HIRLAM newsletter 55

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HIRLAM newsletter 52

Issue of July 2007    All documents are in pdf.
Introduction, ASM 2007 and other recent developments
Jeanette Onvlee

Papers presented at the ASM 2007 (23-26 April in Oslo)

Programme of ASM/Workshop 2007
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Experiences with the ALADIN 3D-VAR system
Andrea Storto and Magnus Lindskog
Use of O&S SAF sea ice and sea temperature in HIRLAM's surface analysis
Mariken Holmleid and John de Vries
The HIRLAM dynamics workplan
Mariano Hortal
Daily runs with ALADIN and AROME at SMHI
Ulf Andrae
Convective precipiation in AROME
Sami Niemela, Ulf Andrae, Bent Hansen Sass and Bjarne Stig Andersen
Hirlam at Solankyla and at Vatnajokull
Laura Rontu
The impact of the surface and upper air analyses on the screeen level temperature, a simple test
Stefan Gollvik
The Rasch-Kristjansson large scale condensation. present status and prospect
Karl-Ivar Ivarsson
Kain Fritsch convection in HIRLAM. present status and prospect
Javier Calvo
Verification of different precipitation forecasts during extend-winter season in Estonia
Aarne Mannik and Merike Merilain
On the contribution of the HIRLAM EPS to GLAMEPS version 0
Trond Iversen
Hirlam EPS work at the Norweigian Meteorological Institute
Inger-lise Frogner, Trond Iversen, Marit H Jensen, Hilde Haakenstad and Ole Vignes
Hirlam singular vectors
Roel Stappers and Jan Barkmeijer
Statistical calibration of precipitation ensembles
John B. Bremnes
On the Ensemble mode in Hirlam 7.1
Kai Sattler
Some results of the validation tests of Hirlam 7.1
Kalle Eerola and Xiaohua Yang
Demonstration of the verification tools in the reference HIRLAM system
Kalle Eerola
Towards a common verification for operational HIRLAM
Xiaohua Yang
Source code overhaul
Jacob Weismann Poulsen
Status update on operational HIRLAM
Xiaohua Yang

Other papers in Newsletter 52

Assimilation experiments with MODIS wind data in 3D-VAR Hirlam v 7.0
Carlos Geijo
An update on research into transparant boundary conditions
Aidan McDonald
What looks bad might be good - on the interpretation of verification statistics
Anders Persson
Report on HIRLAM management group visit to FMI
Jeanette Onvless
Report on HIRLAM management group visit to KNMI
Jeanette Onvless
Report on HIRLAM management group visit to Met Eireann
Jeanette Onvless
Status of the Hirlam Reference System
Xiaohua Yang

HIRLAM newsletter 51

Issue of 26 October 2006    All documents are in pdf.
Introduction, ASM and other recent developments
Jeanette Onvlee

Papers presented at the ASM 2006 (15-18 May in Sofia)

Programme of ASM
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Status and performance of 4D-VAR
Nils Gustafsson
Improved structure functions for 3D-VAR
Magnus Lindskog, Nils Gustafsson, Martin Ridal and Per Dahlgren
The EUCOS space-terrestrial study -- OSE's from the winter period 15 Dec. 2004 - 19 Jan. 2005
Vibeke W. Thyness, Harald Schyberg, Ole Vignes and Frank Tveter
A short summary of the HIRLAM work on IFS/ALADIN during the Mesoscale project 2004-2006
Bent Hansen Sass
SMHI ALADIN implementation
Ulf Andrae
Experiences with HIRLAM and the Kain-Fritsch and Rasch Kristjansson scheme at 5.5km resolution
Karl-Ivar Ivarsson
Analytical studies of the Mercator map factor using Fourier series
Inez Santos and Isabel Martínez
Progress Report of the Operational HIRLAM
Xiaohua Yang
Overview and status of the physics plans
Sander Tijm
Orography-related parametrizations in HIRLAM
Laura Rontu, Kai Sattler, Anastya Senkova and Mariken Homleid
Impact of moist CBR
Sander Tijm
About the performance of HIRLAM version 7.0
Kalle Eerola
Sodankylä data utilization for HIRLAM verification and 1D model studies
Evgeni Atlaskin and Markku Kangas
Single-column modeling versus mesoscale modeling for an episode with three diurnal cycles in cases99
E.I.F de Bruijn, A.B.C. Tijm and G. J. Steeneveld
The FMI road weather model
Markku Kangas, Marjo Hippi, Johanna Ruotsalainen, Sigbritt Näsman, Reija Ruuhela, Ari Venäläinen and Martti Heikinheimo
The Hirlam-Aladin verification working group
Sander Tijm, Gwenaelle Hello, Maria Derkova
Outcome of discussion sessions
Jeanette Onvlee, Sander Tijm, Xiaohua Yang and Bent Hansen Sass

