An updated version of the ECMWF forecast and analysis system, cycle 38r1, was implemented on 19 June. The new cycle includes a collection of improvements to the forecast model and the data assimilation system, affecting the high-resolution forecasts and analyses, the ensemble of data assimilations (EDA) and the ensemble prediction system (EPS) including its monthly extension.
On 14 June 2012, ECMWF hosted an event to celebrate NCEP (the National Centers for Environmental Prediction) becoming an associate partner in the EUROSIP multi-model seasonal forecasting project.
To mark NCEP becoming an associate partner in the EUROSIP collaboration, Dr Louis Uccellini (NCEP Director) gave a presentation on "Seasonal prediction at NCEP, and the use of multi-model ensembles".
