ECMWF is taking part in this year’s Living Planet Symposium, 23 to 27 June, in Vienna (Austria) and online. The event is an opportunity to discuss our work with scientists from across the world. Our staff are participating in a broad range of sessions, covering topics such as the Aeolus and EarthCARE satellite missions, Earth observation for weather and climate, data and information services, machine learning in the sector, Copernicus, Destination Earth, and more.
We are also co-organising the 4th Destination Earth User eXchange with the European Space Agency (ESA) and EUMETSAT, with ESA acting as the host. The User eXchange includes sessions on Wednesday and Thursday.
The Living Planet Symposium is held every three years, and the 2025 edition (LPS25) emphasises transitioning from ‘observation to climate action and sustainability for Earth’.
The event provides a forum to present and discuss the latest scientific findings and applications based on satellite data, and to review the contribution that data and technologies have made and could further make in addressing environmental and societal challenges.
ECMWF booth
The ECMWF booth can be found in the large European Space Agency exhibition area in the centre of the entrance hall, level 0.
Staff participation
Details of the sessions we are involved in are listed below.
Sunday 22 June
- D.05.07 – Tutorial: Using Earth observations within climate applications that are fit for your purpose
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André Obregón, Joao Martins and Joaquín Muñoz Sabater
17:00 to 18:20
Room 1.31/1.32
Abstract: Using Earth observations within climate applications that are fit for your purpose
Monday 23 June
- Opening session
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Florence Rabier, Director-General, ECMWF
10:30 to 12:30 CEST / 09:30 to 11:30 BST
Plenary
- C.04.02 – Tutorial: EarthCARE sample dataset handling
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Marijana Crepulja
09:00 to 10:20 CEST / 08:00 to 09:20 BST
Room 1.85/1.86
Abstract: EarthCARE sample dataset handling
- D.01.02 – DestinE’s Earth system digital twins
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Irina Sandu
14:00 to 15:30 CEST / 13:00 to 14:30 BST
Hall K1
Session details: DestinE’s Earth system digital twins
- C.05 – Oral: TRUTHS, the ESA metrology mission for Earth action
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Florence Rabier
15:30 to 16:15 CEST / 14:30 to 15:15 BST
ESA Agora
Session details: TRUTHS, the ESA metrology mission for Earth action
- C.03.05 – Poster: Impact of assimilating sea-ice thickness in the ECMWF system – DANTEX/CRISTAL
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Tsz Yan Leung
17:45 to 19:00 CEST / 16:45 to 18:00 BST
X5 - Poster Area
Abstract: Impact of assimilating sea-ice thickness in the ECMWF system – DANTEX/CRISTAL
- Meet and Greet
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Stephen English on Earth systems
17:00 to 17:45 CEST / 16:00 to 16:45 BST
ECMWF Booth (entrance hall, level 0)
Tuesday 24 June
- D.01.01 – Oral: Collaborative innovation: building a Digital Twin of the Earth system through global and local partnerships
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Jörn Hoffmann, Co-chair
08:30 to 10:00 CEST / 07:30 to 09:00 BST
Hall K1
- C.04.03 – Demo: Handling observations in BUFR format
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Marijana Crepulja
09:22 to 09:42 CEST / 08:22 to 08:42 BST
EO Arena
Abstract: Handling observations in BUFR format
- C.05.03 – Oral: Preparations at ECMWF for the use of ALTIUS data within CAMS
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Chris Kelly
11:30 to 13:00 CEST / 10:30 to 12:00 BST
Room 0.11/0.12
Abstract: Preparations at ECMWF for the use of ALTIUS data within CAMS
- A.03.04 – Oral: Toward the development of coupled carbon and water cycle land data assimilation in the ECMWF Integrated Forecast System (IFS) by leveraging machine learning and new types of Earth observations
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Sébastien Garrigues
14:00 to 15:30 CEST / 13:00 to 14:30 BST
Room 1.34
- Meet and Greet
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Irina Sandu on Destination Earth
15:30 to 16:15 CEST / 14:30 to 15:15 BST
ECMWF Booth (entrance hall, level 0)
- A.08.12 – Oral: Using information from microwave imager radiances to improve the ocean analysis in a coupled atmosphere-ocean model
