Computing experts define roadmap for ECMWF-led scalability project 7 October 2015 ESCAPE, a major EU-funded project in ECMWF’s Scalability Programme, held its kick-off meeting at the Centre on 1 and 2 October.
3D and user interaction among top themes during Visualisation Week 5 October 2015 Innovative uses of 3D and debates on user interaction were among the highlights of a week of events on visualisation in meteorology at ECMWF.
ECMWF scientists share insights at EUMETSAT conference 1 October 2015 ECMWF scientists shared their insights and gave a series of well-attended talks at the 2015 EUMETSAT Meteorological Satellite Conference.
Scalability projects gather steam at Rome conference 29 September 2015 Two EU-funded scalability-related projects in which ECMWF is closely involved are introducing themselves to the wider high-performance computing community at an international workshop taking place in Rome.
First ‘Visualisation in Meteorology week' gets under way at ECMWF 25 September 2015 A week-long programme of events on visualisation in meteorology begins at ECMWF on Monday 28 September.
A global approach to predicting flash floods 23 September 2015 ECMWF scientists Tim Hewson and Florian Pappenberger have come up with a new, cost-saving approach to predicting flash floods across the globe, earning them a place as finalists for the Harry Otten Prize for Innovation in Meteorology.
El Niño conditions remain strong 17 September 2015 El Niño conditions in the central Pacific are now reaching very strong values, and further maturing of the El Niño event is expected in the coming months.
Annual Seminar participants discuss cutting-edge science 11 September 2015 The ECMWF Annual Seminar 2015, entitled 'Physical processes in present and future large-scale models', took place from 1 to 4 September.
ECMWF staff attend European Meteorological Society meeting 9 September 2015 ECMWF has a strong presence at the Annual Meeting of the European Meteorological Society being held in Sofia from 7 to 11 September.
Order within chaos: big data and weather forecasting 7 September 2015 ECMWF Director of Research Erland Källén and Professor Ian Roulstone of the University of Surrey joined forces on 7 September to explain to British Science Festival delegates how weather forecasters identify order within chaos.
The quiet revolution of numerical weather prediction 3 September 2015 Nature publishes a review looking at how the science of numerical weather prediction got where it is now, and where the future challenges lie.
Physical processes take centre stage at ECMWF’s Annual Seminar 24 August 2015 This year’s edition of ECMWF’s Annual Seminar focuses on physical processes in numerical weather prediction (NWP), covering scientific challenges as well as achievements.
El Niño set to strengthen further 18 August 2015 Moderate El Niño conditions seen since this spring are continuing to strengthen and are likely to turn into a very strong event by the end of 2015, current forecasts suggest.
Forty years of advancing global numerical weather prediction 13 August 2015 Forty years ago a group of European nations resolved to join forces to improve numerical weather prediction. Since then, successive resolution upgrades have helped to greatly improve ECMWF's predictions.
Harnessing cloud and precipitation satellite data for NWP 7 August 2015 ECMWF is co-organizing a workshop on using satellite observations relating to clouds and precipitation in numerical weather prediction (NWP), to be held in the USA in December.
What next for visualisation in numerical weather prediction? 31 July 2015 Effective ways to visualise data are essential in numerical weather prediction (NWP). Technological advances offer exciting possibilities, but some things have changed little since the early days of forecasting.
ECMWF Annual Report 2014 published 29 July 2015 The ECMWF Annual Report 2014 is now available online.
Winds of change for meteorology in the energy sector 24 July 2015 The role of meteorology in the energy sector was the subject of an international conference in Boulder, Colorado, in June. David Richardson, who attended the event for ECMWF, explains why the growth in renewable energy is boosting demand for weather prediction across all timescales.
Summer newsletter published 22 July 2015 The Summer 2015 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.