We would like to invite you to the workshop "Towards a better harmonization of snow observations, modeling and data assimilation in Europe", 30-31 October, 2018, Budapest, Hungary.

This workshop, organized by COST Action ES1404 (Harmosnow) http://harmosnow.eu, will bring together scientists, users and stake holders who contribute to harmonizing practices at the European and international scales in the domain of snow research and operational services. We invite submissions on all relevant practices including snow in-situ and remote observations, data distribution, modeling, data assimilation and education. The workshop is organized within 8 sessions with oral presentations (solicited and from submission) and posters.

Please see the details below and on the website http://harmosnow.eu/snowconference

We are looking forward to meeting you in Budapest.
Ghislain Picard, Ali Nadir Arslan, Katalin Gillemot

Venue:
The workshop will be held in Gellért hotel in Budapest in 30-31.10.2018. It is limited to 150 participants, for this reason registration is mandatory.

Important dates:
7 Septembre 2018: abstract submission deadline
21 Septembre 2018: acceptance for oral/poster
21 Septembre 2018: registration without abstract open
15 October 2018 : registration deadline (or up to 150 participants)
Abstract submission: http://harmosnow.eu/snowconference/registration

Sessions:
1. Intercomparison of measurement methods and assessment of measurement errors
2. Recommendations on measurement methods and instrumentation
3. Snow observation reporting and dissemination
4. Intercomparison of snow models and future of snow modeling across disciplines
5. Snow data assimilation methods in NWP, hydrology, and other disciplines
6. Representation of errors in NWP, hydrological and climate models
7. Actions and methods for training snow scientists and observers
8. Harmonization strategies across international organizations and other activities

Scientific committee:
Ali Nadir Arslan, Carlo De Michele, Patricia De Rosnay, Marie Dumont, Charles Fierz, David Christian Finger, Katalin Gillemot, Jürgen Helmert, Ladislav Holko, Ekaterina Kurzeneva, Martin Lange, Leena Leppänen, Nacho Lopez Moreno, Giovanni Macelloni, Ghislain Picard, Vera Potopová, Samantha Pullen, Martin Schneebeli, Anna Seres

Organizing committee:
General co-chairs: Ghislain Picard, Ali Nadir Arslan, Katalin Gillemot
Local organization: Katalin Gillemot, Anna Seres
Webmaster: Cemal Melih Tanis