Production of new 20th century climate reanalysis is complete 3 August 2016 ECMWF has completed a new, innovative reanalysis of the global climate in the 20th century. Scientists will now study the data to see what new insights the CERA-20C reanalysis brings.
Annual Seminar registration still open 27 July 2016 Registration for this year’s Annual Seminar on ‘Earth system modelling for seamless prediction’, which runs from 5 to 8 September 2016, remains open until 4 August.
Summer Newsletter published 22 July 2016 The Summer 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.
Modelling clouds and precipitation 18 July 2016 Clouds and precipitation are among the more challenging weather parameters to forecast accurately. ECMWF scientist Richard Forbes specialises in modelling the multi-scale processes involved.
ECMWF Annual Report 2015 published 13 July 2016 The ECMWF Annual Report 2015 is now available online.
ECMWF’s Council approves new Strategy 8 July 2016 ECMWF’s Council has approved a “demanding” new Strategy, which sets the Centre’s direction of travel until 2025.
ECMWF appoints new Director of Forecasts 5 July 2016 Professor Florian Pappenberger has been appointed Director of Forecasts at ECMWF. He took up the position on 1 July after ECMWF’s Council approved the appointment.
Croatian flag raised at ECMWF 1 July 2016 Representatives from all of ECMWF’s Member States used the occasion of the first Council meeting of 2016 to raise the flag of ECMWF’s newest member.
Scientists to focus on tropical weather prediction ahead of new space mission 28 June 2016 ECMWF is preparing to host a workshop on tropical weather prediction and tropical circulation, inspired by a new space mission to gather global wind information.
ECMWF statement on the UK voting to leave the EU 24 June 2016 As an international organisation born of European nations pooling their resources, we trust that the spirit of collaboration which is the essence of ECMWF will continue notwithstanding the fact that the UK has voted to leave the EU.
Météo-France students use ECMWF model to study ensemble forecasts 17 June 2016 Twenty-two postgraduate students from France’s École Nationale de la Météorologie used ECMWF’s OpenIFS model in a workshop on ensemble forecasts held in Toulouse from 7 to 9 June.
The extreme global warmth of 2015/16: El Niño and more 13 June 2016 Recent global warmth has been exceptional and can be linked to a strong El Niño, other natural variability and underlying climate change.
Users of ECMWF forecasts debate new approaches to evaluation 6 June 2016 Nearly 100 users of ECMWF forecasts are meeting at the Centre from 6 to 9 June to discuss new approaches to the evaluation of weather predictions. Dr Anna Ghelli has been in charge of the annual event since 2012.
ECMWF Fellow aims to deepen understanding of high-impact weather 31 May 2016 Professor of Atmospheric Dynamics Heini Wernli from the ETH Zurich says studying the detailed physical processes involved in severe weather events can help us understand why some forecasts go wrong.
Experts explore ways to optimise European observing systems 26 May 2016 About 30 scientists from 10 European countries met at ECMWF from 23 to 25 May to explore how European non-satellite meteorological observing systems can be optimised.
Can aircraft weather data fill coverage gaps? 20 May 2016 ECMWF has started to use newly available aircraft observations of humidity, temperature and wind to help initialise its forecasts.
ECMWF scientists update colleagues at Living Planet Symposium 16 May 2016 ECMWF scientists have updated colleagues from across the globe on their research at one of the world’s biggest Earth observation conferences, held in Prague from 9 to 13 May.
Supercomputer efficiency tops agenda at Cray User Group meeting 13 May 2016 Supercomputer efficiency was high on the agenda when ECMWF hosted this year’s Cray User Group (CUG) conference in London from 8 to 12 May.
ECMWF hosts Cray User Group meeting 9 May 2016 ECMWF is hosting a meeting of Cray supercomputer users in London from 8 to 12 May. The head of supercomputing at ECMWF, Mike Hawkins, has a special interest in the event.
