Conference programme
Schedule of Oral and Poster Presentations. All timings listed are local UK time (British Summer Time; BST; UTC+1).
In the detailed programmes (orals/posters), click on the title to see the full abstract.
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Monday 3 July | Tuesday 4 July | Wednesday 5 July | Thursday 6 July | Friday 7 July | |
08:00–08:30 | Registration | ||||
08:30–09:00 | |||||
09:00–09:30 | Opening Session | Modeling: M1 Ensembles | Breakout Preparation | Predictability & Processes: P3 Stratosphere | Predictability & Processes: P5 Precipitation & Tropical Waves |
09:30–10:00 | |||||
10:00–10:30 | |||||
10:30–11:00 | Morning Coffee | ||||
11:00–11:30 | Predictability & Processes: P1 MJO & Teleconnections | R2O: R2 Skill & Verification | Breakout 1 | Predictability & Processes: P4 Other Processes | R2O: R4 Climate Services |
11:30–12:00 | |||||
12:00–12:30 | Breakout 2 | ||||
12:30–13:00 | |||||
13:00–13:30 | (13:00: Group photo) | Lunch Break | (Running Out of Time relay) | ||
13:30–14:00 | |||||
14:00–14:30 | Poster Session 1 (Block A) |
Poster Session 2 (Block A) |
Poster Session 3 (Block B) |
Poster Session 4 (Block B) |
Modeling: M3 Downscaling, Machine Learning & Model Biases |
14:30–15:00 | |||||
15:00–15:30 | |||||
15:30–16:00 | Afternoon Coffee | ||||
16:00–16:30 | R2O: R1 Extremes | Predictability & Processes: P2 Land & Aerosols | R2O: R3 Post-Processing | Modeling: M2 Ensembles & Processes | Breakout Reports & Closing Discussion |
16:30–17:00 | |||||
17:00–17:30 | |||||
17:30–18:00 | Ice Breaker * | ECR Event * | |||
18:00–18:30 | |||||
18:30–19:00 | Conference Dinner * | ||||
19:00–19:30 | |||||
19:30–20:00 | |||||
20:00–20:30 | |||||
20:30–21:00 |
* Timings of evening events are provisional
08:00–09:00 | Registration | ||
09:00–10:30 | Opening Session Session Chair: Frederic Vitart (ECMWF) |
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09:00–09:15 | Welcome from the University of Reading, WCRP and S2S Project | ||
09:15–09:30 | Chris Davis (WWRP, NCAR) | WWRP: Welcome and Future Vision | |
09:30–10:00 | Brian Hoskins (University of Reading) | Basic ideas on possible S2S predictive power | |
10:10–10:30 | Gilbert Brunet (Bureau of Meteorology) | Subseasonal to Seasonal Prediction: a thirty-year journey | |
10:30–11:00 | Morning Coffee | ||
11:00–13:00 | Predictability & Processes: P1 MJO & Teleconnections Session Chair: Andrew Charlton-Perez (University of Reading) |
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11:00–11:15 | 188 | Cristiana Stan (George Mason University) |
Advances in the prediction of MJO-Teleconnections in the S2S forecast systems |
11:15–11:30 | 191 | Hyemi Kim (Ewha Womans University & Stony Brook University) |
The Maritime Continent barrier effect on MJO predictability: perfect-model ensemble forecasts with the CESM2 aqua-planet |
11:30–11:45 | 209 | Kunio Yoneyama (JAMSTEC) |
Some indications of key components for the MJO and relevant phenomena over the Maritime Continent from the recent field observations |
11:45–12:00 | 198 | Donaldi Permana (Center for Research and Development – Indonesia Agency for Meteorology Climatology and Geophysics (BMKG)) |
The impact of the BSISO on boreal summer rainfall anomalies in Indonesia |
12:00–12:15 | 260 | June-Yi Lee (Research Center for Climate Sciences, Pusan National University) |
Boreal Summer Intraseasonal Oscillation: Propagation, Interannual Variability, and Impacts on Extremes |
12:15–12:30 | 086 | Robert W. Lee (University of Reading) |
ENSO modulation of MJO teleconnections to the North Atlantic & Europe |
12:30–12:45 | 211 | Christian M. Grams (Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research (IMK-TRO), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)) |
Predictability and windows of sub-seasonal forecast opportunity for North Atlantic-European weather regimes |
12:45–13:00 | |||
13:00–14:00 | Lunch Break | ||
14:00–15:30 | Poster Session 1 (Block A) | ||
15:30–16:00 | Afternoon Coffee | ||
16:00–17:30 | R2O: R1 Extremes Session Chair: Hai Lin (Environment and Climate Change Canada) |
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16:00–16:15 | 192 | Christopher J. White (Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Strathclyde) |
Subseasonal-to-seasonal prediction case studies: extreme events and applications |
16:15–16:30 | 060 | James Carruthers (Newcastle University) |
