September workshop to review next-generation I/O in supercomputing 1 July 2019 Registration is open for a workshop at ECMWF on 25 and 26 September to review progress in the development of new I/O techniques for supercomputing at the exascale.
Jean-Noël Thépaut appointed as ECMWF’s new Director of Copernicus Services 27 June 2019 Jean-Noël Thépaut has been appointed as ECMWF’s new Director of Copernicus Services from 1 October 2019, when Juan Garces de Marcilla steps down from the post. Jean-Noël has been a key player in the ECMWF team which has successfully implemented two of the EU’s Copernicus Earth observation services.
Reanalysis pioneer Dick Dee bows out as ERA5 replaces ERA-Interim 24 June 2019 Dick Dee, one of the key figures in the development of global weather and climate reanalysis at ECMWF, is leaving the Centre on 28 June on reaching retirement age, but only after overseeing the transition from the hugely successful ERA-Interim to the state-of-the-art ERA5 reanalysis.
Boost to research as ECMWF provides OpenIFS to Oxford-based volunteer computing project 18 June 2019 OpenIFS at ECMWF has teamed up with the University of Oxford e-Research Centre to enable scientists to run the OpenIFS weather model on thousands of people’s home computers. The OpenIFS@home project was launched on 18 June.
Forecasting system upgrade set to improve global weather forecasts 11 June 2019 ECMWF is implementing a substantial upgrade of its Integrated Forecasting System today, 11 June 2019, which will significantly improve global medium-range weather forecasts. One of the key novelties in IFS Cycle 46r1 is that it makes data assimilation more continuous.
Year of Polar Prediction webinars on 24 and 25 June to focus on next phase 10 June 2019 June 2019 marks the official start of the Year of Polar Prediction’s three-year Consolidation Phase. On 24 and 25 June, three webinars will highlight the achievements of the WMO’s Year of Polar Prediction to date and the challenges that lie ahead.
Aeolus data impact tests confirm potential of new wind data for NWP 4 June 2019 A first evaluation of data from the Aeolus satellite launched by the European Space Agency in August 2018 has confirmed that the mission’s ground-breaking laser technology can be used to obtain global wind profiles that are very useful to numerical weather prediction.
EC-Earth hones Earth system model for climate predictions and projections 28 May 2019 More than 50 scientists from the European EC-Earth consortium met at ECMWF from 21 to 23 May to discuss how to develop the Earth system model they use to make climate predictions and projections. The EC-Earth model uses ECMWF’s Integrated Forecasting System for the atmosphere–land component.
How to make Earth science workflows more reproducible 20 May 2019 ECMWF will hold an international workshop from 14 to 16 October 2019 at its headquarters in Reading, UK, to investigate how workflows in Earth sciences can be made more reproducible.
ECMWF holds webinars on June upgrade of its forecasting system 17 May 2019 ECMWF upgrades its forecasting system on a regular basis, and one such upgrade is planned for 11 June 2019. Director of Forecasts Florian Pappenberger explained how the changes will improve forecasts in two webinars on 15 and 16 May 2019.
ECMWF holds webinar on use of radiosonde data in NWP 30 April 2019 ECMWF held a webinar on the use of radiosonde data in numerical weather prediction on 30 April 2019. The webinar covered measurement techniques, the processing of radiosonde data and uncertainties in the data.
ECMWF scientists focus on Earth system at top geosciences meeting 24 April 2019 More than 20 ECMWF scientists set out their latest findings on Earth system processes related to weather, climate and atmospheric composition at the European Geosciences Union General Assembly in Vienna, Austria, from 7 to 12 April 2019.
Spring 2019 Newsletter published 18 April 2019 The spring 2019 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.
Scientists explore use of forecast databases for weather research 15 April 2019 Scientists from across the world flocked to ECMWF from 2 to 5 April 2019 to discuss predictability, dynamics and applications research using ensemble forecast databases for the medium and sub-seasonal to seasonal range. The Centre is currently testing new forecast products for the sub-seasonal range.
European State of the Climate 2018 unveiled in Vienna 9 April 2019 The EU-funded Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) implemented by ECMWF presented the European State of the Climate 2018 report at a top geoscience meeting in Vienna on 9 April 2019. Freja Vamborg is the scientist who pulled the report together.
EUMETSAT Fellows help improve ECMWF weather forecasts 1 April 2019 With their high level of expertise in satellite products and operational weather prediction, EUMETSAT Research Fellows are a critical link between EUMETSAT and ECMWF, helping to ensure that Member States and society gain maximum benefit from European investments in space observations.
Why weather prediction needs an Earth system approach 22 March 2019 On the occasion of World Meteorological Day 2019, ECMWF Director of Research Andy Brown looks at how the theme of the Sun, the Earth and the Weather ties in with the Centre’s Earth system approach to numerical weather prediction.
CO2 monitoring project working towards early prototype in 2021 20 March 2019 An ambitious European project to build an operational global carbon dioxide monitoring and verification support capability aims to deliver an early prototype in 2021, project members meeting at ECMWF for their second General Assembly from 12 to 14 March 2019 heard.
Continuous data assimilation at ECMWF: from idea to operational reality 15 March 2019 ECMWF will soon be able to use more up-to-date weather observations to help define the initial conditions for its forecasts. The change was prompted by a talk given by ECMWF scientist Peter Lean.