| 26 October 2015 (Monday) |
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Registration and Opening |
| 08:30-09:00 |
Registration of participants |
| 09:00-09:30 |
Opening. Self-introductions of participants and available resource persons |
| 09:30-10:00 |
COFFEE BREAK |
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Session: Monitoring of the climate system
Resource persons: P. Bissolli, C. Photiadou, C. Viel, S. Ben Rached, B. Rodríguez-Fonseca, E. Rodríguez-Camino
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| 10:00-11:00 |
B. Rodríguez-Fonseca: "Basic aspects of climate and climate variability over the Mediterranean region" |
| 11:00-12:00 |
C. Photiadou: "Overview of available data and tools for monitoring of the climate system" |
| 12:00-13:00 |
E. Rodríguez-Camino: "Monitoring in MedCOF: observed temperature and precipitation anomalies over the region" |
| 13:00-14:00 |
LUNCH BREAK |
| 14:00-15:00 |
P. Bissolli, S. Ben Rached, C. Viel: "Monitoring in MedCOF. Step 2 report. Discussion session" |
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Session: Visualization
Resource persons: Grahame Niles, Courney Forde, Soumaya Ben Rached, Elena Flórez
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| 15:00-16:00 |
G. Niles/ C. Forde: "An overview of GIS, the associated data types (Vectors and Rasters) and its application in climate analysis " |
| 16:00-16:30 |
COFFEE BREAK |
| 16:30-18:30 |
G. Niles/ C. Forde: "LAB instructions (I) - Introduction to QGIS" |
| 27 October 2015 (Tuesday) |
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Session: Liaising with research to improve RCOFs. Experiences from other RCOFs
Resource persons: Andre Kamga, Rodney Martínez
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| 09:00-10:00 |
R. Martínez: "The implementation of RCOFs in South America: lessons learnt and remaining challenges" |
| 10:00-11:00 |
A. Kamga: "RCOFs in RAI" |
| 11:00-11:30 |
COFFEE BREAK |
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Session: Visualization (cont.)
Resource persons: Grahame Niles, Courney Forde, S. Ben Rached, , Elena Flórez
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| 11:30-13:00 |
All resource persons for this session: "LAB instructions (II) – QGIS handling procedures for vector, raster and ASCII data" |
| 13:00-14:00 |
ICE BREAKER |
| 14:00-15:30 |
All resource persons for this session: "LAB instructions (II) – QGIS handling procedures for vector, raster and ASCII data" |
| 15:30-16:30 |
All resource persons for this session: "LAB instructions (III) – A lesson in map creation with QGIS, using temperature forecast data" |
| 16:30-17:00 |
COFFEE BREAK |
| 17:00-18:00 |
All resource persons for this session: "LAB instructions (III) – A lesson in map creation with QGIS, using temperature forecast data" |
| 28 October 2015 (Wednesday) |
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Session: Verification of consensus forecasts and models
Resource persons: Simon Mason
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| 09:00-10:00 |
S. Mason: "Introduction" |
| 10:00-11:00 |
S. Mason: "CCl WMO guidelines" |
| 11:00-11:30 |
COFFEE BREAK |
| 11:30-12:30 |
S. Mason: "Available software for verification" |
| 12:30-13:30 |
S. Mason: "WMO LC-SVSLRF web portal for models verification" |
| 13:30-14:30 |
LUNCH BREAK |
| 14:30-16:30 |
S. Mason: "Objective verification of consensus forecasts. Hands-on session" |
| 16:30-17:00 |
COFFEE BREAK |
| 17:00-18:00 |
S. Mason: "Verification in MedCOF. Discussion session" |
| 29 October 2015 (Thursday) |
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Session: Predictability at seasonal timescale
Resource persons: F.J. Doblas-Reyes, J. García-Serrano, C. Prodhomme, S. Materia, J. Eden, S. Mason
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| 09:00-10:00 |
F.J. Doblas-Reyes: "Introduction and fundamentals of seasonal prediction" |
| 10:00-11:00 |
J. García-Serrano: "Drivers/empirical predictors of mid-latitude seasonal forecasts" |
| 11:00-11:30 |
COFFEE BREAK |
| 11:30-12:30 |
J. Eden: "Introduction to empirical models including relevant statistical concepts" |
| 12:30-13:30 |
S. Mason: "Data requirements for seasonal to interannual climate prediction: Introduction to IRI data library (hands-on session)" |
| 13:30-14:30 |
LUNCH BREAK |
| 14:30-15:30 |
S. Materia: "Seasonal predictability in the MedCOF region and windows of opportunity" |
| 15:30-16:30 |
J. Eden: "The Climate Explorer as a tool for seasonal prediction (hands-on session)" |
| 16:30-17:00 |
COFFEE BREAK |
| 17:00-18:00 |
C. Prodhomme: "Seasonal prediction of seasonal extremes" |
| 30 October 2015 (Friday) |
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Session: Interpretation of seasonal model outputs. How to organize/reach consensuated forecast?
Resource persons: Jean-Pierre Ceron, Christian Viel, Fatima Driouech
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| 09:00-10:00 |
C. Viel: "Overview of available data and tools for seasonal forecast production" |
| 10:00-11:00 |
C. Viel: "WMO LC-LRFMME web portal for GPC data products. Hands-on session." |
| 11:00-11:30 |
COFFEE BREAK |
| 11:30-12:00 |
C. Viel: "Introduction to RCC LRF Bulletins from MF" |
| 12:00-12:30 |
A. Kasmi: "RCC-North Africa LRF Bulletin" |
| 12:30-13:30 |
LUNCH BREAK |
| 13:30-14:30 |
J.P. Ceron: "Downscaling." |
| 14:30-15:30 |
J.P. Ceron / S. Mason: "Climate information: What to do when predictability is poor?" |
| 15:30-16:30 |
J.P. Ceron: "Panel Discussion session: panelists (all resource persons – 5 min each, followed by the discussion). Consensual seasonal forecast in MedCOF." |
| 16:30-16:40 |
Closure |
| 16:40-17:00 |
COFFEE BREAK |
