Workshop on Next-Generation Parameterizations of Moist Processes

Date: -
Location: NOAA Center for Weather & Climate Prediction (NCWCP), College Park, Maryland
Description:

NOAA and the Development Test Center (DTC) will convene a workshop to stimulate the development of moist process parameterization for the Next-Generation Global Prediction System (NGGPS) and similar global models. The theme of this workshop will also be highly relevant to current and future generation regional and mesoscale models. The goal of the workshop will be to inform and advise on the future directions of moist process parameterization development, with a particular emphasis on numerical weather prediction applications for scales and resolutions ranging from synoptic- to convection-permitting. The workshop will review the representation of processes in current NWS models, survey the range of conceptual and theoretical ideas emerging from modeling centers and universities, and work to develop a medium-term plan to implement and test the most promising ideas in existing and emerging NOAA global and regional forecast models. The workshop will include observational, modeling and theoretical perspectives.