COSMO General Meeting Zurich 2005 HELLENIC NATIONAL METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE NUMERICAL FORECAST-RESEARCH DIVISION Ioannis Papageorgiou e-mail: ipapag@hnms.gr COSMO General Meeting Zurich 2005

MAIN TASKS IN NUMERICAL FORECAST HELLENIC NATIONAL METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE MAIN TASKS IN NUMERICAL FORECAST To provide HNMS with numerical models. To support COSMO works. To organize the participation of HNMS in EU and national projects relative to numerical forecasting. To organize collaboration with Universities and other local research organizations. To organize and supervise the execution of the numerical models running in HNMS computer systems.

Contribution of HNMS to COSMO WG Packages HELLENIC NATIONAL METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE Contribution of HNMS to COSMO WG Packages Participating in the development and testing of new numerical and physical schemes. Verification - Case studies. Web site development and continuous support.

HNMS PLANS USING COSMO PRODUCTS HELLENIC NATIONAL METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE HNMS PLANS USING COSMO PRODUCTS To support the National Forecasting Centre with LM. To present and evaluate the results of LM scores internally. To familiarize colleagues with COSMO-LEPS. To promote LM in projects, where HNMS participates (national and EU supported). To introduce LM to our neighbouring Meteorological Services, beginning with Cyprus. To support the COSMO web site operationally.

RESOURCES A super-computer will be installed until the end of the HELLENIC NATIONAL METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE RESOURCES A super-computer will be installed until the end of the year. Contribution of 2 FTE scientists and occasionally 2 other scientists for additional works.

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