Projects
Research projects
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S2S
Sub-seasonal to seasonal (S2S) prediction A WWRP / THORPEX-WCRP joint research project Multi-model comparisons. A possible use of the S2S database is to make comparisons between the outputs of different forecasting centres. The image shows forecasts of 2-metre temperature anomalies from five S2S models and a verification panel based on observations. The forecast starting date is 11 June 2015 and the forecast range is days 19-25. Aims To improve forecast skill and understanding on the sub-seasonal to seasonal timescale with special emphasis on high-impact weather events To promote the...
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ImagineS
EU - Framework Programme
ImagineS is a collaborative project funded by the European Union. Its research and development work will support the Copernicus Global Land Service that started providing pre-operational monitoring products over land in 2014. ImagineS builds on and continues the research and development initiated in the geoland2 project to prepare for exploiting the future ESA Sentinel data in the Copernicus operational phase beyond 2014. ImagineS is also favouring the emergence of new downstream activities dedicated to monitoring crop and fodder production. Main objectives To produce multi-sensor and multi...
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MyWave
EU - Framework Programme
MyWave is an EU project running from 2012 to 2014 co-ordinated by the Norwegian Meteorological Institute The project brings together several major institutions responsible for forecasting, research and observation of ocean waves in Europe, including Météo- France (France), Helmholtz Zentrum, Geesthacht (Germany), Puertos del Estado (Spain), ISMAR (Italy), DeltaRes and KNMI (The Netherlands), and HRG (Greece). The expected outcome of the project is a unified European system for forecasts and dissemination of forecasts that includes new and improved wave physics. ECMWF is leading WP1 and has two...
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EFAS and GloFAS
Copernicus/EC
Strengthening Europe’s response to natural disasters Floods are among the costliest natural disasters in Europe and in the world. Recognising the importance of concerted action to mitigate the effects of natural disasters, the European Commission started to develop a flood forecasting system under the umbrella of the Copernicus programme. This effort resulted in the two complementary forecasting systems being run operationally: t he European and Global Flood Awareness Systems (EFAS and GloFAS), at the core of the flood Early Warning and Monitoring component of the Copernicus Emergency...
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OpenIFS
ECMWF
Overview OpenIFS provides research institutions with an easy-to-use version of the ECMWF IFS (Integrated Forecasting System). OpenIFS provides the forecast capability of IFS (no data assimilation), supporting software and documentation. OpenIFS has a support team at ECMWF for technical assistance but limited resources for detailed scientific assistance. Objectives Release and support the OpenIFS model to external users for research and teaching. Increase the number of external academic users of IFS through OpenIFS. Increase the number of collaborations between ECMWF and academic institutions...
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CMUG
European Space Agency
Climate Modelling User Group (CMUG) an ESA funded project within its Climate Change Initiative (CCI). The purpose of CMUG is provide support for and independent assessment of the various Essential Climate Variable (ECV) products generated in separate CCI projects. The project is currently running the Phase 1 of the CCI extended programme (CCI+). ECMWF is a partner in CMUG, which is led by the Met Office, together with MPI, BSC, LMD, UPMC, DLR, SMHI and Meteo-France. The overall objective of the CCI is to: “ Realize the full potential of the long-term global Earth Observation (EO) archives that...
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Aeolus
European Space Agency
Aeolus is a European Space Agency (ESA) Earth Explorer mission, scheduled to be launched in August 2018 as part of the Living Planet Programme. The mission is intended to have a lifetime of three years. The Earth Explorers are designed to address critical and specific issues that are raised by the science community, while at the same time demonstrating breakthrough technology in observing techniques. Aeolus will demonstrate the capability of a spaceborne Doppler wind lidar to make accurate, globally-distributed measurements (polar orbit) of vertical profiles of wind information in the...
SMOS
European Space Agency
Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity (SMOS) SMOS is the second Earth Explorer Opportunity mission (launched in November 2009) developed as part of the European Space Agency (ESA) Living Planet programme. The SMOS mission provides two-dimensional interferometric radiometer measurements of L-band (1.4 GHz) brightness temperature from a satellite in polar orbit. At this frequency the atmosphere is almost transparent and surface emission is strongly related to soil moisture over continental surfaces, salinity and surface state of the oceans, and to the thickness of sea ice. The key objectives of the...
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TIGGE
TIGGE – global ensemble forecast data The TIGGE dataset consists of ensemble forecast data from 13 global NWP centres, starting from October 2006, which has been made available for scientific research, via data archive portals at ECMWF and CMA. TIGGE has become a focal point for a range of research projects, including research on ensemble forecasting, predictability and the development of products to improve the prediction of severe weather. TIGGE was established as a key component of THORPEX: a World Weather Research Programme to accelerate the improvements in the accuracy of 1-day to 2-week...
ROM-SAF
EUMETSAT
Radio Occultation Meteorology Satellite Application Facilities (ROM-SAF) DMI (Danish Meteorological Institute) is leading entity for the ROM SAF project (former name GRAS SAF), which processes data from GRAS (Global Navigation Satellite System Receiver for Atmospheric Sounding) and other radio occultation instruments. The ROM SAF is part of EUMETSAT and has four participating institutes. Apart from DMI these are ECMWF, IEEC (Institut D'Estudis Espacials de Catalunya) in Barcelona, Spain, and UK Met Office in Exeter, United Kingdom. ECMWF statistics for RO data The GPS radio occultation (GPSRO)...
KEEP AMMA
EU - Framework Programme 6
Note: this page contains links to the old ecmwf website. ECMWF is involved in the EU-funded (FP6) component of the African Monsoon Multidisciplinary Analysis (AMMA) project. One of the tasks is to monitor the observations in the AMMA area. AMMA, also known as (Afrikanske Monsun : Multidisiplinære Analyser) or (Afrikanischer Monsun: Multidisziplinare Analysen) or (Analisis Multidiciplinar de los Monzones Africanos) or (Analyses Multidisciplinaires de la Mousson Africaine) is an international project to study and monitor the West African Monsoon. AMMA Area Observation Monitoring . ECMWF...