The end of the project is approaching and we are planning our final event for the project. This is planned to take place over two days and is structured around the main themes of CONFESS.
When: afternoon of 5th of March and morning of 6th of March
Where: ECMWF offices in Reading (UK)
The agenda is structure around two important themes of CONFESS: Land (5th afternoon) and Aerosols (6th morning). The meeting will end with a panel discussion on the outcomes of CONFESS. The aim is to present a summary of project achievements, legacy, and discuss ways forward.
| 5th of March 13:00-17:30 | ||
| Registration and Opening | ||
| 13:00-13:30 | Arrival and registration | |
| 13:30-13:45 | Welcome and housekeeping | Tanya Warnaars |
| 13:45-14:15 | Overview of CONFESS | Magdalena Alonso Balmaseda |
| CONFESS LAND | ||
| 14:15-14:35 | Overview of CONFESS land developments | Andrea Alessandri |
| 14:35-14:50 | CONFESS land datasets and implementation on models | Souhail Boussetta |
| 14:50-15:05 | Effective vegetation cover parameterization and model effects | Fransje van Oorschot |
| 15:05-15:20 | Predicting the leaf area index with a dynamical seasonal forecast system | Constantin Ardilouze |
| 15:20-15:40 Tea Break | ||
| 15:40-15:55 | Impact of time-varying LCU and LAI on ECMWF seasonal forecasts | Retish Senan |
| 15:55-16:10 | Impact of time-varying LAI on decadal integrations | Andrea Alessandri /Emanuel Di Carlo |
| 16:10-16:30 | Multi-model assessment and Recommendations | Constantin Ardilouze |
| CONFESS LAND: legacy projects | ||
| 16:30-16:50 | Optimizing Fire Prediction through the Integration of CONFESS Time-Variant LAI in a fuel model | Francesca Di Giuseppe |
| 16:50-17:10 | CERISE project synergies | Patricia de Rosnay |
| 17:10-17:25 | Questions and comments by advisory board (AB) | |
| 17:30-18:30 Ice break | ||
| 19:00- Dinner (self-funded) | ||
| 6th of March: 9:15-12:00 | ||
| CONFESS AEROSOLS | ||
| 9:15-9:45 | Overview of CONFESS aerosols work + Volcanic aerosols | Roberto Bilbao |
| 9:45-10:15 | CONFESS Tropospheric Aerosols | Tim Stockdale |
| 10:15-10:35 Coffee Break | ||
| 10:35-10:50 | CONFESS Biomass burning and way forward for prognostic aerosols | Angela Bennedetti |
| 10:50-11:05 | Empirical models for fire ignition | Etienne Tourigny |
| 11:05-11:25 | Impact of prognostic aerosols in S2S | Ariane Frassoni (invited) |
| 11:25-11:35 | Questions, comments by advisory board | |
| CONFESS impact and ways forward | ||
| 11:35-11:50 | Reflecting on project impact. Introduction to panel discussion | Magdalena Alonso Balmaseda |
| 11:50-12:30 | Panel Discussion | Carlo Bountempo (AB, C3S) Gabi Hegerl (AB, University of Hamburg, WCRP LHA safe landing climates) Paul Dirmeyer (AB, George Mason University, Lead of S2S Land Focus group) Claire MacIntosh (ESA Climate Office, WCRP ESMO steering group) |
| 12:00 | Meeting Closure | |
CONFESS H2020 Project 