Spring 2019 Newsletter published 18 April 2019 The spring 2019 issue of the ECMWF Newsletter is now available. As well as news about ECMWF staff and events, it features articles about new developments and the use that can be made of ECMWF products.
Scientists explore use of forecast databases for weather research 15 April 2019 Scientists from across the world flocked to ECMWF from 2 to 5 April 2019 to discuss predictability, dynamics and applications research using ensemble forecast databases for the medium and sub-seasonal to seasonal range. The Centre is currently testing new forecast products for the sub-seasonal range.
European State of the Climate 2018 unveiled in Vienna 9 April 2019 The EU-funded Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) implemented by ECMWF presented the European State of the Climate 2018 report at a top geoscience meeting in Vienna on 9 April 2019. Freja Vamborg is the scientist who pulled the report together.
EUMETSAT Fellows help improve ECMWF weather forecasts 1 April 2019 With their high level of expertise in satellite products and operational weather prediction, EUMETSAT Research Fellows are a critical link between EUMETSAT and ECMWF, helping to ensure that Member States and society gain maximum benefit from European investments in space observations.
Why weather prediction needs an Earth system approach 22 March 2019 On the occasion of World Meteorological Day 2019, ECMWF Director of Research Andy Brown looks at how the theme of the Sun, the Earth and the Weather ties in with the Centre’s Earth system approach to numerical weather prediction.
CO2 monitoring project working towards early prototype in 2021 20 March 2019 An ambitious European project to build an operational global carbon dioxide monitoring and verification support capability aims to deliver an early prototype in 2021, project members meeting at ECMWF for their second General Assembly from 12 to 14 March 2019 heard.
Continuous data assimilation at ECMWF: from idea to operational reality 15 March 2019 ECMWF will soon be able to use more up-to-date weather observations to help define the initial conditions for its forecasts. The change was prompted by a talk given by ECMWF scientist Peter Lean.
The obstacles women face in science – four ECMWF scientists talk 8 March 2019 On the occasion of International Women’s Day 2019, we brought together four ECMWF scientists to talk about why there are so few women in science. There is more common ground in their answers than you might expect.
Upgrade to boost quality of ocean wave forecasts 1 March 2019 ECMWF’s high-quality ocean wave forecasts are set to improve further when the Integrated Forecasting System is upgraded later this year. Wave forecasts will benefit from a new physics package as well as improvements in variables that drive the forecasts.
Upgrade of ECMWF’s forecasting system planned for June 21 February 2019 ECMWF upgrades its forecasting system on a regular basis, and one such upgrade is currently planned for June 2019. Director of Research Andy Brown will explain the changes and how they will improve forecasts in two webinars on 26 February and 7 March.
How statistics supports Earth system model diagnostics and calibration 14 February 2019 Modelling, computing and statistics come together in Earth system model diagnostics and calibration work. ECMWF scientist Damien Decremer has the required interdisciplinary expertise.
Registration open for key ECMWF events in 2019 8 February 2019 Registration is open for several of ECMWF’s 2019 events: our Annual Seminar, the Using ECMWF’s Forecasts meeting (UEF), and workshops dedicated to strengthening links between observational campaigns and NWP and to exploring technologies for developing reproducible workflows.
APPLICATE partners probe polar predictions 4 February 2019 Some 70 scientists reviewed 'exciting first results' at the second General Assembly and an early career event of the EU-funded APPLICATE project on polar prediction at ECMWF from 28 January to 1 February 2019.
Experts draw up roadmap for European multi-hazard service 28 January 2019 Thirty experts from across Europe came together at ECMWF from 21 to 23 January 2019 to draw up a roadmap for the creation of a European virtual operating centre for natural disasters. They met as part of the ARISTOTLE 2 project, in which ECMWF is involved as a subcontractor and data provider.
Winter 2018/19 Newsletter published 25 January 2019 The winter 2018/19 issue of the ECMWF Newsletter is now available. As well as news about ECMWF staff and events, it features articles about new developments and the use that can be made of ECMWF products.
Twelve challenges for ECMWF’s second Summer of Weather Code 23 January 2019 ECMWF has launched its second Summer of Weather Code (ESoWC) programme open to anybody keen to develop innovative weather-related software. Participants will team up with ECMWF mentors to work on 12 challenges.
New ERA5 dataset provides weather and climate details back to 1979 17 January 2019 ECMWF’s new atmospheric reanalysis, ERA5, provides a detailed picture of the global weather and climate back to 1979 after the Copernicus Climate Change Service, implemented by ECMWF on behalf of the EU, released the latest tranche of ERA5 data.
New satellite instrument boosts air quality monitoring capabilities 14 January 2019 There are signs that ozone levels over Antarctica are slowly recovering. ECMWF scientist Antje Inness harnesses the power of new satellite instruments to monitor this trend and other developments in atmospheric composition and air quality.
Data centre Industry Day – registration open 2 January 2019 Registration is open for ECMWF’s Industry Day on 16 January 2019 in Bologna, Italy. Potential suppliers are invited to find out more about upcoming tenders for equipment and services for the Centre’s new data centre.
