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<font size="+1">All..............The JCSDA would like to call your
attention to the following announcement...................George<br>
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</font><b><big>First Community Gridpoint
Statistical Interpolation (GSI) Data Assimilation System Tutorial Class<br>
<br>
</big></b>We would like to invite you to attend the 1st Community
Gridpoint
Statistical Interpolation (GSI) Data Assimilation System tutorial on
June 28 - 30, 2010 at the NCAR Foothills Laboratory, Boulder, Colorado.<br>
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The GSI system is a unified variational data assimilation system
currently part of the operational Global Forecast System (GFS) and
North American Mesoscale (NAM) Model and will be part of the WRF Rapid
Refresh system, which is slated to replace the Rapid Update Cycle run
at NOAA/NCEP in 2010.<br>
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This tutorial will be the first community tutorial hosted jointly by
NOAA/NCEP/EMC and the NOAA, AFWA, NSF, FAA Developmental Testbed Center
(DTC). It will be a three day
venture (half day optional) with both lecture and hands-on sessions.
The lecturers are invited from various GSI development/support teams
including NCEP/EMC, NASA/GMAO, NOAA/GSD, NCAR/ MMM and DTC and will
provide first-hand information on the GSI system.<br>
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Due to the constraints of physical space and computers, we can only
accommodate a maximum of 40 participants for the tutorial. For tutorial
Information and on-line registration, please visit our web site at: <a
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href="http://www.dtcenter.org/com-GSI/users/tutorials/gsi_tutorial_2010.2.php"
target="_blank">http://www.dtcenter.org/com-<wbr>GSI/users/tutorials/gsi_<wbr>tutorial_2010.2.php</a><br>
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For more information regarding the GSI model, please visit: <a
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href="http://www.dtcenter.org/com-GSI/users/index.php" target="_blank">http://www.dtcenter.org/com-<wbr>GSI/users/index.php</a><br>
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Registration fees: $300.00 for both lectures and hands-on sessions
(including print-out, shuttle, lunch and break refreshments)<br>
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Summary of Important Dates:<br>
5 March 2010: Registration Opens<br>
5 April 2010: Payment Due<br>
After 25 May 2010: No refunds for cancellation<br>
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