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Tracy Scanlon
16:15 to 17:45 CEST / 15:15 to 16:45 BST
Room 0.49/0.50
- C.06.03 – Oral: Developing a forward operator for GNSS polarimetric radio occultation observations
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Katrin Lonitz
16:15 to 17:45 CEST / 15:15 to 16:45 BST
Room 1.34
Abstract: Developing a forward operator for GNSS polarimetric radio occultation observations
- C.06.03 – Oral: GNSS-R land data assimilation at ECMWF
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Patricia de Rosnay
16:15 to 17:45 CEST / 15:15 to 16:45 BST
Room 1.34
Abstract: GNSS-R land data assimilation at ECMWF
- B.03.06 – Poster: Advancing health impact assessment with air quality data from IoT/low-cost sensors
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Christian Borger
17:45 to 19:00 CEST / 16:45 to 18:00 BST
X5 – Poster Area
Abstract: Advancing Health Impact Assessment with Air Quality Data from IoT/Low-Cost Sensors
- D.01.01 – Poster: Leveraging Destination Earth capability for assessing physical climate risks to the European Central Bank
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Delphine Deryng
17:45 to 19:00 CEST / 16:45 to 18:00 BST
X5 – Poster Area
- C.06.03 – Poster: The impact of assimilating GNSS radio accultation data on the sub-seasonal forecasts
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Katrin Lonitz
17:45 to 19:00 CEST / 16:45 to 18:00 BST
X5 - Poster Area
Abstract: The impact of assimilating GNSS radio occultation data on the sub-seasonal forecasts
Wednesday 25 June
- 4th Destination Earth User eXchange Meeting
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08:00 to 19:00 CEST / 07:00 to 18:00 BST
- C.02.14 – Oral: A first look at the contributions of the first global Doppler velocity measurements to EarthCARE’s synergistic cloud and precipitation retrievals
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Shannon Mason
08:30 to 10:00 CEST / 07:30 to 09:00 BST
Hall K2
- A.02.08 – Oral: Evaluating fire emissions and atmospheric composition impacts of North and South America wildfires in 2024
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Mark Parrington
11:30 to 13:00 CEST / 10:30 to 12:00 BST
Room 1.34
- D.02.04 – Oral: Machine learning for Earth system observation and prediction
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Christian Borger (co-convenor)
11:30 to 13:00 CEST / 10:30 to 12:00 BST
Hall G1
- Meet and Greet
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Carlo Buontempo on the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S)
13:30 to 14:30 CEST / 12:30 to 13:30 BST
ECMWF Booth (entrance hall, level 0)
- C.03.09– Oral: Copernicus Invited Sessions Programme
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Carlo Buontempo (Copernicus Climate Change Service) and Laurence Rouil (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service)
14:00 to 15:30 CEST / 13:00 to 14:30 BST
Hall M1/M2
Session details: Copernicus Invited Sessions Programme
- C.02.14 – Oral: Simultaneous evaluation of clouds and radiation in the ECMWF model using EarthCARE
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Robin Hogan
16:15 to 17:45 CEST / 15:15 to 16:45 BST
Hall K2
Abstract: Simultaneous evaluation of clouds and radiation in the ECMWF model using EarthCARE
- C.03.19 – Oral: Copernicus Invited Sessions Programme
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Carlo Buontempo (Copernicus Climate Change Service) and Laurence Rouil (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service)
17:45 to 18:30 CEST / 16:45 to 17:30 BST
Nexus Agora
Session details: Copernicus Invited Sessions Programme
- C.02.14 – Oral: Initial Assessment of the Direct Impact of EarthCARE Observations on Weather Forecasts
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Mark Fielding
16:15 to 17:45 CEST / 15:15 to 16:45 BST
Hall K2
Abstract: Initial Assessment of the Direct Impact of EarthCARE Observations on Weather Forecasts
- A.04.03 – Poster: Data assimilation and emission inversion developments for current and future Copernicus greenhouse gas services at ECMWF
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Luca Cantarello
17:45 to 19:00 CEST / 16:45 to 18:00 BST
X5 – Poster Area zone N
- A.10.02 – Poster: Assessing GNSS reflectometry wind speed information over the ocean for NWP applications
