Events
International Weather and Climate Modeling(IWCM) Workshop 2026
1. Scope
This workshop aims to discuss current challenges and future opportunities in weather and climate modeling, particularly new computational methods (e.g., data assimilation, ensemble generation), parameterizations (e.g., cloud physics, ocean mixing), AI/ML, and porting code to GPU machines, as model coding for future computers is a critical issue for all weather and climate modelers. The outcome of this workshop paves the way for future innovative technologies on weather and climate modeling for Earth science.
2. Date
March 6 (Fri), 2026
3. Venue
Miyoshi Hall, Yokohama Institute for Earth Sciences, JAMSTEC
4. Registration
Please register from the link below.
https://forms.gle/qW9cYQSrK62YeV3e7
We will provide the meeting link for online participants before the event.
Contact: iwcm2026@jamstec.go.jp
| Time | Speaker | Title |
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| 9:00-9:30 | Registration | |
| 9:30-9:40 | Muneo Hori (Director General, VAiG) | Opening Remark |
| Swadhin Behera (Director, APL) | ||
| 9:40-9:50 | Group Photo | |
| Session 1: Weather Modeling and Forecast (Moderator: Patrick Martineau) |
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| 9:50-10:15 | Marco Giorgetta (MPI-M, Germany) | Developing ICON Sapphire-2 for km-scale coupled simulations |
| 10:15-10:40 | Takemasa Miyoshi (RIKEN, Japan) | Osaka Expo 2025 Weather on Fugaku: Synergizing Big Data Assimilation and AI |
| 10:40-10:55 | Coffee Break / Poster Session | |
| 10:55-11:20 | Hari Prasad Dasari (KAUST, Saudi Arabia) | Multi-Scale Weather Forecasts for the Arabian Peninsula: Modeling Advances and Applications |
| 11:20-11:45 | Tomoe Nasuno (CEMA, Japan) | Overview of recent weather and climate study using NICAM and NICOCO |
| 11:45-12:10 | Akira Yamazaki (APL, Japan) | Atmospheric GCM for the Earth Simulator (AFES) for weather and climate simulations |
| 12:10-13:30 | Lunch Break / Poster Session | |
| Session 2: AI/ML for Weather and Climate Modeling (Moderator: Akira Yamazaki) |
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| 13:30-13:55 | Jing-Jia Luo (NUIST, China) | AI deep learning for weather-climate forecasts |
| 13:55-14:20 | Shunji Kotsuki (Chiba Univ, Japan) | Integrating ensemble data assimilation with AI-based Weather Prediction Model |
| 14:20-14:45 | Patil Kalpesh (APL, Japan) | Advancing Climate-weather Prediction with AI/ML and GPUs: Outcomes & Obstacles |
| 14:45-15:00 | Coffee Break / Poster Session | |
| Session 3: Climate Modeling and Prediction (Moderator: Yoko Yamagami) |
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| 15:00-15:25 | Gokhan Danabasoglu (NCAR, USA) | High-Resolution Simulations with the Community Earth System Model (CESM) |
| 15:25-15:50 | Annalisa Cherchi (CNR-ISAC, Italy, online) | CNR contribution to EC-Earth European model: hydrological processes, evaluation and prediction |
| 15:50-16:15 | Suryachandra Rao (IITM, India) | Impact of Improved Monsoon Simulation in CGCM on other global climate drivers |
| 16:15-16:40 | Nagio Hirota (NIES, Japan) | Development of the Model for Interdisciplinary Research on Climate version 7 (MIROC7) |
| 16:40-17:05 | Takeshi Doi (APL, Japan) | Seasonal chlorophyll-a prediction with a global climate model incorporating marine biogeochemistry (SINTEX-F2bio) |
| 17:05-17:25 | Session 4: General Discussion on Weather and Climate Modeling (Moderator: Yushi Morioka) |
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| 17:25-17:30 | Shuichi Kodaira (Executive Director, JAMSTEC) | Concluding Remark |
| 17:30-19:30 | Reception at Guesthouse, Yokohama Institute for Earth Sciences, JAMSTEC |
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