1. HELLENIC NATIONAL METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE
COSMO GENERAL MEETING
Athens, September 2007
PLANS and EXPECTATIONS from COSMO-GR
in HNMS
Ioannis Papageorgiou

2. Configuration of Cosmo-GR at HNMS
MODEL
Domain size: 40.5 x 24.5 deg
Horizontal grid spacing:
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)

3. 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

4. The operational domains of SKIRON-Εta and COSMO-GR

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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

9. 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

10. 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

11. Thank you for your attention
HELLENIC NATIONAL METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE
NUMERICAL FORECASTING-RESEARCH DIVISION
Thank you
for your attention