European WRF-CHEM workshop 2026
On May 12-14th 2026 the European WRF-Chem User Workshop will take place in Rijeka, Croatia. The workshop will last 2 or 3 days, depending on the number of abstracts received. The objective of the workshop is to encourage interactions and discussions between users of the regional chemistry-transport model WRF-Chem.
Workshop main topic
The WRF-Chem Workshop is designed to explore regional air quality applications of the WRF-Chem model, along with broader related topics. It also aims to enhance participants’ understanding of the WRF-Chem atmospheric transport model—particularly its practical implementation for beginners—and to strengthen collaboration and networking among users worldwide.
Target audience
The WRF-Chem model is used for a wide range research and operational applications to study and forecast air quality and meteorology-chemistry interactions around the world. Participants use WRF-Chem to forecast and understand air quality issues as well as meteorology interactions with aerosol and trace gas chemistry. Each participant will present its work during the workshop, also posters are welcome, since there will be poster sessions during the workshop.
Organizing Committee
- Boris Mifka (Faculty of Physics, University of Rijeka, Rijeka, Croatia)
- Mauro Morichetti (Forest Modelling Laboratory, Institute for Agriculture and Forestry Systems in the Mediterranean, National Research Council of Italy, Unit of Perugia, Italy)
- Umberto Rizza (Institute of Atmospheric Sciences and Climate, National Research Council of Italy, Unit of Lecce, Italy)
- Alexander Ukhov (Division of Physical Sciences and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia)
- Alessio Collalti (Forest Modeling Laboratory, Institute for Agriculture and Forestry Systems in the Mediterranean, National Research Council of Italy, Unit of Perugia, Italy)
- Sorin Cheval (National Meteorological Administration, Bucharest, Romania)
- Jordan Schnell (NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory, Boulder, Colorado, USA)
- Mary Barth (National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, Colorado, USA)
- Ravan Ahmadov (NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory, Boulder, Colorado, USA)
Web Admins
- Fabio Grasso (Institute of Atmospheric Sciences and Climate, National Research Council of Italy, Unit of Lecce, Italy)
- Mauro Morichetti (Forest Modelling Laboratory, Institute for Agriculture and Forestry Systems in the Mediterranean, National Research Council of Italy, Unit of Perugia, Italy)
- Elisa Grieco (Forest Modelling Laboratory, Institute for Agriculture and Forestry Systems in the Mediterranean, National Research Council of Italy, Unit of Perugia, Italy)