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Delegates signing the ECMWF Convention

ECMWF Convention came into force 40 years ago

On the occasion of the Centre’s 40th anniversary, we look back at how ECMWF came to be set up and how it has changed since then.

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ECMWF Fellow explores scope to improve numerical methods

Professor Rupert Klein, a renowned scientist in the areas of geophysical fluid dynamics and numerical modelling, has ambitious goals for his three-year ECMWF Fellowship.

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Autumn newsletter published

The Autumn 2015 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.

Reading Enterprise Centre

ECMWF works with University of Reading to boost weather science

ECMWF collaborates with the best experts in meteorology across the world. It helps that some of them are based on its doorstep.

Sea-surface temperature anomalies September 2015

Strong El Niño continues to warm

El Niño conditions in the central Pacific are now very strong, and sea-surface temperature anomalies are continuing to increase slowly as the event moves towards its expected peak at the end of the year.

EarthServer-2 meeting at ECMWF

EarthServer-2 develops plans for better access to Big Earth Data

ECMWF hosted the second meeting of the EarthServer-2 project, which aims to improve access to Big Earth Data, on 8 and 9 October.

ESCAPE kick-off meeting 2015

Computing experts define roadmap for ECMWF-led scalability project

ESCAPE, a major EU-funded project in ECMWF’s Scalability Programme, held its kick-off meeting at the Centre on 1 and 2 October.

Visualisation Week Globe

3D and user interaction among top themes during Visualisation Week

Innovative uses of 3D and debates on user interaction were among the highlights of a week of events on visualisation in meteorology at ECMWF.

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Photographs from the inauguration of the new office block

Photographs from the inauguration of new office block

EUMETSAT conference 2015

ECMWF scientists share insights at EUMETSAT conference

ECMWF scientists shared their insights and gave a series of well-attended talks at the 2015 EUMETSAT Meteorological Satellite Conference.