Other papers in Newsletter 51

Report on HIRLAM management group visit to met.no
Jeanette Onvlee
HIRLAM mast verification plots -- data description
Markku Kangas
Re-forecast procedure in HIRLAM 7.0
Xiaohua Yang
Note on the use of bias predictors for bias correction of AMSU data in DMI-HIRLAM
Bjarne Amstrup
Shallow Convection Parameterizations in AROME
Pier Siebesma
Status of HIRLAM Reference System
Xiaohua Yang

HIRLAM newsletter 50

All documents are in pdf.
Introduction
Jeanette Onvlee
Report on HIRLAM management group visit to INM
Jeanette Onvlee
Usage of SYNOP 10m wind observations in HIRLAM
Alberto Cansado and Beatriz Navascues
Downscaling of ECMWF ensemble precipitation forecasts using HIRLAM
Per Kallberg
Parametrization of mesoscale and small-scale orography effects in HIRLAM - final tests
Laura Rontu, Kai Sattler, Mariken Homleid
Effect of thinning vertical levels in large lateral boundary data from ECMWF
Maryanne Kmit and Xiaohua Yang
Some notes on the re-producibility of the HIRLAM forecast model
Kalle Eerola
Status of the HIRLAM Reference System
Xiaohua Yang
HIRLAM GRIBfile Server optimization
Jan Boerhout

HIRLAM newsletter 49

All documents are in pdf.
Introduction
Per Undén
Background blending using an incremental spatial filter
Xiaohua Yang
Assimilation of M8-AMV data in the HIRLAM-NWP model
Carlos Geijo and Bjarne Amstrup
ISBA Scheme Performance in High Resolution Modelling for Low Winds Conditions
Alexander Mahura, Baklanov A., Petersen C., Sattler K., Amstrup B. and Nielsen N.W.
Report of the results of the ``Physics cleaning week'' 26-30.9.2005, De Bilt
Laura Rontu
A jump in the Hirlam 2-m dewpoint
Sander Tijm
Some different ways to reduce numerical noise in the Rasch-Kristjansson scheme
Karl-Ivar Ivarsson
On interpolating the host fields to the guest grid
Aidan McDonald
Approaches for urbanization of DMI-HIRLAM NWP model} Alexander Baklanov, Mahura A., Nielsen N.W. and C. Petersen, Xiaohua Yang
Implementing the ATOVS AMSU-A data into the HIRLAM reference system
Kalle Eerola
Using the AMSU-A data into the HIRLAM reference system, Full report
Kalle Eerola
Daily runs with ALADIN at SMHI
Ulf Andrae
Reference system status December 2005
Gerard Cats
The effect of sea surface temperature into the forecasts
Kalle Eerola

HIRLAM newsletter 48

All documents are in pdf.
Introduction, ASM and recent ALADIN related events
Per Undén
ASM Agenda and Participants
Highlights of DMI's operational activities and experiences in 2004/2005
Bent Hansen Sass
Operational RCR HIRLAM at FMI
Markku Kangas and Niko Sokka
Operational use of HIRLAM at Met Éireann-Ireland-2005
Jim Hamilton
Operational HIRLAM at KNMI and the July upgrade
Toon Moene
Operational HIRLAM at met.no
Ole Vignes
HIRLAM status at INM
Estrella Gutiérrez-Marco
SMHI operational HIRLAM system
Lars Meuller
Operational implementation of HIRLAM 4DVAR
Xiaohua Yang
Analysis blending using spatial filter in grid-point model coupling
Xiaohua Yang
Recent data assimilation activities at INM
Alberto Cansado-Auría, Jana Sanches, Carmen Salvador, José Antonio Parodi, Ernesto Rodríguez and Beatriz Navascués
Status of ALADIN variational applications
Dominique Giard
Status of AMSU-B radiance assimilation
Per Dahlgren
Progress in error modelling of GPS slant delays
John de Vries
Daily updates of sea surface temperature and sea ice concentration fields based on O&SI SAF data in HIRLAM at the Norwegian Meteorological Institute
Mariken Homleid, Jon Albretsen, Steinar Eastwood and Ole Vignes
Problems with the HIRLAM dew point
Sander Tijm
Remarks on HIRLAM physics
Laura Rontu
Fog simulations using the HIRLAM model physics
Niels Woetmann Nielsen and Bent Hansen Sass
Modelling of the atmospheric boundary layer over sea
Timo Vihma
Preliminary result with a TKE scheme in ARPEGE/ALADIN
Eric Bazile, P. Marquet, F. Bouyssel, T. Bouffon, S. Rémy and A.M. Wieczorek
Progress report on transparent lateral boundary conditions
Aidan McDonald
The effects of the modifications aimed to reduce noise in the semi-Lagrangian scheme in DMI-HIRLAM and the first preliminary tests of the SETTLS scheme in HIRLAM
Karina Lindberg
Non-hydrostatic semi-implicit semi-Lagrangian adiabatic core for HIRLAM
Rein Rõõm and Aarne Männik
Modeling a heavy rainfall case in North-East Estonia, August 2004. Influence of model resolution
Andres Luhamaa
New geometry and non-hydrostatic semi-implicit operator for ALADIN
Dominique Giard, Jean-Daniel Gril, and Pierre Bénard
Phasing of AROME, tools and case study
Yann Seity
Tests with HIRLAM version 6.3.8 in winter conditions
Kalle Eerola
Evaluation of the HIRLAM Forecast module on the Grid environment DAS-2
Haobo Zhou, Gerard Cats and Lex Wolters
Satellite data in verification of model cloud forecast: a convective case in summer 2003 seen from NOAA satellites
Christoff Zingerle
Reference system status May 2005
Gerard Cats
Working groups 1-3 summaries (ASM)
Assesment of the HIRLAM model ar very high resolution using the non-hydrostatic MM5 and Radar simulation model
Marcos Cobas Garcia and Isabel Martínez

