Earth Sciences Seminar

26 May 2014

The objective of this seminar is showing researchers the computational applications and problems in the study of Earth Sciences. Specifically is analized the usage of supercomputing in the next areas: Climate, Weather and Seismic.

The objective of this seminar is showing researchers the computational applications and problems in the study of Earth Sciences. Specifically is analized the usage of supercomputing in the next areas: Climate, Weather and Seismic.

To achieve the goal of the seminar, renowned scientists and researchers swill share with the attendees their findings at developed projects and studies.

REGISTRATION CLOSED

Date: 
Thursday, 29 May, 2014 (All day)
Agenda: 

09.00h – Registration

Session 1/10h – 10.30h: Opening & Available supercomputing resources
10.00h – Welcome & Introduction
              (Sergi Girona, RES Coordinator)
10.10h – Supercomputing resources in BSC-CNS, RES & PRACE
              (Sergi Girona, RES Coordinator)

Session 2/10.30h – 12.00h: Climate
Chairman: José Maria Baldasano.
10.30h – Assessment of the limit of initial-condition useful skill in interannual
              climate prediction
              (Francisco J. Doblas-Reyes, Institut Català de Ciències del Clima)
11.00h – Simulation of climate change in the Mediterranean sea with a regional
              coupled ocean-atmosphere model
               (William Cabos Narvaez, Universidad de Alcalá)

11.30h – Regional climate modelling of South America continent: present and climate change results from the first
              coordinated ensemble RCM simulations over the region (CLARIS-LPB EU project)
              (Enrique Sánchez Sánchez, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha)
12.00h – Coffee Break

Session 3/12.30h – 14h: Weather & Air Quality
Chairman: Francisco J. Doblas-Reyes.
12.30h – Mesoscale atmospheric reanalysis IPRA using 3DVAR over the Iberian Peninsula
              (Jon Saenz, Universidad del País Vasco/Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea)
13.00h – Desert dust modelling and forecasting
              (Sara Basart, Barcelona Supecomputing Center)
13.30h – CALIOPE Air Quality Forecasting System: Computational Resources and Database
              (José María Baldasano & Kim Serradell, Barcelona Supecomputing Center)
14.00h – Lunch Break
 
Session 4/15:30h – 17.30h: Seismic ,Atmospheric modelling and Forest Conservation
Chairman: William Cabos Narvaez
15.30h – Time reverse simulations in regional seismology
              (Daniel Stich, Instituto Andaluz de Geofísica)
16.00h – WRF4G project: A framework for executing WRF experiments on distributed infrastructures
              (Antonio S. Cofiño, Universidad  de  Cantabria)
16.30h – Development of a multiscale online atmospheric-chemistry model: from global to regional 
              experiments
              (Oriol Jorba, Barcelona Supecomputing Center)
17.00h – Fuel moisture content models to forest fire behaviour forecast
             (Roberto San José, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid)
17.30h – Adjourn

Target group: 
The seminar is aimed at all the RES users, researchers and students. It will be conducted in English.
Venue: 

Meeting room: Sala Multimedia
Building:B3
Campus Nord
Jordi Girona, 31
08034 Barcelona

Contact Us: 

Please contact with trainings-res@bsc.es in case you require further information.