ECMWF at the Living Planet Symposium 2022
Almost 40 ECMWF scientists are participating in the European Space Agency’s 2022 Living Planet Symposium in Bonn, Germany, 23–27 May.
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ECMWF’s flood team to use results of TAMIR project
An ECMWF delegation has taken part in the final workshop of the EU-funded TAMIR project on tools for the management of floods. They expect to build the outcomes of the project into the EU’s Copernicus Emergency Management Service, to which they contribute.
Taking ECMWF’s new high-performance computing facility into operation
Christine Kitchen, ECMWF’s Deputy Director of Computing, has an important priority: taking the new high-performance computing facility in Bologna, Italy, into operation. The four Atos BullSequana XH2000 complexes will replace two Cray XC40 clusters based in Reading, UK.
Aqua satellite provides 20 years of weather and environmental observations
On 4 May 2002, the research satellite Aqua was launched from Vandenberg Air Base in California. Some of its observations continue to be assimilated by ECMWF’s Integrated Forecasting System to help establish the initial conditions of weather forecasts.
European State of the Climate 2021 shows a year of contrasts
Europe experienced its warmest summer on record, and one of the most intense fire seasons in 30 years, according to the European State of the Climate 2021, published by the Copernicus Climate Change Service, implemented by ECMWF and funded by the European Union.
Spring 2022 Newsletter published
The spring 2022 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.
Annual Seminar to focus on challenging physics in seamless predictions
ECMWF’s Annual Seminar from 12 to 16 September 2022 will look at challenges in physics in seamless predictions across forecast model resolutions and timescales. Registration is open until 29 July.
ECMWF forecasts help to provide early warnings and early actions
On the occasion of World Meteorological Day 2022, ECMWF Director of Forecasts Florian Pappenberger looks at how the theme of Early Warning and Early Action ties in with the Centre’s global numerical weather predictions.
Continuously evaluating our forecasts to improve their quality
ECMWF’s Head of Evaluation, David Richardson, gives an insight into the work involved in assessing the quality of all ECMWF outputs.
The Hunga Tonga eruption as seen by ECMWF
The eruption of the Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai volcano in the southern Pacific Ocean on 15 January 2022 had a strong effect on the signals of satellite instruments used by ECMWF. Here we present some of those signals and explain their meaning.