New aircraft wind data could boost weather forecast quality 3 May 2017 New aircraft wind data could be fed into numerical weather prediction (NWP) models to boost the quality of forecasts, according to a group of experts who met at ECMWF from 24 to 26 April.
Decoding microwave signals for numerical weather prediction 26 April 2017 How best to use satellite observations of microwave signals affected by clouds and precipitation in numerical weather prediction is a thorny problem. ECMWF scientists including Alan Geer have been working on it for many years – with remarkable success.
Spring 2017 Newsletter published 12 April 2017 The spring 2017 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.
ECMWF backs WMO capacity building 10 April 2017 ECMWF is a long-time partner in the World Meteorological Organization’s capacity building work. It is now applying its expertise in numerical weather prediction to help assess operational capabilities in WMO member countries.
Pinning down the predictability of the atmosphere 6 April 2017 The last of this year’s season of ECMWF training courses on numerical weather prediction will look into how predictable the atmosphere and related parts of the Earth system are.
ECMWF extends observation monitoring to the ocean 3 April 2017 ECMWF has extended its weather observation monitoring system to ocean observations and has begun to publish the results on its website.
How to support supercomputer and data users in 34 countries 29 March 2017 A dedicated team at ECMWF provides support and advice to an international set of users of ECMWF’s computing and data resources, including the high-performance computing facility. Multi-talented Xavier Abellan is part of the crew.
Registration open for ECMWF’s annual user meeting in June 27 March 2017 Registration is still open for this year’s ‘Using ECMWF’s Forecasts’ meeting, UEF2017. Join us for a week of talks, workshops and demonstrations exploring the use of ECMWF data in forecasting severe weather.
World Meteorological Day puts spotlight on clouds 23 March 2017 World Meteorological Day 2017 is dedicated to ‘Understanding Clouds’. The theme was chosen by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) to highlight the huge importance of clouds for weather and climate.
Registration open for Rome climate reanalysis conference in November 21 March 2017 The EU-funded Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) operated by ECMWF is holding the 5th International Conference on Reanalysis (ICR5) from 13 to 17 November 2017 in Rome, Italy.
ANYWHERE project aims to predict weather impacts 17 March 2017 Some 70 scientists, developers and emergency managers from across Europe came together at ECMWF from 15 to 17 March to drive forward a project that aims to provide forecasts of weather impacts, such as damage from wind storms, floods and heat waves.
European Research Council funding boosts numerical work 14 March 2017 As the European Research Council (ERC) celebrates its tenth anniversary, an ERC-funded frontier research project hosted by ECMWF is making decisive progress in exploring novel numerical methods for weather prediction and climate projection.
Twenty ways to unleash the power of open data 10 March 2017 Twenty teams worked day and night at the #OpenDataHack event hosted by ECMWF on 4 and 5 March to explore creative uses of open weather and climate data.
Ensemble forecasts disseminated 40 minutes earlier 8 March 2017 For weather forecasts to be useful, they must be delivered in a timely manner. On 7 March, ECMWF started disseminating medium-range probabilistic forecasts to its users 40 minutes earlier than before.
First step in new international investment in Bologna for ECMWF’s new data centre 1 March 2017 ECMWF’s Council has mandated Director-General Florence Rabier to prepare a high-level agreement with the Italian Government on a new data centre, for approval by Council at its next session.
ECMWF to hold symposium on dynamic meteorology on 8 June 23 February 2017 Experts in numerical weather prediction will converge on the Centre on 8 June for a symposium on dynamic meteorology to mark the departure of ECMWF’s Director of Research of eight years, Erland Källén.
Twenty-five years of ensemble forecasting 16 February 2017 On 24 November 1992, ECMWF started producing probabilistic or 'ensemble' forecasts. Since then, ensemble forecasting at the Centre has been going from strength to strength.
Multi-system seasonal forecast service takes first steps 10 February 2017 The EU-funded Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) operated by ECMWF is trialling a multi-system seasonal forecast service. Behind the scenes, ECMWF scientist Eduardo Penabad Ramos helped to prepare the ground for the successful launch.
ECMWF and Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre team up on flash flood forecasts 7 February 2017 A collaboration between ECMWF scientists and the Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre is investigating how forecasts of flash floods can help the communities likely to be affected.