Using sub-seasonal forecasting to predict temporally compounding extreme events |
16:30–16:45 | 149 | Chia-Ying Lee (Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University) |
Subseasonal tropical cyclone precipitation prediction in GEOS-S2S and the WMO S2S models |
16:45–17:00 | 152 | Hélène Vermes (Laboratoire de l’Atmosphère et des Cyclones (LACy), CNRS, Université de La Réunion, Météo-France) |
Using monthly forecast of extreme events in the southwest Indian Ocean for disaster risk management: co-creation of a decision support tool for tropical cyclone risk anticipation |
17:00–17:15 | 035 | Melanie Alayne Schroers (School of Meteorology, University of Oklahoma) |
Prediction and Impacts of 14-day Extreme Precipitation Periods within the CONUS |
17:15–17:30 | 100 | Pauline Rivoire (Institute of Earth Surface Dynamics, University of Lausanne) |
Assessment of S2S ensemble extreme precipitation forecasts over Europe |
17:30–19:00 | Ice Breaker |
09:00–10:30 | Modeling: M1 Ensembles Session Chair: Andrea Molod (NASA Global Modeling and Assimilation Office) |
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09:00–09:15 | 072 | Yuhei Takaya (Meteorological Research Institute, Japan Meteorological Agency) |
Summary of S2S Ensemble Sub-project |
09:15–09:30 | 246 | Judith Berner (National Center for Atmospheric Research, U.S.A.) |
Impact of Stochastic Parameterization on S2S Forecasts with CESM |
09:30–09:45 | 050 | Tongwen Wu (Earth System Modeling and Prediction Center, China Meteorological Administration) |
CMA-CPSv3: A sub-seasonal to annual climate prediction system in China Meteorological Administration |
09:45–10:00 | 095 | Masashi Sumitomo (Japan Meteorological Agency) |
New JMA forecast data for S2S Project based on a coupled model |
10:00–10:15 | 029 | Rae-Seol Park (Korea Institute of Atmospheric Prediction Systems) |
Korean Integrated Model: expansion of prediction target to extended range forecasts |
10:15–10:30 | 069 | William James Crawford (U. S. Naval Research Laboratory, Monterey) |
The Navy Earth System Prediction Capability Version 2 Ensemble Forecast System |
10:30–11:00 | Morning Coffee | ||
11:00–13:00 | R2O: R2 Skill & Verification Session Chair: Arun Kumar (National Centers for Environmental Prediction) |
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11:00–11:15 | 089 | Caio Coelho (CPTEC/INPE) |
The S2S sub-project on Research to Operations (R2O): forecast and verification products development |
11:15–11:30 | 255 | D R Pattanaik (India Meteorological Department) |
Extended Range Forecast of Monsoon over India at Met-subdivision and Districts levels : Prospect of its applications in Agriculture |
11:30–11:45 | 126 | Felipe M. de Andrade (National Institute for Space Research) |
Skill assessment and sources of predictability for sub-seasonal rainfall forecasts in Africa |
11:45–12:00 | 044 | Marisol Osman (Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research (IMK-TRO), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)) |
Multi-model Assessment of the Sub-seasonal Predictive Skill for the Year-round Atlantic-European Weather Regimes |
12:00–12:15 | 096 | S. Abhik (School of Earth, Atmosphere, and Environment, Monash University, Australia) |
The Indo-Pacific Maritime Continent Barrier Effect on MJO Prediction in Subseasonal-to-Seasonal Prediction Models |
12:15–12:30 | |||
12:30–12:45 | 009 | Claire Spillman (Bureau of Meteorology) |
Predicting ocean extremes at subseasonal to seasonal timescales for operational decision support |
12:45–13:00 | 245 | Abigail Jaye (National Center for Atmospheric Research, U.S.A.) |
State-dependent Forecast Skill in S2S Forecasts |
13:00–14:00 | Lunch Break, including group photo outside the Palmer Building front entrance at 13:00 | ||
14:00–15:30 | Poster Session 2 (Block A) | ||
15:30–16:00 | Afternoon Coffee | ||
16:00–17:30 | Predictability & Processes: P2 Land & Aerosols Session Chair: Magdalena Balmaseda (ECMWF) |
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16:00–16:15 | 258 | Yongkang Xue (University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)) |
Progress Towards for better Understanding of the Sources of Global S2S Precipitation Prediction using Land Temperatures Anomaly over high mountains: A brief overview from the GEWEX/LS4P Initiative |
16:15–16:30 | 259 | Julia Green (University of Arizona) |
