

17:15

Prabir Patra

Diagnosing inter-hemispheric OH distribution and transport in chemistry and transport models

17:30

Anna Possner / Ulrike Lohmann

Uncertainties in climate prediction: The influence of aerosol particles on clouds and climate

17:50

END Presentations Day 1

18:00

Icebreaker Reception

Session 4: CCMMs for air quality and atmospheric composition

Rohit Mathur (chair), Nicolas Moussiopoulos (rapporteur)

9:00

Stefano Galmarini

Ensemble summary of the AQMEII Phase 2 model evaluation activities and the role and relevance of international model evaluation studies

9:20

Giovanna Finzi

Impact of pollutant emission reductions on summertime aerosol feedbacks: a case study over the Po Valley

9:35

Michael Prather

Evaluation of Present and Future Surface Ozone as Simulated by Chemistry-Climate Models

9:50

S.T. Rao

Discussion on inherent uncertainties in atmospheric modeling: altering the initial state

10:05

Fiona Tummon

Diagnosing changes in European tropospheric ozone over the past 50 years

10:20

Ashraf Zakey

Climate change impacts on surface ozone: Using the Online integrated climate-chemistry model (EnvClimA)

10:35

Coffee break

Session 5: CCMMs for NWP and meteorology

Alexander Baklanov (chair), Sylvain Joffre (rapporteur)

11:00

Saulo Freitas

Evaluating the Impact of Aerosols on Numerical Weather Prediction

11:20

Heike Vogel

Impact of mineral dust particles on the forecast of temperature and photovoltaic power

11:35

Georg Grell

Evaluating the impact of aerosols on numerical weather prediction: The use of an aerosol aware convective parameterization

11:50

Samuel Rémy

Evaluating aerosol impacts on Numerical Weather Prediction in an extreme dust event

12:05

Oriol Jorba

Direct radiative effect of mineral dust on meteorology for dust outbreak events over the Mediterranean in summer 2012

12:20

Lunch break

Session 5  continued

Saulo Freitas (chair), Nick Savage (rapporteur)

13:20

Bernhard Vogel

Dynamic aerosol in numerical weather forecast: nice to have or necessary?

13:40

Laura Rontu / Emily Gleeson

Aerosols in the HARMONIE NWP model - aerosol radiative effects and further
perspectives

13:55

Bent Sass

Integrated Meteorology-Aerosol-Chemistry Modelling for NWP Applications: Present Status, Future Steps and Challenges

14:10

Manu Anna Thomas

Development of prognostic aerosol-cloud interactions in a chemistry transport model coupled to a regional climate model

14:25

Gregory Thompson

A study showing impacts of aerosols on clouds and precipitation associated with a large winter cyclone

14:40

Velle Toll

Aerosol direct radiative effect during summer 2010 wildfires in Russia simulated with NWP model HARMONIE

14:55

Coffee break and Poster Session with guided poster show

Session 6: Model evaluation

Heinke Schlünzen (chair), Stefano Galmarini (rapporteur)

16:30

Dominik Brunner

Fit for purpose? Application and evaluation of coupled chemistry and meteorology models

16:50

Jacek Kaminski et all.

New air quality observations from satellite missions

17:05

Sara Basart

Extensive Comparison between a set of European Dust Regional Models and Observations in the Western Mediterranean for the Summer 2012 Pre-ChArMEx/TRAQA Campaign

17:20

Mark Jacobson

Coupling wind and solar energy systems with feedback to a coupled air pollution, weather, climate, and ocean model, GATOR-GCMOM

17:40

END Presentations Day 2

19:30

Conference Dinner

21:00

End Dinner

Session 7: Data assimilation and data requirements

Christian Seigneur (chair), Johannes Flemming (rapporteur)

9:00

Greg Carmichael

Improving Air Quality (and weather) Predictions via Application of New Data Assimilation Techniques Applicable to Coupled Models

9:20

Arlindo da Silva

The GEOS-5 Aerosol Forecasting and Data Assimilation System

9:35

Sushil Kumar Dash

Impacts of Aerosols and Changing Climate on Indian Summer Monsoon and Extreme Events

9:50

Coffee break

10:20

Plenary discussion on outcome

Moderators: Øystein Hov, Greg Carmichael, Alexander Baklanov

Short reports by chairs or/and raporters for each topics

- Summary of papers and posters of the session,

- Main challenges and gaps in the field,

- Answers on the relevant key questions (see in the 2nd announce),

- Recommendations for future research.

-Alexander Baklanov - CCMM Symposium Plenary Discussions

12:10

End of the CCMM Symposium

12:10

Lunch break

13:00

COST EuMetChem MC Meeting (COST internal only)

16:10

Farewell

16:20

End COST Action

Poster Sessions

All posters are displayed during all days.

