author:
Andras Horanyi, C-SRNWP PM
Hungarian Meteorological Service
1024 Budapest, Kitaibel Pal utca 1., Hungary
date:
18 October, 2010
In this period as well, the C-SRNWP programme was deeply involved in EUMETNET matters as regards the strategic orientation of EUMETNET. Now C-SRNWP PM is acting as Capability Programme Manager on an interim basis, which means that he is involved in the discussions about the practical realisation of the new EUMETNET governance and programme structure and the definition of the roles for the different Capability Programme Managers. During this process it was underlined that at this stage the CPM duties can be carried out only partially, due to resource limitations. As regards the C-SRNWP activities the main emphasis was (together with the SRNWP Expert Teams) to propose and accept the detailed programme of the forthcoming EWGLAM/SRNWP meeting (with special emphasis on its scientific sessions).
The main activity of the C-SRNWP programme is the coordination between the five LAM Consortia in Europe (ALADIN, COSMO, HIRLAM, LACE and Met Office). The coordination is ensured by the eight Expert Teams (data assimilation and use of observations; diagnostics, validation and verification; dynamics and lateral boundary coupling; link with applications; physical parameterization: upper air; predictability and EPS; surface and soil processes: model and data assimilation; system aspects) established in 2008 and the regular contacts between the members of the SRNWP Advisory Committee. Beside that, two SRNWP-related programmes (responsible member: Met Office) are ongoing (their reports are prepared independently): SRNWP-I (Interoperability) and SRNWP-V (Verification).
The Expert Teams continued their activities based on their respective workplans (which are available at the webpage of the C-SRNWP programme). All Expert Teams were involved in the organisation of the scientific programme of the EWGLAM/SRNWP meeting (to be held in Exeter at 4-7 October). Beside that, the "predictability and EPS" Expert Team continued their discussions as regards next steps around the freshly refused (by EUMETNET Assembly) EUREPS proposal and also some coordination was realised around the possible common standpoints for receiving boundary conditions on a regular basis from the ECMWF EPS suites. The "surface" Expert Team was especially active as far as the surface and near-surface data exchange is concerned for the validation of the surface schemes of the numerical models. The webpage for accessing the data is ready (handled by the COSMO colleagues) and the first data requests are already fulfilled (the data is uniquely provided to the SRNWP members).
The SRNWP Advisory Committee continued its activities through correspondence. The main areas of discussions were still centred around the SRNWP roadmap and strategy with special emphasis on its forecasting aspects and its inter-relations with the other capability areas.
The partners got information about the latest news of the programme through two levels: the Consortia leaders forwarded the relevant information through their respective Consortia structure and the C-SRNWP Programme Manager directly informed the SRNWP contact points on the main issues of interests around the programme (mainly about the proposals submitted to the Assembly).
The Programme Manager attended several meetings on behalf of the programme, which were as follows:
None so far.
| Quarterly Income and Cost Statement | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 Statement | Year to date | Forecast to end of year | Balance (Forec - YtD) | Approved budget | Next year's planned budget |
| Revenue | |||||
| R1 Contributions from participating members | 34.800 | 34.800 | 0 | 34.800 | 35.000 |
| R2 In-kind subsidy of Hungarian Meteorological S.* | 0 | 2.000 | -2.000 | 0 | 0 |
| R3 Surplus approved for use in year as S2 | 200 | 200 | 0 | 200 | 0 |
| Total Revenue | 35.000 | 37.000 | -2.000 | 35.000 | 35.000 |
| Cost | |||||
| E1 Salary | 22 500 | 30 000 | -7 500 | 30 000 | 30 000 |
| E2 PM Travel* | 5.696 | 7.000 | -1.304 | 5.000 | 5.000 |
| Total cost: | 28.196 | 37.000 | -8.804 | 35.000 | 35.000 |
| Balance in year - surplus / (deficit) | 6.804 | 0 | 6 804 | 0 | 0 |
| Surplus | |||||
| S1 Surplus at start of year | 200 | 200 | 200 | 0 | |
| S2 Approved allocation to revenue | -200 | -200 | 0 | -200 | 0 |
| S3 In year project surplus or deficit | 6.804 | 0 | 6.804 | 0 | 0 |
| S4 Surplus at end of period | 6.804 | 0 | 6 804 | 0 | 0 |
| Remarks:* - Revenue - R2 and Cost - E2: The increased travel costs (around 2 000 euro) will be covered as in-kind subsidy of the Hungarian Meteorologial Service. |
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None to report.
None to request.
At the very beginning of October the annual EWGLAM/SRNWP meeting is organised in Exeter (Great Britain). The discussions and agreements during the meetings will be reflected by the different "Minutes" and the proposed steps should be realised. Important and significant work is anticipated for the compilation of forecasting strategy of EUMETNET.