An Emergent Constraint to Improve the Representation of Biosphere-Atmosphere Feedbacks in Earth System Models |
16:30–16:45 | 110 | Bethan L. Harris (UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology/National Centre for Earth Observation) |
Global observations highlight regions where vegetation can enhance S2S predictability |
16:45–17:00 | 107 | Constantin Ardilouze (CNRM, Université de Toulouse, Météo France, CNRS) |
Predicting the leaf area index in a dynamical S2S forecast system |
17:00–17:15 | 157 | Ariane Frassoni (INPE) |
The Second Phase of the WGNE Aerosol Project: Evaluating the impact of aerosols on the Subseasonal Prediction |
17:15–17:30 | 007 | Joshua Talib (UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology) |
Surface drivers of sub-seasonal predictability across Africa |
18:30–21:00 | Conference Dinner |
09:00–10:30 | Breakout Preparation Session Chair: Robert Lee (University of Reading) |
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09:00–09:15 | 242 | Dorothy Koch (NOAA OAR Weather Program Office) Presented by Mark Olsen (NOAA OAR Weather Program Office) |
NOAA’s S2S Program Plan and Project Highlights |
09:15–09:30 | 081 | Richard Mladek (ECMWF) |
The technical development of the S2S database |
09:30–09:45 | 049 | Xing Hu (China Meteorological Administration) |
Progress of CMA S2S Data Archive Centre |
09:45–10:00 | 017 | Paul Dirmeyer (George Mason University) |
The Land Sub-project of S2S |
10:00–10:15 | 261 | Laura Ferranti (ECMWF) Presented by Matthieu Chevallier (ECMWF) |
WMO infrastructure for operational subseasonal forecasting |
10:15–10:30 | Breakout instructions | ||
10:30–11:00 | Morning Coffee | ||
11:00–13:00 | Breakout Session Breakout Group Chairs:
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13:00–14:00 | Lunch Break | ||
14:00–15:30 | Poster Session 3 (Block B) | ||
15:30–16:00 | Afternoon Coffee | ||
16:00–17:30 | R2O: R3 Post-Processing Session Chair: Caio Coelho (CPTEC/INPE) |
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16:00–16:15 | 236 | Andrew W. Robertson (IRI, Columbia University) |
A multimodel real-time system for global probabilistic subseasonal forecasts of precipitation and temperature |
16:15–16:30 | 251 | Marie Drouard (Institute of Geosciences (IGEO, CSIC-UCM), Madrid) |
Sub-seasonal to seasonal prediction of summer heatwaves in the Iberian Peninsula using machine learning algorithms |
16:30–16:45 | 046 | Nina Horat (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)) |
Deep learning for post-processing global probabilistic forecasts on sub-seasonal time-scales |
16:45–17:00 | 116 | Lucía M. Castro (Universidad de Buenos Aires, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Departamento de Ciencias de la Atmósfera y los Océanos – Servicio Meteorologico Nacional) |
Skill assessment of weekly temperature anomalies in the SubX Project for the extended austral summer in South America |
17:00–17:15 | 225 | Steven Woolnough (National Centre for Atmopsheric Science, University of Reading) |
The potential for using weather patterns to advance sub-seasonal forecasting in Southeast Asia |
17:15–17:30 | 172 | Camille Marie-Jeanne Laurence Le Coz (Laboratoire de Météorologie Dynamique-IPSL, Ecole Polytechnique, Institut Polytechnique de Paris, ENS, PSL Research University, Sorbonne Université, CNRS) |
Multi-model sub-seasonal forecasts of 2m-temperature over Europe using Wasserstein barycentre |
17:30–19:00 | Early Career Researcher Event |
09:00–10:30 | Predictability & Processes: P5 Precipitation & Tropical Waves Session Chair: Susmitha Joesph (Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology) |
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09:00–09:15 | 062 | Arun Kumar (Climate Prediction Center, NOAA) |
Attribution of North American Subseasonal Precipitation Prediction Skill |
09:15–09:30 | 148 | Xiangbo Feng (National Centre for Atmospheric Science, University of Reading) | Equatorial waves: precursors to tropical cyclone occurrence and intensification |
09:30–09:45 | 131 | Vincent Owanda Otieno (Technical University of Kenya) |
Characterization of Intra-Seasonal Variability during Extreme Dry Seasons over the Greater Horn of Africa (GHA): Implications for Climate Adaptation and Mitigation |
09:45–10:00 | 193 | Juliana Dias (NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory) |
Are equatorial waves a practical source of deterministic sub-seasonal predictive skill? |