HIRLAM newsletter 47

First version 3 March 2005
All documents are in pdf.
Introduction
Per Undén
The effect of surface stress rotation on the Ekman pumping
Niels Woetmann Nielsen and Bent Hansen Sass
The Nordic temperature problems
Sander Tijm
Spatial structure of the HIRLAM mean-sea-level pressure forecast error
Simo Järvenoja
Tests with the HIRLAM 6.3.5 version - comparison to some earlier versions and RCR
Simo Järvenoja
Verification of version 6.3.5 against version 6.2.4
Sander Tijm
Verification of Hirlam version 6.3.5 against RCR in autumn conditions
Kalle Eerola
A new meso-b-scale HIRLAM system at FMI
Simo Järvenoja
Verification of wind forecasts for a set of experimental DMI-HIRLAM ensemble experiments
Henrik Feddersen and Kai Sattler
Optimizing the HIRLAM forecast model at ECMWF
Lotte Troen, Korneel Cats and Gerard Cats
Reference System status
Gerard Cats

HIRLAM newsletter 46

Final version 10 November 2004
All documents are in pdf.
Introduction
Per Undén
A comparison of the data coverage of conventional observations in different operational HIRLAM routines
Kalle Eerola
Tuning CBR
Sander Tijm
Testing the Aidan McDonald's modifications
Kalle Eerola
Final Version of the Physics-Dynamics Coupling, Isabel Martínez
The flood case 27-29 July 2004: added value of the meso-g-scale HIRLAM? Sami Niemelä
Hirlam pseudo satellite images
Sander Tijm
A new structure for HIRLAM runs
Gerard Cats
Corrigendum on non-linear aggregation of subgrid-scale orographic roughness
Kai Sattler
Horizontal reduction of pressure to mean sea level, Henrik Feddersen
Validation of RCR for spring and summer 2004, Simo Järvenoja, Kalle Eerola, Carl Fortelius, Markku Kangas and Niko Sokka
Reference system status, Gerard Cats

HIRLAM newsletter 45

All documents are in pdf.
Cover picture of the ASM in Madrid

Introduction and general report from All Staff Meeting 2004
Per Undén
Operational DMI-HIRLAM 2003-2004
Bent Hansen Sass
The operational HIRLAM at FMI
Markku Kangas
HIRLAM activities in Met Éireann
Ray McGrath
Operational HIRLAM at KNMI and the June upgrade
Toon Moene
Operational NWP at met.no
Ole Vignes
HIRLAM at INM
Estrella Gutieérrez-Marco
SMHI operational HIRLAM system
Lars Meuller
Lateral boundary conditions for meso-scale models - some suggestions
Aidan McDonald
Towards the operational RCR system - results from pre-operational test runs
Simo Järvenoja
The benefit of the latest observations: Comparison between HIRLAM and ECMWF
Kalle Eerola
Monitoring the RCR system: First impressions and findings
Kalle Eerola
Adaptation of the Reference HIRLAM in DMI's operational suite
Xiaohua Yang
Evaluation notes: HIRLAM 6.2.2 for a winter episode
Xiaohua Yang
HIRLAM wind forecasts near the coastline
Priit Tisler
Modelling of the HIRLAM surface stress direction
Bent Hansen Sass and Niels Woetmann Nielsen 105
Experimentation with a modified surface stress
Simo Järvenoja
Non-linear aggregation of subgrid-scale orography roughness
Kai Sattler
Climate generation developments for high resolution: A technical note on the new HDF sets
Kai Sattler
Experimenting with the orography of HIRLAM
Laura Rontu
Radiation parametrizations for sloping surfaces
Anastasia Senkova
Tests with the ECOCLIMAP physiographic database in HIRLAM
Teresa Fernández and Ernesto Rodríguez
Representing stratocumulus clouds in numerical models: Sensitivity to model physics and vertical resolution
Colin Jones
Progress on Kain-Fritsch/Rash-Kristjansson
Javier Calvo
Tests prior to the operational implementation of the Physics-Dynamics Coupling
Isabel Martínez
The future HIRLAM at KNMI
Sander Tijm
Results from LAMEPS
Hilde Haakenstad and Inger-Lise Frogner
Short range ensemble forecasting of convective precipitation
Petra Kroes and Sander Tijm
From ALADIN to AROME: The ALADIN-2 project
Dominique Giard
Developments in data assimilation for ALADIN at Météo-France
Dominique Giard
Experiments with assimilation of ZTD GPS data
Jana Sanches and José Antonio García-Moya
Impact of NOAA15 and NOAA16 ATOVS AMSU-A radiance data in the DMI-HIRLAM 3D-VAR data assimilation system - November and December 2003
Bjarne Amstrup
Optimum interpolation new snow depth analysis in HIRLAM
Alberto Cansado, Carmen Martin and Beatriz Navascués
VAD experiments using the INM weather radar network
Carmen Salvador and Beatriz Navascués
HIRLAM workshop on HIRVDA background error statistics, Norrköping 2003-12-17 -19
, Nils GustafssonMagnus Lindskog and Xiang-Yu Huang
HIRLAM verification scores, 1st quarter 2004
Per Undén
Experience with Linux cluster: Preliminary report
Jim Hamilton
Reference system status April 2004
Gerard Cats


