SOFIA Darmaraki, University of Dalhousie, Oceanography, Halifax, NS, Canada, Samuel Somot, CNRM (Météo-France and CNRS), Toulouse, France, Robin Waldman, Centre National de Recherches Meteorologiques (CNRM), Meteo France/CNRS, Toulouse, France, Florence Sevault, CNRM / Météo-France, Toulouse, France and Pierre Nabat, METEO FRANCE/CNRM, Toulouse, France