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Heini Wernli

ECMWF Fellow aims to deepen understanding of high-impact weather

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.
Obs-SET meeting 2016

Experts explore ways to optimise European observing systems

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.
Locations of new aircraft wind measurements recently assimilated at ECMWF

Can aircraft weather data fill coverage gaps?

ECMWF has started to use newly available aircraft observations of humidity, temperature and wind to help initialise its forecasts.
Charles Bridge in Prague

ECMWF scientists update colleagues at Living Planet Symposium

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.
WMO Secretary-General Petteri Taalas (left) and the president and CEO of Cray, Peter Ungaro, at CUG 2016

Supercomputer efficiency tops agenda at Cray User Group meeting

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.
Mike Hawkins

ECMWF hosts Cray User Group meeting

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.
ECMWF Fellows Prof Heini Wernli and Prof Daniel Jacob

ECMWF appoints two new Fellows

Daniel Jacob from Harvard University and Heini Wernli from ETH Zurich have begun three-year Fellowships to work with ECMWF in the fields of atmospheric composition and dynamic meteorology, respectively.
ECMWF's Louise Arnal at the EGU General Assembly 2016

ECMWF climate reanalysis prompts interest at geosciences conference

Presentations by ECMWF staff on a new climate reanalysis that went into production earlier this year caused excitement among fellow scientists attending the European Geosciences Union General Assembly in Vienna from 17 to 22 April.
HPC in meteorology workshop

Registration open for workshop on supercomputing in meteorology

ECMWF’s Workshop on High-Performance Computing in Meteorology takes place from 24 to 28 October 2016 in Reading, UK.
Newsletter 147 cover page

Spring Newsletter published

The Spring 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.
Model Uncertainty Workshop graphic

Experts on model uncertainty chart way forward

Seventy-eight scientists from 15 countries met at the Centre from 11 to 15 April to discuss how best to deal with uncertainties in the models used in weather and climate forecasting systems.
Linus Magnusson

How to pinpoint the sources of forecast errors

Linus Magnusson works in the Diagnostics Team at ECMWF. His task: to track down the causes of differences between the Centre’s weather forecasts and observed outcomes.
Annual Seminar 2016, ocean currents graphic

Seminar on ‘Earth system modelling for seamless prediction’

Registration is now open for ECMWF’s 2016 Annual Seminar. The seminar will explore which Earth system processes we should focus on to further improve atmospheric predictive skill.

Image for UEF2016

ECMWF’s annual user meeting to focus on evaluating high-impact weather forecasts

Registration is open for the ‘Using ECMWF Forecasts’ meeting, 6 to 9 June 2016.
View of Hurricane Patricia from above

Forecasts aid mission planning for hurricane research

ECMWF forecasts have helped researchers in the United States to plan the deployment of aircraft in a field experiment on tropical cyclone intensity and structure change.
World Meterological Day 2016 image

World Meteorological Day 2016: ‘Hotter, Drier, Wetter’

On the occasion of World Meteorological Day 2016, Professor Erland Källén, ECMWF’s Director of Research, looks at the key moments that have marked the past twelve months at ECMWF.

ECMWF launches new simulated satellite data product

ECMWF has launched a new dataset called Simulated Satellite Data (SSD), which provides global high-resolution forecasts of the weather as seen from space.
Data assimilation training course March 2016

How to train the next generation of NWP experts

Sarah Keeley has been in charge of ECMWF’s numerical weather prediction (NWP) training programme since 2011. Her experience as a researcher gives her the breadth and the depth of expertise required for the job.
Forecast model grid layout on Earth's surface

New forecast model cycle brings highest-ever resolution

ECMWF has launched a new model cycle bringing improved global weather forecasts at record-breaking resolution. The new grid on which the forecasts are run comprises up to 904 million prediction points.