DACCIWA – a 5-year programme on weather, climate and air pollution in West Africa
Colleagues from the Karlsruhe Institute for Technology join with ECMWF staff to discuss improvements in our understanding of how aerosols, clouds and radiation affect the monsoon rains of southern West Africa.
New upgrades to deliver step-change improvements to flood forecasting
Floods impact billions of people worldwide. Learn about major new upgrades to the European Flood Awareness System (EFAS) and explore how the Global Flood Awareness System (GloFAS) helped communities prepare for, and recover from, this summer’s monsoon floods in Bangladesh.
ECMWF moves towards a policy of open data
Hundreds of ECMWF forecast charts are now free and accessible to all.
7 October 2020
Fact sheet: Reanalysis
Reanalysis data provide the most complete picture currently possible of past weather and climate. This fact sheet explains what reanalysis is and what it is used for.
Forecast charts and data
We provide current forecasts, climate reanalyses and specific datasets. These are available via the web, point-to-point dissemination, data servers and broadcasting.
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Full documentation is now available for Cycle 47r1 of ECMWF’s Integrated Forecasting System (IFS), which became operational in July this year. IFS documentation #IFS47r1
Datasets
Forecasts, analyses, climate re-analyses, reforecasts and multi-model data are available from our archive (MARS) or via dedicated data servers or via point-to-point dissemination.
Accessing forecasts
Researchers, WMO members, commercial users and satellite data providers can gain access to ECMWF forecast products under one of our various license agreement types.
Workshops and education
Education is a key element of our work at ECMWF, enabling our partners to get the most from ECMWF's services and develop an advanced understanding of forecasting.
ECMWF workshops are open to the worldwide meteorological community, though some training is restricted to member states.
Serving meteorology
International collaboration is fundamental to the work of ECMWF, working with the EU and the meteorological community at large, including the World Meteorological Organization, space agencies, and scientists around the world.
