Spring newsletter published
The Spring 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.
News
ECMWF launches new model cycle
ECMWF launched a new model cycle on 12 May bringing a range of improvements to its Integrated Forecasting System (IFS).
New database to shed light on sub-seasonal to seasonal predictability
ECMWF has launched a data portal for sub-seasonal to seasonal (S2S) weather forecasts to help researchers study predictability on time-scales of up to 60 days.
EC-Earth moves towards improved Earth system model
A two-day meeting of the EC-Earth consortium hosted by ECMWF has reviewed progress in developing an improved Earth system model for fresh insights into climate change.
Copernicus workshop focuses on climate projections
ECMWF has held the second in a series of workshops helping to shape the Copernicus Climate Change Service it is implementing on behalf of the EU.
ESCAPE project set to prepare for new era in supercomputing
Efforts to prepare forecasting systems for the exascale era of supercomputing receive a boost as the European Commission backs the 4m-euro ESCAPE project coordinated by ECMWF.
ECMWF makes its mark at geosciences conference
ECMWF delegates ran a series of well-attended sessions at the European Geosciences Union General Assembly in Vienna from 12 to 17 April and used the opportunity to catch up with the work of fellow scientists.
Warm conditions continue into 2015
Global temperatures continued to be high in the first quarter of this year after 2014 was one of the warmest years on record.
Invitations to Tender
ECMWF has published the first four Copernicus Invitations to Tender.
ECMWF holds two training modules on data assimilation
How weather forecasting makes use of the millions of observations that are made each day of the atmosphere, oceans and land was the focus of two training modules held at ECMWF in March 2015.