HIRLAM newsletter 44

November 2003
All documents are in pdf.
Introduction
Per Undén
Report from the HIRLAM Management Group visit to met.no
Per Undén
Report from the HIRLAM Management Group visit to INM
Per Undén
HIRLAM operational activities in Met Éireann
Ray McGrath
HIRLAM operations at KNMI
Ben Wichers Schreur
Statistics of the arrival times of conventional observations for Hirlam at FMI
Kalle Eerola
HIRLAM 4D-VAR: where we are and where we go
Xiang-Yu Huang, Nils Gustafsson and Per Undén
Different aspects of CBR/CLJ
Sander Tijm
Modified roughness in ISBA and validation of CBR updates
Wim de Rooy
Modifications to the radiation schem for the next reference
Laura Rontu and Anastasya Senkova
Derivation of orography-related climate variables for a fine resolution HIRLAM
Laura Rontu
Performance of HIRLAM with ECMWF physics
Erik van Meijgaard and Cisco de Bruijn
Relaxing the HIRLAM orography in the boundary zone - a preliminary test
Simo Järvenoja
Reference HIRLAM scalability optimisation proposal
Jan Boerhout
Reference system status Sepåtember 2003
Gerard Cats

HIRLAM newsletter 43

June 2003
All documents are in pdf.
Introduction and general report from All Staff Meeting 2003
Per Undén
Operational HIRLAM at DMI - Status and plans for 2003
Kristian Mogensen
The operational HIRLAM at the Finnish Meteorological Institute
Kalle Eerola
Operational NWP suites at Météo-France
Dominique Giard
HIRLAM operational activities in Met Éireann
Ray McGrath
Operational HIRLAM at met.no
Ole Vignes
HIRLAM at INM. News and plans
José Antonio García-Moya
SMHI operational HIRLAM system
Lars Meuller
Modelisation of background error statistics in ALADIN and ARPEGE
Dominique Giard and Loïk Berre
Optimum interpolation analysis method for snow depth
Alberto Cansado and Beatriz Navascués
Radiation in high-resolution mesoscale models - what can be done?
Hannu Savijärvi
Testing the modified HIRLAM radiation scheme
Laura Rontu and Simo Järvenoja
Enhanced formulation of convective cloud cover
Bent Hansen Sass
Ideas about the water vapour saturation pressure
Carl Fortelius
Recent physics modifications and results with KFB
Eric Bazile et al.
Comparison of two algorithms to simulate the effect of soil moisture freezing and thawing on the energy balance
J.A. Parodi, Ernesto Rodríguez and Beatriz Navascués
Characteristics of CBR and STRACO versions
Sander Tijm
Representing subgrid scale mixing under stable conditions: Importance for overall model synoptic development
Colin Jones, Geert Lenderink and Karl-Ivar Ivarsson
Sensitivity and robustness of transparent boundary conditions
Aidan McDonald
Re-arranging the HIRLAM boundary relaxation treatment
Aidan McDonald
Testing of the MC2 boundary treatment in HIRLAM
Simo Järvenoja
Experiences from pre-operational HIRLAM 5.1.4 tests at FMI
Simo Järvenoja
A recent study on the initialization procedure in HIRLAM
Xiaohua Yang and Xiang-Yu Huang
MLAM - MARS HIRLAM
Simo Järvenoja
Forecasting snow with HIRLAM 5.2
Viel Ødegaard
The flood of Feb 1, 1953 and HIRLAM
Toon Moene
HIRLAM verification scores, 1st quarter 2003
Per Undén
Reference system status
Gerard Cats

