ECMWF and the Group on Earth Observations (GEO)
ECMWF is one of 127 participating organisations which, together with 105 member nations and the European Union, form the Group on Earth Observations (GEO). Here we look at GEO’s important work and how ECMWF both benefits and contributes.
16 November 2018
ECMWF extended-range forecasts and the European heatwave of summer 2018
The heatwave of summer 2018 highlighted the skill and value of our extended-range (sub-seasonal) forecasts. Forming part of ECMWF's seamless prediction system, the extended range falls between the medium- and long-range (seasonal) timescales. Forecasts on the extended-range timescale are scientifically challenging, but skill has been increasing steadily.
1 October 2018
ECMWF Newsletter back issues available online
Back issues of the ECMWF Newsletter previously only published in paper form are now available in our eLibrary, along with all Newsletter feature articles published since spring 2005.
23 July 2018
User guide to ECMWF forecast products
A new edition of ECMWF’s user guide is now available online. The ECMWF Forecast User Guide helps forecasters and other meteorologists to make the best use of the forecast products from ECMWF.
14 May 2018
Collaboration with Ecuador related to extreme rainfall and flood risk
ECMWF and Ecuador’s national hydro-meteorological service, the Instituto Nacional de Meteorología e Hidrología (INAMHI), have signed a collaborative agreement for data exchange and verification of new post-processed rainfall products (“ecPoint-Rainfall”), with one long-term goal being flood impact mitigation.
24 April 2018
Taking ECMWF computing capability forward
Since its creation, the Centre has owed its leading position to a combination of collaborative principles, top-level scientists and powerful HPC capacities. The opportunity has now arisen for a new Director of Computing to lead ECMWF’s computing efforts.
3 April 2018
ECMWF supports atmospheric river reconnaissance flights
ECMWF is providing support for an atmospheric river field campaign over the eastern Pacific. The campaign is led by Scripps Institution of Oceanography’s Center for Western Weather and Water Extremes and will run until late February 2018.
6 February 2018
Graduate Training Programme fosters strong links with Member States
ECMWF’s Graduate Training Programme is an important aspect of our strong scientific cooperation with Member and Co-operating States. Here, three current Graduate Trainees from the national meteorological services of Croatia, Hungary and Serbia talk about their experiences at ECMWF.
29 January 2018
The ESCAPE project: towards exascale computing in NWP
Weather and climate 'dwarfs' designed and implemented in this ECMWF-led project are a major step towards re-structuring existing computational kernels for weather forecasting. They will serve as building blocks for exascale-ready solutions.
24 November 2017
The ECMWF Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS) - recent applications and improvements
Managed by ECMWF on behalf of the EU, CAMS provides policy makers, businesses, scientists and the general public with reliable information about the composition of our atmosphere and how it is changing.
26 October 2017
Sharing forecasts and knowledge in emergency situations
To mark the International Day for Disaster Reduction, we look at how ECMWF collaborates with the WMO to help reduce people’s exposure to weather-related disasters.
13 October 2017
Developing a European capacity to monitor worldwide CO2 emissions
ECMWF is leading a new initiative to explore the development of a European system to monitor human activity related carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions across the world.
2 October 2017
South Asia floods put new GloFAS river discharge forecasts to the test
Severe flooding along the cross-border Asian rivers of the Ganges and Brahmaputra in July and August this year coincided with tests of new extended-range river discharge forecasts at ECMWF.
1 September 2017