MUSC working days 29.11. - 2.12.2011 
FMI, Helsinki, meeting room Sykloni, 4th floor


Agenda 
(draft 27.11.2011/LR)



Tuesday 29.11

08.30	Technical preparations for participants computers



Centra session 1 29th November 7.30 - 8.30 UTC

09.30	Introduction to harmonie_MUSC: status, plans, tasks of the workshop
		Laura Rontu
09.40	Introduction MUSC_export37t: structure, usage, status 
		Eric Bazile
10.10	Intoduction to harmonie_MUSC setup
		Sami Saarinen


10.30	Coffee break

11.00	How to run a harmonie_MUSC experiment
		Laura Rontu

11.30	Installations in participants' debian/ubuntu/redhat/fedora laptops, at ECMWF c1a

12.30	Lunch

13.30	Introduction to HARMONIE file formats and tools
		Ulf Andrae

14.00	Practical work continues with coffee break inserted: 
	finishing installations, running test experiment, understanding basics of input/output

17.00	End of the first day



Wednesday 30.11


Centra session 2: 30th November 7 - 8 UTC

9.00	Experiences on (GABLS and other) case studies with MUSC
		Eric Bazile
9.20	KNMI testbed experiences with MUSC-33
		Cisco de Bruijn
9.40	AEMET MUSC-35 experiences
		Daniel Martin


10.00	Coffee break with FMI NWP group



Centra session 3 30th November 8.30 - 9.30 UTC

10.30	Relations between MUSC and SURFEX
		Stephanie Faroux
11.00     Introduction to the graphics tools
          Andres Luhamaa


11.30	Handling output of MUSC: file formats, tools 
		Eric Bazile

12.00	Lunch

13.00	Practical session to run experiments,
	study and analyse the output, with coffee break inserted

17.00	End of the second day


Thursday 1.12

Centra session 4 1st December 7.00 - 8.00 UTC

9.00	Introduction to DDH and DDH toolbox
		Tomislav Kovacic
9.30	Definition of MUSC input: contents, file format, tools
		Eric Bazile

10.00	Coffee break with FMI NWP group

10.30	Namelist definitions for MUSC
		Eric Bazile
11.00	Practical work to define and build own input for MUSC

12.30	Lunch

13.30	How to modify source code and recompile
		Laura Rontu

13.45	Practical session continues with coffee break inserted
	experimenting with modified input, namelists, source code

17.00	End of the third day

18.30	Start by tram 6 to the restaurant Saaga. We have reserved 14 seats for a dinner together at 19:00-23:00, payment by participants.


Friday 2.12

9.00	Draft of user guide, working days' report and further plans
	Start of discussion

10.00	Coffee break with FMI NWP group

10.30	Finishing experiments, suggestions to the plan

11.30	Final discussion, agreement of the next steps

12.30	Closure of the working days, lunch

Possibility to continue practical work, meet FMI people, drink coffee before leaving back home ...

Info: password for all Centra sessions is muscwd11