Workshop on physics–dynamics coupling to take place in July 2018 2 October 2017 Registration is now open for a workshop on physics–dynamics coupling (PDC18) to take place at ECMWF from 10 to 12 July 2018.
ECMWF scientist starts Royal Society research fellowship 25 September 2017 The Royal Society has awarded ECMWF scientist Peter Düben a prestigious University Research Fellowship, which starts in October.
Annual Seminar explores future of ensemble prediction 18 September 2017 More than 100 people from across the world joined ECMWF scientists and 28 speakers at the Annual Seminar on ‘Ensemble prediction: past, present and future’.
How to pin down uncertainty in weather forecasting 11 September 2017 How can we best represent uncertainty in weather forecasting models? ECMWF scientist Sarah-Jane Lock will chart the way forward in a talk at the four-day Annual Seminar on ensemble prediction (11 to 14 September).
Symposium to mark leading ECMWF scientist’s lifetime achievements 4 September 2017 A symposium will be held at the Centre on 8 December 2017 to mark the decisive contributions of ECMWF scientist Adrian Simmons to numerical weather prediction and climate science.
ECMWF simulates storm that destroyed Normandy invasion harbour 29 August 2017 ECMWF simulations have helped to explain how a fierce storm in June 1944 destroyed one of two harbours built to support the Allied invasion of northern France in World War II.
Sub-seasonal to seasonal forecast database expands to 11 models 21 August 2017 The multi-model sub-seasonal to seasonal (S2S) prediction database hosted by ECMWF has expanded significantly over the last two years and now includes data from 11 forecasting centres.
WMO designates ECMWF as World Meteorological Centre 14 August 2017 The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has designated ECMWF as a World Meteorological Centre (WMC), in a clear recognition of ECMWF's global forecasting capabilities.
ECMWF Annual Report 2016 published 7 August 2017 The ECMWF Annual Report 2016 is now available online.
ECMWF supports Peru flood response 31 July 2017 In March 2017 ECMWF received a request to make its preciptiation forecasts available to help Peru deal with a devastating flood disaster. In line with ECMWF’s rules for the dissemination of real-time data, the Centre agreed.
Summer 2017 Newsletter published 20 July 2017 The summer 2017 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.
Copernicus service releases powerful climate monitoring dataset 17 July 2017 The ECMWF-run Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) has released its most powerful global climate monitoring dataset to date, known as the ERA5 climate reanalysis.
Model upgrade improves forecast quality 12 July 2017 An upgrade of ECMWF’s Integrated Forecasting System (IFS) implemented on 11 July improves forecast skill in medium-range and monthly forecasts.
Registration open for 2018 training courses 30 June 2017 ECMWF is now accepting applications for its 2018 training courses. The programme includes courses on numerical weather prediction, using ECMWF forecast products, and software packages and applications used for operational weather predictions.
OpenIFS users explore seasonal predictability 27 June 2017 Fifty scientists met in the Italian city of Trieste from 5 to 9 June 2017 to explore seasonal predictability and teleconnections in the Earth system using OpenIFS, a version of ECMWF’s Integrated Forecasting System (IFS).
ECMWF’s new data centre to be located in Bologna, Italy, by 2019 22 June 2017 ECMWF Member States, gathered in Reading for the 90th session of the Centre’s Council, have approved the proposal by the Italian Government and the Emilia Romagna Region to host ECMWF’s new data centre in Bologna.
ECMWF computing power supports research across Europe 16 June 2017 ECMWF makes supercomputer resources available to support innovative weather and climate research in its Member States. The deadline for applications under the Special Projects programme is 30 June.
Top NWP experts mark Research Director’s departure 12 June 2017 Leading World Meteorological Organization officials and experts in numerical weather prediction (NWP) came together at ECMWF on 8 June for a symposium to mark the departure of Erland Källén from the Centre after eight years as Director of Research.
Ten years of daily atmospheric composition forecasts 6 June 2017 On 17 May 2007, ECMWF scientist Johannes Flemming initiated the Centre’s first atmospheric composition forecast. Ten years later the CAMS team continues to break new ground to keep improving what has become a successful operational service.
