# Announce: Atmosphere Working Group **URL:** \ **Category:** Working Group\ **Tags:** mailinglist, working-group, wg-announce, wg-watch-atmosphere\ **Created:** [20 March 2023 01:45 UTC](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/announce-atmosphere-working-group/568 "2023-03-20T01:45:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 55
**Author:** ![heidi](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.access-hive.org.au/heidi/32/335_2.png) [@heidi](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/u/heidi)\ **Post date:** [14 October 2026 00:42 UTC](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/announce-atmosphere-working-group/568/55 "2026-10-14T00:42:11Z")
### !!Reminder: Atmosphere WG meeting 21.10.2026 _For a calendar invite, simply click on the relevant calendar link below_ - **When:** 21/10/2026 11:30 to 21/10/2026 12:30 - [Zoom Meeting Link](https://anu.zoom.us/j/85601348628?pwd=HXGoBbDbqqRsgoktK0CjLnv3ufp4i2.1) - [Add to Google Calendar](https://calendar.google.com/calendar/render?action=TEMPLATE&dates=20261021T113000/20261021T123000&details=Please%20see%20the%20Agenda%20and%20Zoom%20link%20located%20at%20https%3A%2F%2Fforum.access-hive.org.au%2Ft%2Fannounce-atmosphere-working-group%2F568%2F52%23wga20261021T113000&location=https%3A%2F%2Fanu.zoom.us%2Fj%2F85601348628%3Fpwd%3DHXGoBbDbqqRsgoktK0CjLnv3ufp4i2.1&text=Atmosphere%20WG%20meeting%2021.10.2026&ctz=Australia/Canberra) - [Add to Office365 Calendar](https://outlook.office.com/calendar/action/compose?allday=false&body=Please%20see%20the%20Agenda%20and%20Zoom%20link%20located%20at%20https%3A%2F%2Fforum.access-hive.org.au%2Ft%2Fannounce-atmosphere-working-group%2F568%2F52%23wga20261021T103000&enddt=2026-10-21T11%3A30%3A00%2B10%3A00&location=https%3A%2F%2Fanu.zoom.us%2Fj%2F85601348628%3Fpwd%3DHXGoBbDbqqRsgoktK0CjLnv3ufp4i2.1&path=%2Fcalendar%2Faction%2Fcompose&rru=addevent&startdt=2026-10-21T10%3A30%3A00%2B10%3A00&subject=Atmosphere%20WG%20meeting%2021.10.2026) ### Agenda: 1. **Admin** : Volunteer for taking today’s meeting minutes to post [here](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/meeting-minutes-2026-atmosphere-working-group/6284/11) on the Forum. 2. **ACCESS Community updates:** (5mins) Placeholder for any updates from the atmosphere community. 3. **From Cylc 7 to Cylc 8: Migrating UM Suites** _Martin Dix_, ACCESS-NRI (15+5mins) This talk will walk through how to migrate UM suites from Cylc 7 to Cylc 8. Martin will cover the main technical changes, including moving from `suite.rc` to `flow.cylc` and changes to scheduling and task control. Troubleshooting, including things to watch out for when migrating existing cylc suites, will also be mentioned. 4. **The ‘Black Summer’ Currowan fire: insights from a case study** _Mika Peace_, BoM (15+5mins) On New Years Eve 2019, the ’Black Summer’ fires flared across southeastern Australia. One of the most impactful fires was the Currowan fire, which jumped the six-lane Princes Highway and burned into communities near Lake Conjola. Numerous homes were lost and there were three fatalities. We have conducted a detailed case study of the Currowan fire near Conjola, including coupled fire-atmosphere simulations using ACCESS-Fire. The case study highlights the importance of dynamic mesoscale meteorological processes during impactful events. Preparedness and situational awareness during future extreme events will benefit from enhanced use of high-resolution NWP for understanding meteorological processes. 5. **Ask the community?? 🤔** _Sonya Fiddes_ (5mins) Do you have a research question that you’ve exhausted ideas to find an answer to? Here’s your chance to ask our Atmosphere community for their ideas! 6. [**ACCESS-NRI EOI call for ESM3 dev-eval**](https://www.access-nri.org.au/eoi-model-evaluation-and-dev/) _Heidi Nettelbeck_ (5mins) Expressions of Interest from qualified research teams and individuals to work with ACCESS-NRI in testing and evaluation of ACCESS-ESM3 and its components. The ACCESS-ESM3 forward plan requires both technical development (primarily done by ACCESS-NRI) and improvements in model quality. Improving the quality of the model involves an iterative cycle of model testing and evaluation that will benefit from expertise in the research community. Due _31st October 2026_! 7. **BARRA v3 user survey** The BoM is seeking your input for the design of BARRA v3, the Bureau’s next generation atmospheric re-analysis that will based on ERA6. See [here](https://forms.cloud.microsoft/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=tX2t0d2XK0-BblDWY7e7lKum4P0i7u5HpY5WzEd_LKlUNjVWVFlKWEJGNVAwTk9ORk5EWklQNDQxRS4u) for more information. 8. **[UKMO authentication for CSIRO and BoM users](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/bom-and-csiro-users-using-ukmo-material-on-nci/6751)**_Heidi Nettelbeck_ (2mins) [A BoM/CSIRO Workflow](https://reporting.access-nri-store.cloud.edu.au/partner_orgs/agreements/individual/ukmo-external/) has been created to authenticate BoM and CSIRO users to access UKMO licensed material (models and configurations) that ACCESS-NRI deploys and supports on NCI. ACCESS-NRI has given CSIRO and BoM employees access to UKMO licensed materials on [`vk83`](https://my.nci.org.au/mancini/project/vk83) based on their historical access to the NCI MOSRS mirror via the [`ki32_mosrs` subgroup](https://my.nci.org.au/mancini/project/ki32_mosrs). This access will be removed in the future. 9. **7th Momentum Partnership Convective-Scale Modelling Workshop** _Singapore, 2-6 Nov 2026_ Registration is now open for the 7th Momentum Partnership Convective-Scale Modelling Workshop. See [here](https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/research/approach/collaboration/convective-scale-modelling-workshop) for more info. 10. **Compute/storage resources:** _Heidi Nettelbeck_ (2mins) Any experiment proposals for Q4/2026 (2 MSU allocation)? → See [here](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/applying-for-atmosphere-wg-resources/844) for how to apply for Atmosphere WG Resources. 11. **Next Atmosphere WG meeting:** _November 2026_ --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/announce-atmosphere-working-group/568)._