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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center" align="center"><b style><span style="font-size:36.0pt;font-family:Cambria;color:#6c3fb5">JCSDA Seminar</span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt">Recent and Planned Development of Data Assimilation and Modeling
Systems at the European Center for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts </span></b><b style><span style="font-size:18.0pt"></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b style><span style="font-size:16.0pt">Peter Bauer<br>
</span></b><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt">Head, Model Division</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt">European</span></b><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt"> Center</span></b><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt"> for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts</span></b><b style><span style="font-size:16.0pt"></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style><b style><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Wednesday, April 18, 2012<br>
</span><span style="color:red">2:00 – 3:00 PM, </span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">World Weather Building, <b style><span style="color:red">Room 707</span></b>, 5200 Auth Road, Camp
Springs, MD 20746</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The presentation will summarize some of the key updates of
the ECMWF model and data assimilation systems over the past 2 years, after a
brief introduction of ECMWF and its forecasting framework. Three examples of
system upgrades will be given, namely the introduction of the ensemble of
data assimilations, the revision of microwave sounder observation errors, and
the new prognostic cloud scheme. Their respective impact on analysis and
forecast skill will be demonstrated as well as the difficult trade-off
between objective system improvements and positive impact on skill. Finally,
the importance of observation monitoring in data assimilation will be
highlighted with two examples.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style><b style><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial">Video:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial"> 1.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial">Go to </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><a href="https://star-nesdis-noaa.webex.com/mw0305l/mywebex/default.do?siteurl=star-nesdis-noaa"><span style="font-family:Arial">JCSDA
Seminar</span></a> and click on the seminar title</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial"><br>
2. Enter your name and email address. <br>
3. Enter the meeting password: JCSDAseminars707<br>
4. Click "Join Now". <br>
5. Follow the instructions that appear on your screen. <br>
<b style>Audio: </b>USA participants:
1-866-715-2479, Passcode: 9457557<br>
International:
1-517-345-5260</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style><span style="font-size:11.0pt">If you would like to present a seminar contact <a href="mailto:George.Ohring@noaa.gov">George.Ohring@noaa.gov</a></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Slides available the day before and audio recording the day after the
presentation at <a href="http://www.jcsda.noaa.gov/JCSDASeminars.php">http://www.jcsda.noaa.gov/JCSDASeminars.php</a>
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