CARPE DIEM 7 th (Final) meeting – Bologna Critical Assessment of available Radar Precipitation Estimation techniques and Development of Innovative approaches for Environmental Management

CARPE DIEM 7 th (Final) meeting – Bologna Topics to be discussed Status of the project –Deliverables status Financial situation Final Report

CARPE DIEM 7 th (Final) meeting – Bologna Timeline

CARPE DIEM 7 th (Final) meeting – Bologna WPTopicList of project deliverables from the beginning up to now Partners involved WP 1 PROJECT MANAGEMENTAdministrative matters Financial situation Preparation of Final Report HESS Special Issue Set-up of Technical Steering Committee Report of the kick-off Meeting 1st TSC report 2nd TSC report 3rd TSC report Final report Project coordinator All CARPE DIEM Partners WP 2 DOPPLER WINDSReport containing 2-dimensional Doppler wind field retrievals for a number of events. Improved techniques for clear air retrievals of wind and boundary layer information Overview on the three-Doppler wind retrieval Super-observation dataset Maps of the partner 1 region detailing those areas accessible to dual- Doppler analyses, and any accessible to three Doppler radars. Multiple Doppler dataset Analysis of Multiple Doppler wind field Extraction of clear-air wind 4, 6, 1,3

CARPE DIEM 7 th (Final) meeting – Bologna WPTopicList of project deliverables from the beginning up to now Partners involved WP 3 – DATA ASSIMILATION Implementation of the observation operators for radar radial winds in 4D-Var Implementation of continuous assimilation based on nudging Inter-comparison experiment Software modules for 4-dimensional assimilation Impact studies of radar radial winds on limited area NWP and an assessment of suitability of radar radial wind measurements for use in operational NWP 4, 5, 7 WP 4 – ASSESSMENT OF NWP MODEL UNCERTAINTY INCLUDING MODELS ERRORS Software modules for ML/SKF approach Software modules for KF/IIP approach Software modules for ML/SKF approach Software modules for KF/IIP approach Report on benefits arising from the improved data assimilation 2, 4, 7 WP 5 – ASSESSMENT OF IMPROVEMENTS IN NWP MAP cases - Analysis of severe weather situations Implementation of the VSRF system Test on VSRF system Analysis of severe weather situations Set-up of VSRF procedure Verification of the forecasted field coming from the VSRF procedure 1, 8 WP 6 – ANOMALOUS PROPAGATION Advancing in ANAPROP modelling. Assimilation of radar products in real-time while processing simulation. Display tool to compare prediction and observation. Integration of application to provide image products Beam propagation modelling Anaprop & Beam Blocking PC-based application producing predicted images of terrain or sea clutter caused by anaprop effects based on mesoscale NWP model products Real-time application combining the first application with radar data assimilation and display diagnostic Report on the further implementation, detailing the application of parallelism to achieve real-time performance, and demonstration on stored sequences of radar and model data 6, 7

CARPE DIEM 7 th (Final) meeting – Bologna WPTopicList of project deliverables from the beginning up to now Partners involved WP 7 – ADVANCED SURFACE RADAR-BASED RAINFALL ESTIMATE APPLYING NWP MODEL DATA VPR Correction in a radar Network Status of activities Verification on the improvement in radar derived surface precipitation using OP correction. Implementation of the program, which enables direct comparison of observed VRPs and simultaneous 1D columns of the NWP model variables at the same point Diagnosis of hydrometeor liquid water fraction in 3D radar volumes, based on NWP model fields 3D diagnosis of overhanging precipitation based on NWP model fields Improvement of radar derived surface precipitation using integrated OP correction from a radar network and from a NWP model Improvement of radar derived surface precipitation using integrated VRP correction from a radar network and from a NWP model 5 WP 8 – USE OF POLARIMETRIC RADAR DATA FOR IMPROVE THE RADAR RAIN ESTIMATE Use  DP to establish uncertainty in rainfall estimates due to variations in Z- R for different spatial and temporal scales of model input Status of activities Deliverable 8.2 Status of deliverables 8.3 Microphysical characterisation of hydrometeors with polarmetry Critical review of present state of the art multi- polarisation rainfall estimation techniques Climatology of variations in Z-R at different spatial and temporal scales of model input obtained by  DP method Methodology for obtaining physical parameters from inversions of combined multiparameter radar and satellite data 6, 4 WP 9 – ASSESSMENT OF THE BIAS, SPATIAL PATTERN AND TEMPORAL VARIABILITY OF ERRORS IN THE DIFFERENT SOURCES OF AREAL PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES Status of activities Comparison of precipitation estimates with mesoscale analysis, stochastic model and Kriging Delivery of a report on precipitation estimate assessment Delivery of a report on flood estimation and forecasting assessment Comparison of precipitation estimates with mesoscale analysis and stochastic model. Comparison of flood estimates and forecasts using the semi-distributed model in the Swedish catchment Comparison of flood estimates and forecasts using the simpler lumped models in the Irish catchment Comparison of flood estimates and forecasts using the more complex distributed model in the Irish catchment Assessment of precipitation errors 4, 2, 8, 9

CARPE DIEM 7 th (Final) meeting – Bologna WPTopicList of project deliverables from the beginning up to now Partners involved WP 10 – OPTIMAL USE OF RADAR, NWP AND RAINGAUGE DATA IN PRECIPITATION FORECASTS FOR IMPROVING FLOOD FORECASTS IN URBAN AND RURAL CATCHMENTS Methodology for optimal use of radar NWP and raingauge data Status of activities Methodology for optimal use of radar, NWP and raingauge data Assessment of relationship between flood forecast lead time, accuracy and reliability 9, 1, 2, 4 WP 11 – END-USERS’ LEVEL-OF SERVICE REQUIREMENTS End users requirementsBasic End-Users requirements End-Users Assessment document 9, 1, 4, 5, 7 WP 12 – PROJECT RESULTS DISSEMINATION WEB Dissemination status School Plan for pubblications Web site Workshops CD with school presentations All CARPE DIEM Partners

CARPE DIEM 7 th (Final) meeting – Bologna Dissemination HESS Special Issue

CARPE DIEM 7 th (Final) meeting – Bologna To be send to the Commission within two months of the end of the 2 nd year. Proposed time schedule each area coordinator should send a short report (1-2 pages), to be inserted in the executive summary, before the end of January. each partner should send the text section and the “cost statement” to the coordinator before the end of January. I will collect all contributions and send a draft of the report by the 10th feb. Time for comments/modifications up to 20th Feb. Send report to the Commission Final Report

CARPE DIEM 7 th (Final) meeting – Bologna The Periodic Report provides information on the progress made in the project. SECTION 1, corresponding to the Management Report. SECTION 2 contains an executive summary describing the main results achieved in the project during the reporting project. SECTION 3 is dedicated to the progress made, organised per work package. The individual contributions of each partner should be described. This will give an opportunity to closely follow the progress made in each work package and to inform all the partners of the overall progress of the project. One important aim of FP5 is to put more attention to the exploitation of the results. Therefore, the requirement to prepare annually a draft T.I.P (SECTION 4) will help the project consortium to be oriented to the dissemination and exploitation of the results since the beginning of the project.

CARPE DIEM 7 th (Final) meeting – Bologna

SECTION 4 eTIP

CARPE DIEM 7 th (Final) meeting – Bologna