Guided poster tour at Monday and Tuesday

Monday 23/2/2015 – 15:15-16:15

Session 1: Coupled chemistry-meteorology systems

Greg Carmichael (chair), Georg Grell (rapporteur)

#1

Alexander Mahura

Science-Education: Online Integrated Modelling of Aerosol-Chemistry-Meteorology Effects using Enviro-HIRLAM

Session 2: Key processes and interactions

Bernhard Vogel (chair), Paul Makar (rapporteur)

#2

Roman Nuterman

Improvement of Enviro-HIRLAM weather forecasting through inclusion of cloud-aerosol interactions

#3

Daniel Rieger

Feedback between Natural Aerosol and Cloud Microphysics within ICON-ART

#4

Roland Ruhnke

Investigating convective tropospheric transport processes and large scale stratospheric dynamics with ICON-ART

Session 3: CCMMs for climate studies

Annica Ekman (chair), Michael Gauss (rapporteur)

#5

Annica Ekman

Impact of European aerosol emission reductions on Arctic climate

#6

Markus Schultze

Impacts of different aerosol climatologies on the European climate during the last decades

#7

Amir Yadghar

An integrated GIS-based air quality and climate change modeling methodology

Session 5: CCMMs for NWP and meteorology

Saulo Freitas (chair), Sylvain Joffre (rapporteur)

#9

Chinmay Kumar Jena

Changes on monsoon precipitation over South Asia due to anthropogenic aerosols: A case study using WRF-Chem model

#10

Alexander Kirsanov

Quasi-operational use of the COSMO-Ru7-ART Chemical-Transport Model at the Hydrometcenter of Russia

#11

Alexander Mahura

Enviro-HIRLAM Modelling of Regional and Urban Meteorology and Chemistry Patterns for Summer 2009 Paris Campaign

#12

Julia Palamarchuk

Aerosol effects on the physical weather in the Harmonie model

#13

Emily Gleeson

Aerosols in HARMONIE Radiative Effects and further Perspectives

Session 6: Model evaluation

Heinke Schlünzen (chair), Stefano Galmarini (rapporteur)

#14

Marina Astitha

Discussion on inherent uncertainties in atmospheric modeling: altering the initial state

#15

Sara Basart

The SDS-WAS North Africa-Middle East-Europe Regional Node activities: Different approaches to dust forecast evaluation

#16

Virginie Buchard

Evaluation of surface PM 2.5 in the NASA MERRA Aerosol Reanalysis over the United States

#17

Jacek Kaminski

New air quality observations from Sentinel, GEMS and TEMPO missions

#18

Werner Thomas

European ceilometer and lidar networks - aerosol retrieval, transport phenomena and future applications

Session 4: CCMMs for air quality and atmospheric composition

Rohit Mathur (chair), Nicolas Moussiopoulos (rapporteur)

#19

Serdar Bagis

Modelling of Air Pollution Distribution with Chimere And WRF-Chem: A Case Study for Istanbul

#20

Pelin Cansu Cavus

Air Pollution Modelling Studies for Metropolitan Area of Istanbul

#21

Deniz Hazel Diren

A Case Study for Urban Effects on Meteorological Parameters by Enviro-HIRLAM

#22

Fonseca Hernandez

An air quality forecasting system based on WRF-Chem over Cuba: preliminary results.

#23

Goran Gasparac

Air quality modeling during stable atmospheric conditions

#24

Sachin Ghude

Influence of springtime biomass burning in South Asia on regional Air Quality: A regional model based study

#25

I Yayoi Inomata

Temporal variation of particulate polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon concentrations in Northeast Asia

Session 4 cntd.

Jose M Baldasano (chair), Ana Isabel Miranda (rapporteur)

#26

Alexander Kurganskiy

Birch pollen modeling for Denmark: spring 2006 episode.

#27

Silvana Maldaner

Simulating the contaminants dispersion in a shear-dominated stable boundary layer

#28

Nicolas Moussiopoulos

Using regional online coupled model results for estimating concentration increments in urban areas by means of a statistical approach

#29

Varun Sheel

Distribution of trace gases over South Asia: role of CCMs

#30

Cardoso da Silveira

Modeling the concentration of contaminants in stable wind meandering situation employing the advection-diffusion equation and asymptotic diffusivities

#31

Huseyin Toros

A Case Study of Online Enviro-HIRLAM and WRF-CHEM Model using global emission data during an air pollution episode in Istanbul

#32

Prodromos Zanis

Evaluation of the dust scheme in the regional climate model RegCM4 using the dust satellite product LIVAS over Europe and North Africa

Session 7: Data assimilation and data requirements

Christian Seigneur (chair), Johannes Flemming (rapporteur)

#33

Kuvar Satya Singh

Impact of radiance data assimilation for prediction of a land-falling Bay of Bengal cyclone using mesoscale model

#34

Prodromos Zanis

Evaluation of MACCII near surface ozone reanalysis over Europe