HIRLAM newsletter 42

November 2002
All documents are in pdf.
Introduction - end of HIRLAM-5 and into HIRLAM-6 by the Project Leader
Report of HIRLAM Management Group Visit to SMHI 9-10 September 2002
Per Undén
Changes to the HIRLAM needed for finer grids?
Aidan McDonald
Further updates to STRACO
Sander Tijm
Performance of Kain-Fritsch convection and Rasch-Kristjansson condensation scheme in HIRLAM
Javier Calvo, José Antonio García-Moya, Viel Ødegaard and Sander Tijm
Workshop on System Collaboration
Gerard Cats
Implications of the Workshop on System Collaboration for the HIRLAM redesign
Gerard Cats
Reference system status
Gerard Cats, Per Undén and Kristian Mogensen

HIRLAM newsletter 41

July 2002
All documents are in pdf.
Introduction - All Staff meeting 2002
Per Undén
Report of HIRLAM Management Group visit to Met Éireann
Per Undén
Operational Reports
The operational HIRLAM at the Finnish Meteorological Institute
Kalle Eerola
Recent changes in the operational suites at Météo-France
Dominique Giard
HIRLAM operational activities in Met Éireann
Ray McGrath
Operational HIRLAM at met.no
Ole Vignes
SMHI operational HIRLAM system
Lars Meuller
Revision of the ECMWF humidity analysis I: Construction of a gaussian control variable
Elías Valur Hólm
A nudging procedure to assimilate analyses of cloud and precipitation in a version of HIRLAM
Bent Hansen Sass and Claus Petersen
HIRLAM 4DVAR
Xiang-Yu Huang, Xiaohua Yang, Nils Gustafsson, Kristian Mogensen and Magnus Lindskog
Progress in the investigation of problems in the operational 4d-var assimilation at Météo-France
Dominique Giard
Recent and future developments in the turbulence modeling in HIRLAM
Geert Lenderink
Parametrization of the effects of subgrid-scale orography
Laura Rontu and Kai Sattler
ISBA tests in a Nordic area - an update
Simo Järvenoja
Results of the SAT-MAP-CLIMATE project
Niels Woetmann Nielsen, Charlotte Hasager, Henrik Søgaard, Jens H. Christensen, Niels Otto Jensen and Eva Bøgh
Progress and problems in the Functional Boxes
Eric Bazile
Status Kain Fritsch Rash Kristjansson and Hirlam 22 km experiences
Sander Tijm, Roy Wichink, Oscar van de Velde, Ben Wichers Schreur and Toon Moene
The representation of shallow cumulus convection and associated cloud fields in the Rossby Centre Atmospheric model
Colin Jones and Enrique Sanchez
Parametrization of mountain-related effects in fine-scale HIRLAM - items for discussion
Laura Rontu
Testing alternative lateral boundary strategies: A progress report
Aidan McDonald
Current situation with the NH HIRLAM
Aarne Männik and Rein Rõõm
Manipulations to determine the hybrid coordinate in HIRLAM
Per Undén and Nils Gustafsson
Comparison of convection and condensation schemes under non-hydrostatic Hirlam-model: A case study
Sami Niemelä and Carl Fortelius
Real time solution of forward and inverse air pollution problems with a numerical dispersion model based on short-term weather forecasts
Mikhail Sofiev
Asyncronous I/O in HIRLAM
Ole Vignes
HIRLAM coding styles
Gerard Cats
NWP on a GRID compute environment
Gerard Cats
HIRLAM verification scores, 1st quarter 2002
Per Undén
Validation test for HIRLAM 5.1.4: winter condition
Xiaohua Yang
Recent tests of proposed revisions to the STRACO cloud scheme
Bent Hansen Sass and Xiaohua Yang

HIRLAM newsletter 40

March 2002
All documents are in pdf.
Introduction and Comments by the Project Leader
Strategy discussion by the HIRLAM-5 Advisory Committee 2001
Per Undén
Coupled atmosphere-wave model for FMI and FIMR
Simo Järvenoja and Laura Tuomi
Cloud advection in HIRLAM
Sibbo van der Veen
Tests with different convection- and condensation schemes for a moist period in summer
Karl-Ivar Ivarsson
Reference system status
Per Undén and Gerard Cats

HIRLAM newsletter 39

October 2001
All documents are in pdf.
Introduction and comments by the Project Leader
Management group visit to DMI 17-19 September 2001
Per Undén
Single-column HIRLAM tests of idealized cases related to CBR modifications proposed by KNMI and INM
Enrique Sánchez and Joan Cuxart
Additional verification of CBR updates
Wim de Rooy
HIRLAM T2m problems
Sander Tijm, Wim de Rooy, Cisco de Bruijn, Han The, Toon Moene and Bart van den Hurk
Radiation schemes: Some clear-sky off-line comparisons
Hannu Savijärvi
Evaluation of the recent reference beta realeases (5.0.x)
Xiaohua Yang
Improving HIRLAM scalability by asynchronous GRIB file handling
Jan Boerhout
Reference system status
Per Undén and Gerard Cats

