Data Assimilation Training in collaboration with the ECMWF
Intensive course on advanced data-assimilation methods
This 2-day intensive course on advanced data-assimilation methods will be given by members of the Data Assimilation Research Centre and the National Centre for Earth Observation. The course will provide an introduction to all data-assimilation methods used in numerical weather prediction, including the latest developments. All methods will be derived from a common framework to provide an overview of the assumptions and hence applicability of the different methods. For those unfamiliar with data assimilation, or those who are keen to develop a deeper understanding of data assimilation methods, this course is a solid preparation for the main Data Assimilation ECMWF course held on 7-11 March 2016.
Final timetable is below. A map of Reading, Whiteknights campus can be found here.
Supplementary Material
Timetable of Lectures
Thursday 3rd March, Morning (Lyle G74, building 32 on campus map)
| 09:30 - 10:00 | Registration with coffee/tea | |
| 10:00 - 11:00 | Introduction to Data Assimilation (pdf) | Javier Amezcua |
| 11:00 - 11:30 | Coffee/tea | |
| 11:30 - 12:15 | Introduction to Data Assimilation (continued) | Javier Amezcua |
| 12:15 - 13:00 | Lunch |
Thursday 3rd March, Afternoon (URS 2s14, building 33 on campus map)
| 13:00 - 14:30 |
Variational DA - theory
Variational DA - practice |
Amos Lawless |
| 14:30 - 15:00 | Coffee/tea | |
| 15:00 - 17:00 |
Variational DA - practice (continued)
|
Amos Lawless and Ross Bannister |
| 17:00 | Drinks and canapés |
Friday 4th March, Morning (Maths 113, building 4 on campus map)
| 09:00 - 10:00 | Ensemble Kalman Filter - Prinicples (pptx) (pdf) | Alison Fowler |
| 10:00 - 10:30 | Coffee/tea | |
| 10:30 - 11:30 | Ensemble Kalman Filter - Practicalities (pdf) | Ross Bannister |
| 11:30 - 12:00 | Coffee/tea |
Friday 4th March, Afternoon (Miller G19, building 49 on campus map)
| 12:00 - 13:00 | Peter Jan van Leeuwen | |
| 13:00 - 14:00 | Lunch | |
| 14:00 - 15:00 | Hybrid methods (continued) | Peter Jan van Leeuwen |
| 15:00 - 15:30 | Coffee/tea | |
| 15:30 - 16:30 | Particle filter methods (pdf) | Peter Jan van Leeuwen |
| 16:30 | End of course, Certificates |
