HELLENIC NATIONAL METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE COSMO GENERAL MEETING Athens, 18-21 September 2007 PLANS and EXPECTATIONS from COSMO-GR in HNMS Ioannis Papageorgiou e-mail: ipapag@hnms.gr

Configuration of Cosmo-GR at HNMS MODEL Domain size: 40.5 x 24.5 deg Horizontal grid spacing: 0.0625 Number of layers: 35 Time step: 30 Forecast range: 72 hrs Initial time of model runs: 00:00 12:00 Initial state: From ECMWF From DWD Model version running: 4.0 HARDWARE Machine: IBM Power4 Number of CPUs: 140 (~half CPUs from available total)

The whole configuration of COSMO-GR ECMWF/DWD Cosmo-GR NMC Initial fields 00:00 UTC, 12:00 UTC 6-7 km MSLP GPH U V T Td Q PRECI

The operational domains of SKIRON-Εta and COSMO-GR

Applications in HNMS for the next COSMO-year using Cosmo-GR 1. Incorporation in Nudging AMDAR’s buoys and AMS information 2. Operational use of COSMO-GR for pollution events in the East Mediterranean Sea (Collaboration with WMO) 3. Detailed verification of Cosmo-GR over all the country 4. Use of the Common Verification developed as a priority project 5. Use of SREPS results 6. Operational use of Cosmo-GR for issuing marine routes in the Aegean Sea + 3 hrs

Applications in HNMS for the next COSMO-year using Cosmo-GR 1. Incorporation in Nudging AMDAR’s buoys and AMS information 2. Operational use of COSMO-GR for pollution events in the East Mediterranean Sea (Collaboration with WMO) 3. Detailed verification of Cosmo-GR over all the country 4. Use of the Common Verification developed as a priority project 5. Use of SREPS results 6. Operational use of Cosmo-GR for issuing marine routes in the Aegean Sea + 24 hrs

Applications in HNMS for the next COSMO-year using Cosmo-GR 1. Incorporation in Nudging AMDAR’s buoys and AMS information 2. Operational use of COSMO-GR for pollution events in the East Mediterranean Sea (Collaboration with WMO) 3. Detailed verification of Cosmo-GR over all the country 4. Use of the Common Verification developed as a priority project 5. Use of SREPS results 6. Operational use of Cosmo-GR for issuing marine routes in the Aegean Sea + 48 hrs

Applications in HNMS for the next COSMO-year using Cosmo-GR 1. Incorporation in Nudging AMDAR’s buoys and AMS information 2. Operational use of COSMO-GR for pollution events in the East Mediterranean Sea (Collaboration with WMO) 3. Detailed verification of Cosmo-GR over all the country 4. Use of the Common Verification developed as a priority project 5. Use of SREPS results 6. Operational use of Cosmo-GR for issuing marine routes in the Aegean Sea + 72 hrs

Applications in HNMS for the next COSMO-year using Cosmo-GR 1. Incorporation in Nudging AMDAR’s buoys and AMS information 2. Operational use of COSMO-GR for pollution events in the East Mediterranean Sea (Collaboration with WMO) 3. Detailed verification of Cosmo-GR over all the country 4. Use of the Common Verification developed as a priority project 5. Use of SREPS results 6. Operational use of Cosmo-GR for issuing marine routes in the Aegean Sea + 96 hrs

Applications in HNMS for the next COSMO-year using Cosmo-GR 1. Incorporation in Nudging AMDAR’s buoys and AMS information 2. Operational use of COSMO-GR for pollution events in the East Mediterranean Sea (Collaboration with WMO) 3. Detailed verification of Cosmo-GR over all the country 4. Use of the Common Verification developed as a priority project 5. Use of SREPS results 6. Operational use of Cosmo-GR for issuing marine routes in the Aegean Sea + 108 hrs

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