HIRLAM newsletter 38

June 2001
All documents are in pdf.
Introduction - All Staff Meeting 2001
Per Undén
AGENDA - Hirlam All Staff Meeting 2001, list of participants
Operational Reports
Operational HIRLAM at the Danish Meteorological Institute
Kristian Mogensen
The operational HIRLAM at the Finnish Meteorological Institute
Kalle Eerola
Operational Activities in Met Éireann
Ray McGrath
Operational experiences at KNMI 2000-2001
Ben Wichers Schreur
Operational HIRLAM at DNMI
Ole Vignes
HIRLAM at INM. Plans for the next future
José Antonio García-Moya and Pablo del Rio
SMHI operational HIRLAM system
Lars Meuller
Recent results of the radar wind data assimilation
Magnus Lindskog, Heikki Järvinen, and Daniel Michelson
3D-Var assimilation in transformed coordinates
Ole Vignes
Assimilation of Quikscat wind observations in HIRLAM 3-D VAR
Frank Tveter
MetClock cloud initialisation in HIRLAM
Sibbo van der Veen
The ISBA scheme for HIRLAM-5: latest results prior to the operational implementation
Ernesto Rodríguez, Simo Järvenoja, Beatriz Navascués and Juan José Ayuso
Status of work on the turbulence modelling in the CBR scheme: instability with high u*
Geert Lenderink, Enrique Sanchez and Joan Cuxart
Tests with different CBR versions
Simo Järvenoja
Verification of updates of the CBR scheme in Hirlam?
Wim de Rooy
Implementation of a new parameterisation of the surface turbulent fluxes for stable stratification in the 3-D HIRLAM
Veniamin Perov
Preliminary results with FB's
Eric Bazile
Tests for new convection and large scale condensation in HIRLAM
Javier Calvo
Kain-Fritsch in Hirlam
José Antonio García-Moya
Verification of Kain-Fritsch/Rash-Kristjansson Scheme
Ray McGrath
On the Excessive Low Cloudiness in the DMR Runs
Xiaohua Yang
Aggregation of Subgrid Orography Parameters in the HIRLAM climate system
Kai Sattler
Parametrization of mesoscale orography effects in HIRLAM - testing the Meteo France scheme
Laura Rontu and Robert Sigg
Note on roughness in HIRLAM
Laura Rontu
ECMWF physics in HIRLAM
Erik van Meijgaard
Assessment of the Coupling of Physics to Dynamics
Isabel Martínez; (figures)
Lateral boundary conditions; a progress report
Aidan McDonald
Semi-Implicit Eulerian Version of Nonhydrostatic HIRLAM
Rein Rõõm and Aarne Männik
Modeling with NH HIRLAM
Aarne Männik and Rein Rõõm
Recoded Initialization Interface
Xiang-Yu Huang and Xiaohua Yang
ALADIN: April 2000 - April 2001. A short review of the main events
Dominique Giard
Reanalysis of BRIDGE. An estimation of the water and heat budgets over the Baltic Sea drainage basin
Ulf Andræ and Carl Fortelius
Some technical remarks on the Hirlam forecast model
Kalle Eerola and Jussi Heikkonen
ASM-2001 discussion on Observation handling
Heikki Järvinen and Kristian Mogensen and Sami Saarinen
Proposal for a new internal observational data structure in the HIRLAM variational data assimilation code
Kristian Mogensen
HIRLAM Verification scores, 1st Quarter 2001
Per Undén
Reference system status June 2001
Gerard Cats

HIRLAM newsletter 37

February 2001
Contents page (pdf)
Introduction
Per Undén
Simulation of a FASTEX storm at different resolutions
Klara Finkele (pdf)
Kain-Fritsch in Hirlam. Convection over Spain an France
José A. García-Moya (pdf)
HIRLAM 4.9 evaluation
Ray McGrath (pdf)
Subgrid-scale orography parametrization for HIRLAM - first experiments
Robert Sigg, Laura Rontu, and Kai Sattler (pdf)
Calculation techniques of near-surface turbulent fluxes in stable stratification for numerical weather prediction models
Zilitinkevich, S.S., V.L. Perov, and C.J. King (pdf)

HIRLAM newsletter 36

October 2000
Contents page (postscript)
Introduction
Per Undén
A land-surface treatment at the Rossby centre intended for RCA2
Björn Bringfelt, Jouni Räisänen, Stefan Gollvik and Anders Ullerstig
Updates for the list of suspicious sounding stations
Kalle Eerola
Anomalous evaporation in arid regions
Carl Fortelius (postscript)
First impact study using AMSU-A radiances in HIRLAM 3D-VAR
Nils Gustafsson, Tomas Landelius, Magnus Lindskog, Harald Schyberg, Frank Tveter, Ole Vignes, Sigurdur Thorsteinsson (postscript)
Problems in the operational HIRLAM at FMI in spring and summer 2000
Simo Järvenoja
A robust mixing length formulation for a TKE-l turbulence scheme
Geert Lenderink and Wim de Rooy (postscript)
Preliminary Tests on Coupling Physics to Dynamics
Isabel Martínez
Well-Posed Boundaries; Progress Report
Aidan McDonald (postscript)
Results of the pre-operational HIRLAM 3D-VAR runs at DMI
Kristian S. Mogensen, Jess U. Jørgensen, Bjarne Amstrup, Xiaohua Yang, and Xiang-Yu Huang (postscript)
Modification of the HIRLAM radiation scheme for use at the Rossby Centre
Petri Räisänen, Markku Rummukainen and Jouni Räisänen (postscript)
Recent developments in postprocessing
Laura Rontu and Carl Fortelius
Modification of Cloud Cover Initialization in the STRACO Scheme to Reduce Moisture Spin-up
Xiaohua Yang and Bent Hansen Sass

