I.1

A3

Local implementation of 923 and tuning of orography

every team

I.2

A3 B3

Study of different effects of the mountains

(improving orography representation, dynamics, physics)

Romania (S. Alexandru) + Slovenia (N. Pristov) +

I.3

A3 B3

Using new vegetation databases in configuration 923 and validation

France

Morocco (M. Jidane)

I.4

A3 B3

Representation of lakes - 1

(collecting observations, contact point S. Kertesz)

every team

I.5

A3 B3

Representation of lakes - 2

(modifying 923 and 927)

Hungary (S. Kertesz) + France + Morocco (J. Boutahar)

I.6

A3 B3

Representation of lakes - 3

(new parameterization)

Hungary (S. Kertesz) + France (E. Bazile)

I.7

A3

Representation of snow - 1

(collecting informations for case studies, contact point V. Spiridonov)

every team

I.8

A3

Representation of snow - 2

(test and tuning of more sophisticated parameterizations)

Bulgaria

(A. Bogatchev, V. Spiridonov)

I.9

B3

Initialization of the interception water content (water on the leaves)

(slight modification of 927, sensitivity of short range forecasts using 1d then 3d model)

I.10

B3

Moving to several stacked layers in the soil

(coding and tests)

France + Hungary (A. Mika)

I.11

A3

Technical developments required for ozone

Poland (M. Szczech) + France (K.Yessad, D.Giard)

I.12

A3 B3

Further tuning of the new cloudiness and convection parameterizations

(a : refinements in the parameterizations, b : local tests and tunings)

LACE (Greilberger)

every team

I.13

B3

Introduction of liquid and ice water in the parameterization of convection

D. Banciu (PhD)

+ France (E. Bazile)

I.14

A3 B3

Implementation of a parameterization of Turbulent Kinetic Energy

Slovenia (M. Zagar)

I.15

A3

Improved consistency between vertical diffusion and cloudiness parameterizations

I.16

A3 B3

Analysis for applying a new thermodynamics in the model

(specific heat of liquid and ice water)

Morocco (Y. Moudden)

I.17

A3

Diagnostic mixing length

I.18

A3

New parameterization of evaporation over sea

(a. implementation and "global" validation, b. local validation)

France (E. Bazile) (a)

Morocco (M. El Abed) + (b)

I.19

B3

Improved representation of urban areas through changes in surface characteristics

(changes in 923, sensitivity studies)

II.1

A

New definition of geometry

France (J.D. Gril)

II.2

A4,C4

Impact of 4-points vs 12-points interpolations in Full-Pos

(post-processing, 927, ...)

Morocco (J. Boutahar) + France (R. El Khatib + )

II.3

A4

New post-processing of boundary-layer fields

Poland (W. Owcarz) +

France (R. El Khatib)

II.4

C2

Convection indices in Full-Pos

Slovenia (N.Pristov, M.Zagar)+ France (R.El Khatib, E.Bazile)

II.5

B2

New coupling stategy for non-hydrostatic dynamics

A. Mokssit (PhD)

II.6

B2

Coupling surface pressure tendency

II.7

A4 B2

Strategy for coupling : part of frequency

Slovenia + LACE (R. Bubnova) + (every team)

II.8

A4 B2

Strategy for coupling : part of resolution

Slovenia

II.9

A4

Optimal choice of vertical levels

Slovakia (J. Vivoda)

II.10

A2

Radiative upper boundary condition

(investigation of problems with the 2d-model)

France (R. El Khatib)

II.11

A2

Design and validation of a new semi-lagrangian advection scheme

I. Gospodinov (PhD)

+ Bulgaria (V Spiridonov) +

II.12

A2

Study of dissipative properties of semi-lagrangian advection schemes

F. Vana (PhD)

II.13

A2 B1

Implementation and test of a new formulation of continuity equation

Application to the problem of orographic resonance

France (P. Bénard) +

Czech R. (P. Smolikova)

II.14

B1

Two-time-level semi-lagrangian advection schemes in non-hydrostatic dynamics

LACE (J. Vivoda, M. Janousek, R. Bubnova)

II.15

B1

Coding of a sponge upper boundary condition

Hungary (T. Szabo)

II.16

B1 B3

High resolution configuration for the validation of new developments in

(non-hydrostatic) dynamics and physics

Slovenia

II.17

A1,B4

Definition of new verification tools for high-resolution models

every team

II.18

B1

Investigation of the stability of non-hydrostatic semi-lagrangian advection

Hungary (T. Szabo) + France (P. Bénard, K. Yessad)

II.19

B1

Relaxation of the thin layer hypothesis

France (K. Yessad)

III.1

C4

"bogussing"

(validation, improvement)

France (CRC)

III.2

C3

3d-Var : remaining problems in Jo (full observation files), sensitivity studies

Morocco (W. Sadiki) + France (E. Gérard)

III.3

C3

3d-Var : new background error statistics

Morocco (W. Sadiki) + France (C. Fischer) + Hungary (stud.) +

III.4

C3

3d-Var : extension zone

France (C. Fischer) +

III.4

C3

3d-Var : "temporal aspects"

(noise control, impact of coupling)

Hungary (A. Horanyi, student)

III.4

C3

3d-Var : investigation of the decremental approach

(scale analysis, feasibility, impact)

France + LACE (M.Siroka) + Hungary +

III.5

C3

3d-Var : real case studies

LACE + France + Hungary +

III.6

C3

Sensitivity studies -1

(lateral boundary conditions and physics in gradient computations- e801)

C. Soci (PhD) +

III.7

C3

Sensitivity studies -2

(physics, non-hydrostatic, scale selection,... - e601)

France (C. Fischer) + Hungary (student)

III.8

C2

Correction of the analysis of relative humidity in CANARI/ALADIN

Morocco

III.9

C2

Validation of the analysis of specific humidity in CANARI/ALADIN

Morocco

III.10

C1 C2

Update and validation of snow analysis in CANARI/ALADIN

Bulgaria (L. Gaytandjieva)

III.11

C1 C2

Visibility analysis in CANARI/ALADIN

(a. implementation, b. validation and tuning)

France (E. Gérard)

III.12

C1 C2

Cloudiness analysis in CANARI/ALADIN

(a. implementation, b. validation and tuning)

III.13

C1 C2

Precipitation analysis in CANARI/ALADIN

(a. implementation, b. validation and tuning)

Hungary (G. Radnoti)

III.14

C2

Improvement of upperair analysis in CANARI/ALADIN

III.15

C2

Improving the selection of observations in CANARI/ALADIN

France (E. Gérard + )

III.16

C2

Interface for Diag-Pack

Hungary + France + Slovenia +

III.17

C2

Validation and tuning of Diag-Pack

Hungary + France + Slovenia +

III.18

C1

Quality control of TOVS for a LAM

France (E. Gérard) +

III.19

C4

Blending of initial conditions -1

(spectral fields - further tuning)

LACE (D. Klaric)

III.20

C4

Blending of initial conditions -2

(surface fields - further tuning)

LACE (S. Sahdam-Ivatek)

III.21

A4 C4

Coupling between continuous and sequential data assimilation systems