Winter 2020/21 Newsletter published 29 January 2021 The winter 2020/21 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.
ECMWF Strategy 2021–30 and Machine Learning Roadmap launched 26 January 2021 The ECMWF Strategy 2021–2030 will guide our activities over the next ten years. The emphasis is on providing ever more skilful forecasts to our Member and Co-operating States and users around the world. Machine learning will play an important role.
Call for ocean data assimilation abstracts for May event 20 January 2021 Abstracts for an online workshop on ocean data assimilation to be held from 17 to 20 May 2021 can be submitted until 31 January. The event aims to bring together experts in the field of ocean and coupled data assimilation.
ECMWF at the AMS Annual Meeting 2021 4 January 2021 ECMWF is contributing to the American Meteorological Society (AMS) 101st Annual Meeting, being held virtually from 10 to 15 January 2021. Find out when our staff are presenting talks and posters during AMS101.
News highlights of 2020 22 December 2020 ECMWF news highlights of 2020 include an upgrade of ECMWF’s Integrated Forecasting System; a new supercomputer contract; projects and workshops to drive forward weather science; updates on the EU-funded Copernicus services implemented by ECMWF; and new offices to be located in Bonn.
ECMWF appoints seven new Fellows for scientific collaboration 14 December 2020 Seven highly respected scientists from Europe and the United States have accepted invitations to become ECMWF Fellows from 1 January 2021. The Fellows will work closely with ECMWF on scientific and technical research in Earth system modelling, ensemble forecasting, and applications.
Bonn to host new ECMWF premises in 2021 9 December 2020 The ECMWF Council has selected Bonn, Germany, to host the Centre’s new and third site. The new premises will complement ECMWF’s headquarters in the UK and new data centre being developed in Italy.
ECMWF welcomes Estonia as 23rd Member State 1 December 2020 On 1 December 2020 Estonia officially became a Member State of ECMWF. The Centre's Director-General, Dr Florence Rabier, welcomed Estonia's accession to full membership, saying that this new phase will make the collaboration between ECMWF and Estonia stronger and even more vibrant.
Pilot Member State use cases provide insight to shape European Weather Cloud 25 November 2020 ECMWF and EUMETSAT’s joint cloud computing infrastructure for the meteorological community is entering a new phase. The focus will be on working with users currently trialling applications on the pilot infrastructure to evaluate the platform and to shape the future operational services.
Experts share research to improve handling of errors in satellite data assimilation 16 November 2020 ECMWF and the NWP SAF brought together almost 200 experts in a virtual workshop from 2 to 5 November to discuss how the latest research into the treatment of random and systematic errors in satellite data assimilation can help to improve weather forecasts.
Autumn 2020 Newsletter published 13 November 2020 The autumn 2020 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.
ECMWF events in 2021: virtual, physical or a bit of both! 10 November 2020 ECMWF’s 2021 events programme is set to include both virtual and physical events. It features workshops on cloud technologies, ocean data assimilation and hydrological prediction alongside established events such as our user meeting, Annual Seminar and workshop on HPC in meteorology.
Model upgrade improves forecasts of dust aerosol, particulate matter and ozone 2 November 2020 The global forecasting system of the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS) was successfully upgraded on 6 October, leading to improved forecasts of sea salt and dust aerosol, particulate matter and stratospheric ozone. CAMS is implemented by ECMWF on behalf of the European Commission.
Python developments enable easier access to weather and climate data 26 October 2020 New Python packages and training with Jupyter notebooks are making it simpler to access and use vast weather and climate datasets from ECMWF and Copernicus.
Workshop explores potential of machine learning for Earth observation and prediction 20 October 2020 The first ECMWF–ESA Workshop on Machine Learning for Earth System Observation and Prediction drew a large virtual attendance of international experts in machine learning and Earth system sciences.
New upgrades to deliver step-change improvements to flood forecasting 13 October 2020 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 7 October 2020 Hundreds of ECMWF forecast charts are now free and accessible to all.
ECMWF and Atos launch Center of Excellence in Weather & Climate Modelling 5 October 2020 ECMWF and Atos are opening a Center of Excellence in HPC, AI, and Quantum Computing for Weather & Climate to support ECMWF scientists in their work on medium- and long-range weather prediction, and global climate modelling.
Flexible data assimilation framework offers opportunities for innovation 2 October 2020 An ECMWF/ESA workshop from 5 to 8 October 2020 will explore the application of machine and deep learning techniques in Earth system observation and prediction. Marcin Chrust considers what scope there may be for such techniques in ECMWF’s Object-Oriented Prediction System.
