Redesigned web charts make weather information more accessible
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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).
Weather satellites pick up Indonesian fire signal over Indian Ocean
Unusual weather satellite data over a large swathe of the Indian Ocean can be attributed to emissions from Indonesian wildfires, it has emerged.
ECMWF experts share insights on use of satellite data
ECMWF scientists joined researchers and data providers from around the world to discuss developments in the fields of satellite sounding data, radiative transfer, data assimilation, and new and future satellite missions.
Pushing the boundaries of predictability
Which aspects of the weather can be predicted up to three months ahead? This question was the subject of an international workshop held at ECMWF from 2 to 5 November.
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.
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.