@misc{81711, author = {Martin Leutbecher and Sarah-Jane Lock and Elias Hólm and Aristofanis Tsiringakis and Marieke Plesske and Ioan Hadade}, title = {Improving mesoscale aspects in the ensemble forecast initial conditions}, year = {2026}, journal = {ECMWF Newsletter}, chapter = {Earth System Science}, number = {186}, pages = {20-24}, month = {01/2026}, url = { }, }