Programme
!!! INVITED SPEAKERS !!!
We are pleased to announce a strong scientific program, including the in-person participation of two leading figures in the atmospheric modeling community:
🔹 Georg Grell
– “History, state of the art, and overview of WRF-Chem”
– “The new version of the GFL convective parameterization (former GF) in WRF and MPAS, including aerosol–convection interactions”
🔹 Mary Barth
– “NSF NCAR’s transition from WRF-Chem to MPAS-A with chemistry and aerosols”
Additional invited seminars by internationally recognized experts (in-person and online) include:
– “Improving operational weather forecasts: Incorporating smoke aerosol feedback in NOAA’s numerical weather prediction models” – Ravan Ahmadov (online)
– “NOAA GSL experimental aerosol forecasting in MPAS-A” – Jordan Schnell (online)
– “Using WRF-Chem for air quality and pollen forecasting in RAP-Chem” – Jordan Schnell (online)
– “Modeling of volcanic eruptions using the WRF-Chem v4.8 model“– Alexander Ukhov (in person)
– “Implementation of a fully coupled atmosphere–aerosols–waves–ocean model based on the COAWST package and the WRF-Chem model: Application to the Medicane IANOS” – Umberto Rizza and Antonio Ricchi (in person)