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Patricia de Rosnay

How do land surface observations improve weather forecasts?

Accurate and timely observations of the land surface are vital for good weather predictions but they can be tricky to come by, ECMWF scientist Patricia de Rosnay says.

ECMWF governance, Member State flags, Council Chamber

New appointments in ECMWF governance mark the start of 2017

December 2016 saw Jorge Miguel Alberto de Miranda and Juhani Damski start their terms as President and Vice-President of ECMWF’s Council. At the same time, five new members were appointed to ECMWF’s Scientific Advisory Committee.

Global temperature anomalies 2016

2016 was warmest year yet, ECMWF data show

2016 was the warmest year on record with global surface air temperatures about 1.3°C above pre-industrial levels, according to the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) run by ECMWF on behalf of the EU.

News highlights 2016

News highlights of 2016

A new Member State, two major model upgrades, a new ten-year Strategy, two director appointments – 2016 has been rich in developments from which the Centre will benefit for many years to come.

Open Data Week at ECMWF, 2017

What can you do with open data?

Open data will be in the spotlight during a week of events at ECMWF exploring the potential of freely available weather-related data.

Dick Dee

ECMWF scientists explain benefits of climate reanalysis

Climate reanalysis has huge benefits for numerical weather prediction (NWP) as well as climate studies, and it can help to shed new light on the pace of global warming, two of ECMWF’s top reanalysis experts have said in separate high-profile interventions.

Andrew Brown

ECMWF appoints new Director of Research

Dr Andrew Brown has been appointed as ECMWF’s next Director of Research after Professor Erland Källén steps down on 31 July 2017.

Complex network

Drive to boost supercomputer efficiency in full swing

ECMWF is making big strides in preparing weather forecasting for the exascale era of supercomputing by improving efficiency and scalability in all parts of the production and dissemination workflow.

Sea-surface temperature chart IFS Cycle 43r1

Model upgrade brings sea-ice coupling and higher ocean resolution

ECMWF implemented a new version of its forecasting system on 22 November, which introduces a dynamic sea-ice model and increases the resolution of the ocean model. These and other changes significantly improve the Centre’s weather predictions.

Arctic sea ice

ECMWF joins new project to probe impact of a changing Arctic climate

ECMWF is part of a new EU-funded project investigating ways to improve weather and climate predictions in the face of a rapidly changing Arctic climate.