News highlights of 2016 21 December 2016 A new Member State, two major model upgrades, a new ten-year Strategy, two director appointments – 2016 has been rich in developments from which the Centre will benefit for many years to come.
What can you do with open data? 13 December 2016 Open data will be in the spotlight during a week of events at ECMWF exploring the potential of freely available weather-related data.
ECMWF scientists explain benefits of climate reanalysis 6 December 2016 Climate reanalysis has huge benefits for numerical weather prediction (NWP) as well as climate studies, and it can help to shed new light on the pace of global warming, two of ECMWF’s top reanalysis experts have said in separate high-profile interventions.
ECMWF appoints new Director of Research 2 December 2016 Dr Andrew Brown has been appointed as ECMWF’s next Director of Research after Professor Erland Källén steps down on 31 July 2017.
Drive to boost supercomputer efficiency in full swing 29 November 2016 ECMWF is making big strides in preparing weather forecasting for the exascale era of supercomputing by improving efficiency and scalability in all parts of the production and dissemination workflow.
Model upgrade brings sea-ice coupling and higher ocean resolution 23 November 2016 ECMWF implemented a new version of its forecasting system on 22 November, which introduces a dynamic sea-ice model and increases the resolution of the ocean model. These and other changes significantly improve the Centre’s weather predictions.
ECMWF joins new project to probe impact of a changing Arctic climate 18 November 2016 ECMWF is part of a new EU-funded project investigating ways to improve weather and climate predictions in the face of a rapidly changing Arctic climate.
New satellite wind data expected to boost forecast performance 14 November 2016 A ground-breaking satellite mission to be launched in late 2017 or early 2018 could herald a step change in the quality of weather forecasts around the globe by providing new wind data, a meeting on tropical modelling held at ECMWF has heard.
EC-Earth to use OpenIFS in next-generation Earth system model 8 November 2016 EC-Earth, a European consortium which aims to provide reliable climate information, will use ECMWF’s OpenIFS for the atmosphere–land component in future versions of its Earth system model.
ECMWF unveils preview of new global climate monitoring tool 3 November 2016 One year after the Paris Agreement on climate change, ECMWF launches its most powerful global climate monitoring tool to date, ERA5.
Progress in modelling the impact of clouds and aerosols on radiation 28 October 2016 A workshop on the Earth’s radiation budget hosted by ECMWF from 18 to 21 October heard that progress has been made in radiation modelling at ECMWF.
What next for supercomputing in weather forecasting? 24 October 2016 How fast can weather prediction models be adapted to work on tomorrow’s supercomputer architectures? This is one of the questions ECMWF scientist Nils Wedi will address in his talk at a supercomputer workshop which opened at the Centre on 24 October.
Autumn Newsletter published 20 October 2016 The Autumn 2016 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 grapple with Earth surface effects on atmospheric flow 14 October 2016 The Earth’s surface slows down and deflects atmospheric flow in a variety of ways. Scientists believe a better representation of these processes in models can lead to improved weather forecasts.
WMO fellow from Vietnam begins placement year at ECMWF 7 October 2016 Nguyen Thanh Tung, a forecaster from Vietnam’s National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, has begun a 12-month placement at ECMWF, sponsored by the WMO.
WMO’s Paolo Ruti upbeat on Year of Polar Prediction 30 September 2016 Paolo Ruti, the Chief of the WMO’s World Weather Research Division, says he is pleased with the progress made to date on the Year of Polar Prediction, a flagship activity of the World Weather Research Programme’s Polar Prediction Project.
Annual Seminar speakers set out case for Earth system approach 27 September 2016 About 100 people met in Reading from 5 to 8 September for one of ECMWF’s flagship events, the four-day Annual Seminar.
Registration to close soon for workshop on supercomputing in meteorology 22 September 2016 Registration for ECMWF’s workshop on high-performance computing in meteorology closes on Monday, 26 September.
ECMWF is looking for a new Director of Research 19 September 2016 ECMWF is inviting applications for the post of Director of Research with a starting date of June 2017. The closing date for applications is 7 October.
