Sentinel-3A Earth observation satellite launched 17 February 2016 A satellite that will greatly boost Europe’s Earth observation capabilities has gone into orbit after it was launched from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in northern Russia on 16 February 2016.
How predictable was the current El Niño? 10 February 2016 One of the strongest El Niño events on record peaked in November 2015. How predictable was it? And is it the most extreme ever?
New ‘train the trainer’ course popular with forecasters 5 February 2016 Meteorologists from across ECMWF’s Member States have taken part in a new course designed to help them train others in the use of the Centre’s products.
NASA keen to deepen ties with weather organisations, Chief Scientist says 2 February 2016 NASA Chief Scientist Ellen Stofan has said her organisation is keen to forge closer links with weather forecasting services around the world.
ECMWF Fellow explores new ideas to boost accuracy in NWP 28 January 2016 Professor Tim Palmer says work on numerical weather prediction (NWP) carried out by his group at the University of Oxford can help ECMWF achieve “more accuracy with less precision”.
Supercomputer deal boosts prediction capabilities 25 January 2016 ECMWF has signed a contract with Cray Inc. to significantly upgrade its supercomputer facility, enabling the Centre to further improve its numerical weather predictions.
Winter newsletter published 22 January 2016 The Winter 2015/16 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.
Jason-3 satellite launched 18 January 2016 A satellite that can determine sea-surface height to within a few centimetres has gone into orbit after it was launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California on 17 January.
ECMWF steps up flood prediction work 15 January 2016 ECMWF is helping to create a system that produces real-time flood forecasts for the entire globe. The work builds on the Centre’s experience with flood forecasting in Europe.
Collaboration with Chinese weather service broadens 12 January 2016 Two years after the conclusion of a formal Co-operation Agreement, ECMWF and the China Meteorological Administration (CMA) are extending their successful collaboration on satellite data to the prediction of dust storms.
Croatia becomes ECMWF’s 22nd Member State 4 January 2016 Full membership marks the next step in Croatia's long history of co-operation with ECMWF.
News highlights of 2015 22 December 2015 From welcoming a new Member State and launching a new model cycle to celebrating the Centre’s 40th anniversary and appointing a new Director-General, 2015 has had its fair share of big ECMWF news stories.
Records tumble as El Niño peaks 17 December 2015 El Niño conditions in the central Pacific have now reached their peak, setting new records for sea-surface temperature in the central and western equatorial Pacific.
NWP: The ability to give humankind foresight 14 December 2015 Dr Kathryn Sullivan, Administrator of NOAA, visited ECMWF on 30 November. In an interview, she said numerical weather prediction (NWP) provided “the ability to give human beings foresight”.
Experts chart way forward on cloud and precipitation satellite data in NWP 10 December 2015 Scientists attending an international workshop co-organised by ECMWF have reviewed progress and challenges in using satellite observations relating to clouds and precipitation in numerical weather prediction (NWP).
ECMWF appoints new Director General 8 December 2015 The President of ECMWF’s Council, Professor Gerhard Adrian, has today announced that Florence Rabier has been appointed as successor to Professor Alan Thorpe as Director General of the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts.
Redesigned web charts make weather information more accessible 2 December 2015 New and improved versions of all ECMWF web charts and tools are now available on this website.
ECMWF-run Copernicus services attend UN climate summit 26 November 2015 The two Copernicus Earth observation services run by ECMWF will set out how they can support evidence-based decision-making as world leaders meet in Paris to agree a new climate deal.
Ministers endorse GEO Strategic Plan 2016–2025 19 November 2015 The Group on Earth Observations (GEO) has adopted its new strategy for 2016 to 2025 at a plenary and ministerial meeting held in Mexico City.
