COSMO GENERAL MEETING

Athens, 18-21 September 2007

Ioannis Papageorgioue-mail: ipapag@hnms.gr

HELLENIC NATIONAL METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE

PLANS and EXPECTATIONS from COSMO-GR

in HNMS

Configuration of Cosmo-GR at HNMS

MODEL

Domain size: 40.5 x 24.5 deg

Horizontal grid spacing: 0.0625

Number of layers: 35

Time step: 30

Forecast range: 72 hrs

Initial time of model runs: 00:00

12:00

Initial state: From ECMWF

From DWD

Model version running: 4.0

HARDWARE

Machine: IBM Power4

Number of CPUs: 140 (~half CPUs from available total)

ECMWF/DWD Cosmo-GR

NMC

Initial fields

00:00 UTC, 12:00 UTC

6-7 km

MSLP

GPH

U

V

T

Td

Q

PRECI

The whole configuration of COSMO-GR

The operational domains of SKIRON-Εta and COSMO-GR

Applications in HNMS for the next COSMO-year

using Cosmo-GR

1. Incorporation in Nudging AMDAR’s buoys and AMS information

2. Operational use of COSMO-GR for pollution events in the East Mediterranean Sea (Collaboration with WMO)

3. Detailed verification of Cosmo-GR over all the country

4. Use of the Common Verification developed as a priority project

5. Use of SREPS results

6. Operational use of Cosmo-GR for issuing marine routes in the Aegean Sea

+ 3 hrs

Applications in HNMS for the next COSMO-year

using Cosmo-GR

1. Incorporation in Nudging AMDAR’s buoys and AMS information

2. Operational use of COSMO-GR for pollution events in the East Mediterranean Sea (Collaboration with WMO)

3. Detailed verification of Cosmo-GR over all the country

4. Use of the Common Verification developed as a priority project

5. Use of SREPS results

6. Operational use of Cosmo-GR for issuing marine routes in the Aegean Sea

+ 24 hrs

Applications in HNMS for the next COSMO-year

using Cosmo-GR

1. Incorporation in Nudging AMDAR’s buoys and AMS information

2. Operational use of COSMO-GR for pollution events in the East Mediterranean Sea (Collaboration with WMO)

3. Detailed verification of Cosmo-GR over all the country

4. Use of the Common Verification developed as a priority project

5. Use of SREPS results

6. Operational use of Cosmo-GR for issuing marine routes in the Aegean Sea

+ 48 hrs

Applications in HNMS for the next COSMO-year

using Cosmo-GR

1. Incorporation in Nudging AMDAR’s buoys and AMS information

2. Operational use of COSMO-GR for pollution events in the East Mediterranean Sea (Collaboration with WMO)

3. Detailed verification of Cosmo-GR over all the country

4. Use of the Common Verification developed as a priority project

5. Use of SREPS results

6. Operational use of Cosmo-GR for issuing marine routes in the Aegean Sea

+ 72 hrs

Applications in HNMS for the next COSMO-year

using Cosmo-GR

1. Incorporation in Nudging AMDAR’s buoys and AMS information

2. Operational use of COSMO-GR for pollution events in the East Mediterranean Sea (Collaboration with WMO)

3. Detailed verification of Cosmo-GR over all the country

4. Use of the Common Verification developed as a priority project

5. Use of SREPS results

6. Operational use of Cosmo-GR for issuing marine routes in the Aegean Sea

+ 96 hrs

Applications in HNMS for the next COSMO-year

using Cosmo-GR

1. Incorporation in Nudging AMDAR’s buoys and AMS information

2. Operational use of COSMO-GR for pollution events in the East Mediterranean Sea (Collaboration with WMO)

3. Detailed verification of Cosmo-GR over all the country

4. Use of the Common Verification developed as a priority project

5. Use of SREPS results

6. Operational use of Cosmo-GR for issuing marine routes in the Aegean Sea

+ 108 hrs

Thank you

for your attention

HELLENIC NATIONAL METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE

NUMERICAL FORECASTING-RESEARCH DIVISION

http://www.hnsm.gr