Copernicus service releases powerful climate monitoring dataset 17 July 2017 The ECMWF-run Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) has released its most powerful global climate monitoring dataset to date, known as the ERA5 climate reanalysis.
Model upgrade improves forecast quality 12 July 2017 An upgrade of ECMWF’s Integrated Forecasting System (IFS) implemented on 11 July improves forecast skill in medium-range and monthly forecasts.
Registration open for 2018 training courses 30 June 2017 ECMWF is now accepting applications for its 2018 training courses. The programme includes courses on numerical weather prediction, using ECMWF forecast products, and software packages and applications used for operational weather predictions.
OpenIFS users explore seasonal predictability 27 June 2017 Fifty scientists met in the Italian city of Trieste from 5 to 9 June 2017 to explore seasonal predictability and teleconnections in the Earth system using OpenIFS, a version of ECMWF’s Integrated Forecasting System (IFS).
ECMWF’s new data centre to be located in Bologna, Italy, by 2019 22 June 2017 ECMWF Member States, gathered in Reading for the 90th session of the Centre’s Council, have approved the proposal by the Italian Government and the Emilia Romagna Region to host ECMWF’s new data centre in Bologna.
ECMWF computing power supports research across Europe 16 June 2017 ECMWF makes supercomputer resources available to support innovative weather and climate research in its Member States. The deadline for applications under the Special Projects programme is 30 June.
Top NWP experts mark Research Director’s departure 12 June 2017 Leading World Meteorological Organization officials and experts in numerical weather prediction (NWP) came together at ECMWF on 8 June for a symposium to mark the departure of Erland Källén from the Centre after eight years as Director of Research.
Ten years of daily atmospheric composition forecasts 6 June 2017 On 17 May 2007, ECMWF scientist Johannes Flemming initiated the Centre’s first atmospheric composition forecast. Ten years later the CAMS team continues to break new ground to keep improving what has become a successful operational service.
ECMWF presents progress on hydrological hazards to project partners 2 June 2017 ECMWF presented recent work on hydrological hazards during the second General Assembly of the EU-funded IMPREX project, which took place at the Centre from 31 May to 2 June.
New satellite instruments promise better view of global weather 25 May 2017 Work on exploiting new satellite instruments that will provide unprecedented details of the weather at different levels of the atmosphere is making good progress, an international meeting hosted by ECMWF has heard.
ECMWF and Mercator Ocean: committed to scientific excellence 22 May 2017 Florence Rabier, ECMWF Director-General, and Pierre Bahurel, Mercator Ocean CEO, share their views about their organisations’ respective missions and expertise and common commitments in the EU’s Copernicus Programme.
Forecast training using ECMWF’s model returns to Météo-France 17 May 2017 ECMWF’s OpenIFS model is being used in a workshop on ensemble forecasts at France’s École Nationale de la Météorologie (ENM) in Toulouse for the second year running after last year’s event proved a resounding success.
ECMWF generating dataset for Year of Polar Prediction 15 May 2017 ECMWF has begun to generate an extended two-year global dataset to support the World Meteorological Organization’s Year of Polar Prediction (YOPP). The start of production was timed to coincide with the official launch of YOPP in Geneva, Switzerland, on 15 May.
Weather meets climate at top geosciences conference 9 May 2017 Numerical weather prediction featured prominently in talks about climate change and extreme events at the European Geosciences Union General Assembly in Vienna from 23 to 28 April 2017.
New aircraft wind data could boost weather forecast quality 3 May 2017 New aircraft wind data could be fed into numerical weather prediction (NWP) models to boost the quality of forecasts, according to a group of experts who met at ECMWF from 24 to 26 April.
Decoding microwave signals for numerical weather prediction 26 April 2017 How best to use satellite observations of microwave signals affected by clouds and precipitation in numerical weather prediction is a thorny problem. ECMWF scientists including Alan Geer have been working on it for many years – with remarkable success.
Spring 2017 Newsletter published 12 April 2017 The spring 2017 issue of the ECMWF Newsletter is now available. As well as news about ECMWF staff and events, it features articles about new developments and the use that can be made of ECMWF products.
ECMWF backs WMO capacity building 10 April 2017 ECMWF is a long-time partner in the World Meteorological Organization’s capacity building work. It is now applying its expertise in numerical weather prediction to help assess operational capabilities in WMO member countries.
Pinning down the predictability of the atmosphere 6 April 2017 The last of this year’s season of ECMWF training courses on numerical weather prediction will look into how predictable the atmosphere and related parts of the Earth system are.