News highlights of 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.
News
Records tumble as El Niño peaks
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
El Niño approaches peak warming
El Niño conditions in the central Pacific remain very strong, and sea-surface temperatures are now close to their expected maximum value as the event moves towards its peak at the end of the year.
NEXTGenIO supercomputing project gets under way
A consortium including ECMWF has announced the successful start of the NEXTGenIO project on input/output challenges in high-performance computing (HPC).