Croatian flag raised at ECMWF
Representatives from all of ECMWF’s Member States used the occasion of the first Council meeting of 2016 to raise the flag of ECMWF’s newest member.
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Scientists to focus on tropical weather prediction ahead of new space mission
ECMWF is preparing to host a workshop on tropical weather prediction and tropical circulation, inspired by a new space mission to gather global wind information.
ECMWF statement on the UK voting to leave the EU
As an international organisation born of European nations pooling their resources, we trust that the spirit of collaboration which is the essence of ECMWF will continue notwithstanding the fact that the UK has voted to leave the EU.
Météo-France students use ECMWF model to study ensemble forecasts
Twenty-two postgraduate students from France’s École Nationale de la Météorologie used ECMWF’s OpenIFS model in a workshop on ensemble forecasts held in Toulouse from 7 to 9 June.
The extreme global warmth of 2015/16: El Niño and more
Recent global warmth has been exceptional and can be linked to a strong El Niño, other natural variability and underlying climate change.
Experts explore ways to optimise European observing systems
About 30 scientists from 10 European countries met at ECMWF from 23 to 25 May to explore how European non-satellite meteorological observing systems can be optimised.
Users of ECMWF forecasts debate new approaches to evaluation
Nearly 100 users of ECMWF forecasts are meeting at the Centre from 6 to 9 June to discuss new approaches to the evaluation of weather predictions. Dr Anna Ghelli has been in charge of the annual event since 2012.
ECMWF Fellow aims to deepen understanding of high-impact weather
Professor of Atmospheric Dynamics Heini Wernli from the ETH Zurich says studying the detailed physical processes involved in severe weather events can help us understand why some forecasts go wrong.
Can aircraft weather data fill coverage gaps?
ECMWF has started to use newly available aircraft observations of humidity, temperature and wind to help initialise its forecasts.
ECMWF scientists update colleagues at Living Planet Symposium
ECMWF scientists have updated colleagues from across the globe on their research at one of the world’s biggest Earth observation conferences, held in Prague from 9 to 13 May.