HIRLAM newsletter 35

April 2000
Introduction
Per Undén
Comparison between different NWP and a research model on the November 99 flash flood in Southern France
Eric Bazile and Peter Bechtold (postscript)
On the multivariate formulation of the background error constraint in the HIRLAM 3D-VAR
Loïk Berre (postscript)
The third COMPARE exercise
Javier Calvo
Experiences with the Hirlam including the CBR scheme
Wim de Rooy
Some views of Fortran 90 and Hirlam
Kalle Eerola
Status of the HIRLAM delayed mode data assimilation for Baltex Bridge
Carl Fortelius (postscript)
Behaviour of the Spanish Hirlam Model in the Xmas Storm
José Antonio Garcia-Moya
A precision error.
Nils Gustafsson, Ulf Andrae, and Aidan McDonald (postscript)
Missing snow cover in the HIRLAM system in winter - A catastrophe or not
Simo Järvenoja
Testing the revised HIRLAM radiation scheme
Simo Järvenoja and Laura Rontu
New Estonian and Eastern Baltic region land use database for HIRLAM
Marko Kaasik and Jüri Roosaare (postscript)
An estimate of the seasonal dependence of background error statistics in the HIRLAM 3D-VAR
Magnus Lindskog (postscript)
Boundary Filters using Half-sinc Functions
Peter Lynch (postscript)
Experience with Hirlam on GNU/Linux PC cluster
Aarne Männik
Well posed boundary conditions for HIRLAM
A. McDonald (postscript)
Application of an extended similarity theory for the stably stratified atmospheric boundary layer to the HIRLAM
V. Perov and S. Zilitinkevich (postscript)
HIRLAM in the Numlab course at the University of Helsinki
Laura Rontu and Kimmo Ruosteenoja
Nonhydrostatic adiabatic kernel for HIRLAM
Rein Rõõm and Aarne Männik (postscript)
HIRLAM verification scores 1st quarter 2000.
Per Undén (postscript)
A lower boundary condition for the mixing length in the CBR turbulence scheme
Niels Woetmann Nielsen and Bent Hansen Sass (postscript)
Operational Reports
DMI: Operational HIRLAM at DMI
FMI:The new operational HIRLAM at the Finnish Meteorological Institute
INM: The New Operational Hirlam at INM
IMS: The Irish National Report
KNMI: HIRLAM at KNMI
DNMI: HIRLAM at DNMI
Météo-France: Report on Operational Implementations at Météo-France since the last HIRLAM all-staff meeting
SMHI: SMHI operational HIRLAM system

HIRLAM newsletter 34

November 1999
Introduction
Calendar of Events
Proposal on Boundary Conditions for Limited Area Modelling
Summary of Proposal from Ireland to ECMWF Council (postscript)
Verification development: current status
Ben Wichers Schreur
* * * * *
Analysis modifications of box sizes, moving platform check and observation errors
Per Undén
Towards a New Operational HIRLAM System at FMI
Results from Pre-operational Tests. Simo Järvenoja
Implicit Treatment of Turbulent Kinetic Energy Dissipation in the CBR turbulence scheme.
Bent Hansen Sass
The Land Surface Treatment used for the Second Regional Climate Simulation (RCA1) at the Rossby Centre.
Björn Bringfelt
Impact of the Lateral Boundaries on the Digital Filter Initialization scheme in HIRLAM.
Ray McGrath and Peter Lynch
HIRLAM on Linux
Toon Moene
* * * * *
Unified Model Experience with Higher Resolution.
Clive Wilson
* * * * *
Annual Trends in Forecast Skill at Met Éireann.
Note on the Cover Illustration (postscript)
THANKS