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Giovanna De Chiara
17:45 to 19:00 CEST / 16:45 to 18:00 BST
X5 – Poster Area
Abstract: Assessing GNSS reflectometry wind speed information over the ocean for NWP applications
- F.04.13 – Poster: Leveraging Earth Observation for Resilient and Sustainable Urban Development: The BUILDSPACE Approach
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Claudio Pisa (presenter) / Vasileios Baousis
17:45 to 19:00 CEST / 16:45 to 18:00 BST
X5 – Poster Area
- C.02.14 – Poster: Continuous Validation of EarthCARE’s First Year Through Monitoring within ECMWF’s Data Assimilation System
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Mark Fielding
17:45 to 19:00 CEST / 16:45 to 18:00 BST
X5 – Poster Area
Thursday 26 June
- 4th Destination Earth User eXchange Meeting
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08:00 to 14:00 CEST / 07:00 to 13:00 BST
- A.04.02 – Oral: Using satellite observations of co-emitted species to better constrain CO₂ emissions
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Auke Visser
08:30 to 10:00 CEST / 07:30 to 09:00 BST
Room 0.11/0.12
Abstract: Using satellite observations of co-emitted species to better constrain CO₂ emissions
- A.04.02 – Oral: The Copernicus monitoring service for anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions
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Ernest Koffi
08:30 to 10:00 CEST / 07:30 to 09:00 BST
Room 0.11/0.12
Abstract: The Copernicus monitoring service for anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions
- A.05.02 – Oral: Advancing climate monitoring with satellite data: the role of the Copernicus Climate Change ECV programme
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Joaquín Muñoz Sabater
08:30 to 10:00 CEST / 07:30 to 09:00 BST
Room 1.31/1.32
- D.05.01 – Poster: Showcasing EO data and information services: evaluation and quality control of satellite ECVs at C3S – an innovative way of conveying quality and fitness for purpose information
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Joao Martins
11:30 to 13:00 CEST / 10:30 to 12:00 BST
Room 1.34
- A.01.04 – Oral: Assimilation of S02 retrievals in the global CAMS system
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Richard Engelen
14:00 to 15:30 CEST / 13:00 to 14:30 BST
Hall K2
Abstract: Assimilation of S02 retrievals in the global CAMS system
- A.09.09 – Oral: Passive microwave data assimilation in ECMWF’s coupled Earth system over Arctic and Antarctic with focus on sea ice
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Presented by Stephen English (Niels Bormann, contributor)
14:00 to 15:30 CEST / 13:00 to 14:30 BST
Hall E1
- D.06.05 – Oral: Unifying HPC and cloud systems: a cloud-native approach for infrastructure integration
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Vasileios Baousis (scientific committee)
14:00 to 15:30 CEST / 13:00 to 14:30 BST
Hall L3
Abstract: Unifying HPC and cloud systems: a cloud-native approach for infrastructure integration
- A.09.10 – Oral: Interactions and feedback between ice, land and ocean in polar regions
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Sebastien Massart
14:00 to 15:30 CEST / 13:00 to 14:30 BST
Room 1.85/1.86
Abstract: Interactions and feedback between ice, land and ocean in polar regions
- Meet and Greet
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Laurence Rouil on the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS)
15:30 to 16:15 CEST / 14:30 to 15:15 BST
ECMWF Booth (entrance hall, level 0)
- C.04.01 – Oral: Potential impact from future EO mission data in Numerical Weather Prediction and arising science challenges
- Stephen English
16:15 to 17:45 CEST / 15:15 to 16:45 BST
Room 1.14
Session details: Potential impact from future EO mission data in Numerical Weather Prediction and arising science challenges
- A.05.02 – Poster: From ERA5 to ERA6: the status of the operational reanalysis and the next generation of reanalysis at ECMWF
- Raluca Radu
17:45 to 19:00 CEST / 16:45 to 18:00 BSTX5 - Poster Area
- B.01.03 – Poster: Co-creating climate-resilient urban ecosystems: the ClimRes project
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Claudio Pisa
17:45 to 19:00 CEST / 16:45 to 18:00 BST
X5 - Poster Area
Abstract: Co-creating climate-resilient urban ecosystems: the ClimRes project
