A Review on the Current Status of Numerical Weather Prediction in Portugal 2021: Surface–Atmosphere Interactions
Maria José Monteiro,
Flavio T. Couto,
Mariana Bernardino,
Rita M. Cardoso,
David Carvalho,
João P. A. Martins,
João A. Santos,
José Luís Argain,
Rui Salgado
Affiliations
Maria José Monteiro
Instituto Português do Mar e da Atmosfera, I.P., Rua C do Aeroporto, 1749-077 Lisboa, Portugal
Flavio T. Couto
Instituto de Ciências da Terra—ICT, Instituto de Investigação e Formação Avançada—IIFA, Universidade de Évora, Rua Romão Ramalho 59, 7000-671 Evora, Portugal
Mariana Bernardino
CENTEC—Centre for Marine Technology and Ocean Engineering, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, 1049-001 Lisboa, Portugal
Rita M. Cardoso
Instituto Dom Luiz, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, 1749-016 Lisboa, Portugal
David Carvalho
CESAM—Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Universidade de Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
João P. A. Martins
Instituto Português do Mar e da Atmosfera, I.P., Rua C do Aeroporto, 1749-077 Lisboa, Portugal
João A. Santos
Centre for the Research and Technology of Agroenvironmental and Biological Sciences, CITAB, Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, UTAD, 5001-801 Vila Real, Portugal
José Luís Argain
CIMA—Centre for Marine and Environmental Research, University of Algarve, Gambelas, 8005-139 Faro, Portugal
Rui Salgado
Instituto de Ciências da Terra—ICT, Instituto de Investigação e Formação Avançada—IIFA, Universidade de Évora, Rua Romão Ramalho 59, 7000-671 Evora, Portugal
Earth system modelling is currently playing an increasing role in weather forecasting and understanding climate change, however, the operation, deployment and development of numerical Earth system models are extremely demanding in terms of computational resources and human effort. Merging synergies has become a natural process by which national meteorological services assess and contribute to the development of such systems. With the advent of joining synergies at the national level, the second edition of the workshop on Numerical Weather Prediction in Portugal was promoted by the Portuguese Institute for the Sea and Atmosphere, I.P. (IPMA), in cooperation with several Portuguese Universities. The event was hosted by the University of Évora, during the period of 11–12 of November 2021. It was dedicated to surface–atmosphere interactions and allowed the exchange of experiences between experts, students and newcomers. The workshop provided a refreshed overview of ongoing research and development topics in Portugal on surface–atmosphere interaction modelling and its applications and an opportunity to revisit some of the concepts associated with this area of atmospheric sciences. This article reports on the main aspects discussed and offers guidance on the many technical and scientific modelling platforms currently under study.
