How to support data users in WMO countries, research and business 26 October 2017 Supporting ECMWF’s diverse range of users requires know-how in weather science, data handling and consultancy. Emma Pidduck from ECMWF’s Data Services team has what it takes.
Autumn 2017 Newsletter published 20 October 2017 The autumn 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.
Experts debate progress in limited-area modelling 17 October 2017 Over 90 scientists from European national meteorological services and ECMWF came together at the Centre from 2 to 5 October 2017 to talk about convection and other topics in limited-area modelling.
New climate reanalysis simulates Great Storm of 1987 16 October 2017 A new climate reanalysis produced by the ECMWF-run Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) has reconstructed the Great Storm that hit Britain in October 1987 in much more detail than was possible in the 1980s.
Newly launched Sentinel-5P satellite to monitor the atmosphere 13 October 2017 The Sentinel-5P satellite launched on 13 October 2017 will make a vital contribution to the ECMWF-run Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS) by measuring the composition of the atmosphere.
January meeting to review ocean and sea ice observations 9 October 2017 A workshop on observations and data assimilation of sea-surface temperatures and sea ice will take place at ECMWF from 22 to 25 January 2018. Registration is still open until 15 October.
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.