HIRLAM newsletter 33

May 1999
Introduction
Calendar of Events
Comparison of the HIRLAM Eulerian and semi-Lagrangian schemes in a climate mode integration
Ulf Andrae (postscript)
Soil Water Freezing in ISBA
Eric Bazile (postscript)
Parallel HIRLAM forecast model: an overview
Kalle Eerola
Stretched grids: large area forecasts and parallel approaches
Enda Kelly
State of the art in short range forecasting. HIRLAM activities.
abstract prepared for European conference on applications of meteorology, Norrköping, Sept., 1999
Peter Lynch (postscript)
Changes to the semi-Lagrangian scheme
Aidan McDonald (postscript)
HIRLAM near-surface output
Wim de Rooy (postscript)
New high resolution physiographic data and climate generation in the HIRLAM forecasting system at DMI, an overview
Kai Sattler (postscript)
Sensitivity of precipitation forecasts to horizontal resolution using the STRACO scheme
Niels Woetman-Nielsen (postscript)
The Rasch/Kristjánsson scheme in HIRLAM
Viel Ødegaard
Operational Reports
DMI: Operational HIRLAM at DMI
FMI: The Status of the Operational HIRLAM System at the Finnish Meteorological Institute
INM: HIRLAM operational system at INM
IMS: HIRLAM at Met Éireann
KNMI: HIRLAM at KNMI
SMHI: SMHI operational HIRLAM system
Météo-France: Report on Operational Implementations at Météo-France since the last HIRLAM all-staff meeting

HIRLAM newsletter 32

November 1998
Introduction
Calendar of Events
>Management Group Visit to SMHI, 24-25 August, 1998
Training Workshop, Riga, Latvia, 19-29 October
(postscript)
The HIRLAM Workshop in Madrid, November, 1998
Programme (postscript)
Regional Climate Modelling at the Rossby Centre with HIRLAM
Markku Rummukainen et al. (postscript)
The First Rossby Centre HIRLAM-based Climate Simulations
Jouni Räisänen and Markku Rummukainen
Cirrus Parameterisation in HIRLAM - Tropical Results
Dance Zurovac-Jevtic (postscript)
Parameterisation of Stratocumulus using a Prognostic Cloud Scheme
Robert Sigg (postscript)
Fluxes over Sea using Different Surface Parameterisations
Anna Rutgersson
How to get your Code into HIRLAM
Peter Lynch
Mass Conservation in HIRLAM
Aidan McDonald (postscript)
Inclusion of Free Convection and a Smooth Sea Surface
Niels Woetman-Nielsen (postscript)
A Graphical User Interface for HIRLAM
Harrie Kostwinder
Strategy for Y2K Preparations
Gerard Cats
Rossby in Time
Picture:
The Teachers for the Riga Training Course. Standing: Laura Rontu, Priit Tisler, Ulf Andræ, Rein Rõõm, Peter Lynch and Jan Erik Haugen. In front: Nils Gustafsson (Headmaster) and Stefan Gollvik.
Front cover:
Weatherman Carl-Gustaf Rossby. From Time, December 17, 1956.

HIRLAM newsletter 31

June 1998
Introduction
All-Staff Meeting, Lysebu, Oslo, 4-6 May, 1998
Reports/TurbEvaluation">Report of Turbulence Evaluation Meeting, KNMI, De Bilt
The First-order Non-local Vertical Diffusion Scheme in HIRLAM-4.1
Niels Woetman-Nielsen
HIRLAM Performance Using a TKE-l Turbulence Scheme    
Javier Calvo and Joan Cuxart
Default Horizontal Diffusion Coefficient in HIRLAM-4.1
Aidan McDonald
Improving HIRLAM Performance on the ECMWF Computer System
Tests with the Re-coded Surface Scheme for HIRLAM-4
Ernesto Rodríguez-Camino
The Operational Version of ISBA with Soil Moisture Assimilation
Eric Bazile and Dominique Giard
Relative Humidity in Analysis, First Guess and Boundary Values
Viel Ødegaard
Implementation of a new Condensation Scheme in HIRLAM
Viel Ødegaard
One-dimensional HIRLAM Simulations of the BOMEX Case
Bent Hansen Sass
Stretched Grids in the HIRLAM Model
Enda Kelly and Jim Hamilton
Development of a Non-hydrostatic Version of HIRLAM
Rein Rõõm
Budget Diagnostics in Model Validation
Carl Fortelius
Use of Digital Filters in Variational Assimilation
Loïk Berre
First Assimilation Tests with 3D-VAR in HIRLAM
Nils Gustafsson and Magnus Lindskog
Operational Reports
DMI: Operational HIRLAM at DMI
FMI: The Operational HIRLAM System at FMI
IMS: HIRLAM at Met Éireann
KNMI: Dutch Operational Setup
DNMI: Status of Operational HIRLAM at DNMI (Figure 2)
INM: Details of HIRLAM at INM
SMHI: Operational HIRLAM System at SMHI
Météo-France: Report on Operational Implementations at Météo-France
Comparative Verification of Mean Sea-level Pressure for HIRLAM
Verification on Regular and Rotated Grids
Ray McGrath, Aidan McDonald, Peter Lynch and Jim Hamilton
Cover: The Conference Centre at Lysebu, the congenial venue for the 1998 All-Staff Meeting.

HIRLAM newsletter 30

February 1998
Introduction to newsletter 30
Peter Lynch
Version 4.1 adopted
Peter Lynch
HIRLAM activities on the use of satellite data
Ad Stoffelen
MetCast: a new model for cloud forecasting in the very short range (0 - 12 h)
Sibbo van der Veen

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