- D.05.01 – Poster: Showcasing EO data and information services – Are our satellite data fit for your purpose? – The C3S approach to delivering quality information to users
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André Obregón
17:45 to 19:00 CEST / 16:45 to 18:00 BST
X5 - Poster Area
- D.04.03 – Poster: DeployAI: Leveraging AI and Earth Observation for Environmental Applications
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Mohanad Albughdadi (presenter) / Vasileios Baousis / Marica Antonacci / Federico Fornari
17:45 to 19:00 CEST / 16:45 to 18:00 BST
X5 – Poster Area
Abstract: DeployAI: Leveraging AI and Earth Observation for Environmental Applications
Friday 27 June
- A.02.01 – Oral: Exploiting the EXtended Control Vector framework for improved coupled land-atmosphere data assimilation
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Christoph Herbert
08:30 to 10:00 CEST / 07:30 to 09:00 BST
Room 1.19
- C.02.03 – Oral: SMOS L-band data for numerical Earth-system weather prediction at ECMWF
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Patricia de Rosnay
08:30 to 10:00 CEST / 07:30 to 09:00 BST
Room 1.15/1.16
Abstract: SMOS L-band data for numerical Earth-system weather prediction at ECMWF
- C.02.01 – Oral: Assessing the impact of reprocessed Aeolus wind data in global weather forecasting
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Michael Rennie
08:30 to 10:00 CEST / 07:30 to 09:00 BST
Hall E2
Abstract: Assessing the impact of reprocessed Aeolus wind data in global weather forecasting
- A.01.06 – Oral: Cloud and aerosol analysis with the ECMWF system
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Kirsti Salonen
11:30 to 13:00 CEST / 10:30 to 12:00 BST
Hall F1
- A.08.11 – Poster: Progress Towards Assimilating Synthetic Aperture Radar Wave Mode Products at ECMWF
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James Steer
13:00 to 14:30 CEST / 12:00 to 13:30 BST
X5 - Poster Area
Abstract: Progress Towards Assimilating Synthetic Aperture Radar Wave Mode Products at ECMWF
- C.02.01 – Poster: Aeolus mission: 5 years of advancing atmospheric understanding through spaceborne lidar technology
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Giovanna De Chiara
13:00 to 14:30 CEST / 12:00 to 13:30 BST
X5 - Poster Area
Abstract: Aeolus mission: 5 years of advancing atmospheric understanding through spaceborne lidar technology
- C.02.01– Poster: Monitoring and assimilating Aeolus atmospheric composition products in ECMWF’s IFS-COMPO
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Kirsti Salonen
13:00 to 14:30 CEST / 12:00 to 13:30 BST
X5 - Poster Area
Abstract: Monitoring and assimilating Aeolus atmospheric composition products in ECMWF’s IFS-COMPO
- C.02.03 – Poster: Machine learning SMOS soil moisture product assimilation at ECMWF
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Kirsti Salonen
13:00 to 14:30 CEST / 12:00 to 13:30 BST
X5 – Poster Area
Abstract: Machine learning SMOS soil moisture product assimilation at ECMWF
- C.06.12 – Panel: Trends, challenges and communication on RF interference and frequency management
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Stephen English
13:00 to 13:45 CEST / 12:00 to 12:45 BST
Frontiers Agora
- A.02.01 – Oral: Potential of thermal infrared observations for coupled land-atmosphere assimilation in Earth system predictions systems – DANTEX/LSTM
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Zdenko Heyvaert
14:30 to 16:00 CEST / 13:30 to 15:00 BST
Hall G2
- C.01.14 – Oral: Evaluating the potential impact of EPS-Sterna and hyperspectral MW observations for global NWP in an Ensemble of Data Assimilations (EDA)
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Stephen English
14:30 to 16:00 CEST / 13:30 to 15:00 BST
Hall M1/M2
- D.04.01 – Oral: Copernicus data and services uptake with EO4EU, an AI-augmented ecosystem for Earth Observation data accessibility with Extended reality User Interfaces for Service and data exploitation
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Vasileios Baousis (presenter/scientific committee) / Claudio Pisa / Mohanad Albughdadi / Tolga Kaprol
14:30 to 16:00 CEST / 13:30 to 15:00 BST
Room 0.11/0.12
4th Destination Earth User eXchange
For details about the 4th Destination Earth User eXchange event, visit the website.
Living Planet Symposium 2025 resources
Visit the LPS25 website for general information about the event or the ECMWF LPS25 microsite.