10:00–10:15 | 214 | Philippe Peyrille (CNRM, Meteo-France) Presented by Damien Specq (CNRM, Meteo-France) |
Multiple tropical waves occurrence drive extreme precipitation events in the central Sahel |
10:15–10:30 | 160 | Kieran Mark Rainwater Hunt (University of Reading) |
Nonlinear intensification of monsoon low pressure systems by the BSISO |
10:30–11:00 | Morning Coffee | ||
11:00–13:00 | R2O: R4 Climate Services Session Chair: Andrew Robertson (IRI, Columbia University) |
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11:00–11:15 | 097 | Joanne Robbins (Met Office) |
Exploring the challenges and opportunities of S2S forecast application development through the Subseasonal-to-Seasonal (S2S) Real Time Pilot (RTP) Initiative |
11:15–11:30 | 257 | Mike DeFlorio (Center for Western Weather and Water Extremes, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California San Diego) |
The transition from California’s extreme drought to major flooding: Evaluating CW3E’s S2S forecasts of the onslaught of landfalling atmospheric rivers and associated extreme precipitation in December 2022 – January 2023 |
11:30–11:45 | 057 | Linda Hirons (NCAS, University of Reading) |
Using a co-production approach to support effective application of S2S forecasts in Africa |
11:45–12:00 | 174 | Masilin Gudoshava (IGAD Climate Predictions and Applications Centre) |
Application of real time S2S forecasts over Eastern Africa in the co-production of climate services |
12:00–12:15 | 071 | Randal Koster (Global Modeling and Assimilation Office, NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center) |
The Subseasonal Forecasting of Hydrological Variables: Improvement Strategies Inferred from a Water Balance Model Analysis |
12:15–12:30 | 166 | Wee Leng Tan (Centre for Climate Research Singapore) Presented by Chen Schwartz (Centre for Climate Research Singapore) |
Application of S2S for Disaster Management: Development of products for Southeast Asia |
12:30–12:45 | 208 | Emily Black (University of Reading and the National Centre for Atmospheric Science) |
Application of sub-seasonal forecasts for farmer decision support in eastern and southern Africa |
12:45–13:00 | 181 | Erik W. Kolstad (NORCE, Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research) |
Use of S2S forecasts in the Climate Futures centre for applied research |
13:00–14:00 | Lunch Break, including Running Out of Time walking relay participation opportunity | ||
14:00–15:30 | Modeling: M3 Downscaling, Machine Learning & Model Biases Session Chair: Anca Brookshaw (ECMWF) |
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14:00–14:15 | 217 | Hoteit Ibrahim (King Abdullah University of Science and Technology) Presented by Thang Luong (King Abdullah University of Science and Technology) |
On the development of a S2S forecasting system for the Arabian Peninsula using convective-permitting ensemble dynamical downscaling |
14:15–14:30 | 243 | Ty Dickinson (School of Meteorology, University of Oklahoma) |
Forecasting Subseasonal Extreme Precipitation in the Contiguous United States Using a Convolutional Neural Network |
14:30–14:45 | 104 | Dominik Büeler (ETH Zürich) |
Northern Hemisphere extratropical cyclone biases in ECMWF sub-seasonal forecasts |
14:45–15:00 | 178 | Kirsten Mayer (National Center for Atmospheric Research, U.S.A.) |
Identifying State-Dependent Subseasonal Predictability Bias with Explainable Neural Networks |
15:00–15:15 | 090 | Matthew Widlansky (Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research, School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology, University of Hawai’i at Mānoa) |
Assessing opportunities for improved coastal data assimilation in ocean model analyses and forecasting systems |
15:15–15:30 | 120 | Steffen Tietsche (ECMWF) |
Underestimation of Arctic warming trends in sub-seasonal forecasts |
15:30–16:00 | Afternoon Coffee | ||
16:00–17:30 | Breakout Reports & Closing Discussion Session Chair: Steve Woolnough (National Centre for Atmospheric Science, University of Reading) |
Posters in Block A are to be displayed throughout Monday and Tuesday, and presented in either Poster Session 1 (Monday, 14:00-15:30) or Poster Session 2 (Tuesday, 14:00-15:30).
Posters in Block B are to be displayed throughout Wednesday and Thursday, and presented in either Poster Session 3 (Wednesday, 14:00-15:30), or Poster Session 4 (Thursday, 14:00-15:30).