Datasets

The Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) seasonal forecast service is based on data from several state-of-the-art seasonal prediction systems.

The sub-seasonal products comprise ensembles of individual forecasts up to 46 days and post-processed products of average conditions (e.g. weekly averages) and the associated uncertainty.

The purchase of the "Basic Set" +72, +96, +120, +144, +168 hrs is a mandatory prerequisite for the purchase of time steps in the range 12 to 66 hours.

The following sub-sets are available from the sub-seasonal forecast (46 days):

These products are available to the African Center of Meteorological Application for Development (ACMAD) countries.

The products outlined below are disseminated via EUMETCast

Please refer to WMO Additional products  for the equivalent products available on a global domain via the ECMWF's DCPC FTP server.

WMO Core, previously known as WMO Essential, is available to the public and governed by the Creative Commons CC-4.0-BY licence and also ECMWF Terms of Use.

WMO Recommended, previously known as WMO Additional, is available to the public and governed by the Creative Commons CC-4.0-BY licence and also ECMWF Terms Of Use.

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