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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
Closed
| 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 |
| 17:30-18:00 | Valedictory Session Honoring Prof. Toshio Yamagata (Moderator: Swadhin Behera) Antonio Navara (CMCC, Italy, online) Shang-Ping Xie (University of California San Diego, USA, online) Hezi Gildor (The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel) Saji Hameed (The University of Aizu, Japan) Tomoki Tozuka (The University of Tokyo, Japan) |
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| 18:00-20:00 | Reception at Guesthouse, Yokohama Institute for Earth Sciences, JAMSTEC |
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Poster Presentations (Coffee Break/Lunch time)
- 1.
- Takeshi Doi (JAMSTEC): JAMSTEC/APL SINTEX-F2 seasonal prediction
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- Alessandro Damiani (JAMSTEC): Machine Learning–Based Bias Correction for S2S Predictions
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- Shuhei Matsugishi (Univ Tokyo): Implementation of physics parameterization used in MIROC6 into the NICAM for high-resolution climate simulation
- 4.
- Eswyn Chen (Univ. Leeds): Validation of North Atlantic Extratropical Storm Track and Cyclone Characteristics in High Resolution Climate Models against ERA5
- 5.
- Akira Yamazaki (JAMSTEC): Simulated climatologies of Northern Hemisphere blocking in atmospheric GCMs
- 6.
- Yoko Yamagami (JAMSTEC): Impacts of North Atlantic SST variability on the North Pacific in the MIROC climate model
- 7.
- Yushi Morioka (JAMSTEC): Global ocean and sea ice variability simulated in eddy-permitting coupled models