Ocean wind wave model upgrade improves the forecasting system 24 June 2024 In the next upgrade of ECMWF’s Integrated Forecasting System (IFS), changes in the ocean wind wave model component will be implemented which improve forecasts.
ECMWF Annual Report 2023 published 17 June 2024 The ECMWF Annual Report 2023 is now available online, reviewing progress towards the goals set out in our ten-year Strategy under the pillars of ‘Science and technology’, ‘Impact’, and ‘Organisation and people’.
EU’s Destination Earth Phase II is inaugurated 10 June 2024 The official launch event of the EU’s Destination Earth second phase takes place today at the EuroHPC LUMI Supercomputer Center in Finland. DestinE, which aims to build a digital replica of our planet, is implemented by ECMWF, ESA, and EUMETSAT.
Model upgrade will bring better two-metre temperature forecasts 4 June 2024 In the next upgrade of ECMWF’s Integrated Forecasting System (IFS), changes will be implemented which improve short-range forecasts of two-metre temperature.
Videos show ‘nature run’ of greenhouse gases over a year 28 May 2024 Three videos developed as part of the EU-funded CoCO2 research project coordinated by ECMWF show a ‘nature run’ of greenhouse gases over the year 2021.
Bringing together users, researchers and coders in ECMWF’s machine learning efforts 15 May 2024 ECMWF’s endeavour to create first-class machine learning weather forecasts relies on the expertise of its staff, including Jesper Dramsch, who joined ECMWF in 2021.
New satellite promises unprecedented data on clouds and aerosols 7 May 2024 A new satellite called Earth Cloud, Aerosol and Radiation Explorer (EarthCARE), to be launched later this month, will provide unprecedented data on clouds and aerosols that will help ECMWF to initialise its weather forecasts.
Waves and wave-coupled processes event reviews state of the art 29 April 2024 ECMWF held the 5th workshop on ocean waves and wave-coupled processes in Reading (UK) from 10 to 12 April 2024. It was attended by 80 scientists from across the world and followed workshops in Melbourne, Qingdao, Hangzhou and Uppsala.
Europe saw widespread flooding and severe heatwaves in 2023 – report 22 April 2024 One third of the European river network saw river flows above the ‘high’ threshold in 2023, and the year saw a record number of days with ‘extreme heat stress’ in Europe, a report by the Copernicus Climate Change Service, implemented by ECMWF, and the World Meteorological Organization says.
Spring 2024 Newsletter published 19 April 2024 The spring 2024 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 at EGU24 12 April 2024 ECMWF has a strong presence at the General Assembly of the European Geosciences Union (EGU24) from 14 to 19 April. Here we provide an overview of our oral and poster presentations and the sessions our scientists are co-convening.
Diagnosing forecasts for the Destination Earth initiative 8 April 2024 Estíbaliz Gascón specialises in the evaluation and diagnostics of weather forecasts. She now evaluates forecasts of extreme weather events and diagnoses km-scale forecasts ECMWF is developing as part of the EU’s Destination Earth initiative.
ECMWF Fellows outline progress and plans for collaborative research 26 March 2024 In the ten years since its launch, collaborations through the ECMWF Fellowship programme have contributed significantly to progress in global Earth system modelling. Here, some of our Fellows outline research they are undertaking with ECMWF and their plans for future work.
Copernicus Climate Change Service provides new tools for users 19 March 2024 The EU-funded Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), implemented by ECMWF, has provided new tools to make it easier for users to explore how the climate has been changing and how it could change in the future.
AI weather forecasts can’t stand alone for now, says head of UK Met Office 8 March 2024 Penny Endersby, the Chief Executive of the UK Met Office, has given a wide-ranging interview to ECMWF, focusing on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) forecasts, the relationship between ECMWF and its Member States, and International Women's Day.
Three-year Copernicus CO2 project concludes ambitious programme 5 March 2024 The three-year ECMWF-coordinated project for a prototype system for a Copernicus CO2 service (CoCO2) to monitor anthropogenic CO2 emissions worldwide has concluded its ambitious programme successfully.
ECMWF releases a much larger open dataset 29 February 2024 ECMWF now provides a much larger open dataset to the public, representing weather forecasts at a higher resolution and a reduction in some release times, after a first set of data was made available in early 2022.
This year will see a model upgrade and progress on machine learning, Director-General says 19 February 2024 An upgrade of the Integrated Forecasting System to Cycle 49r1, continued progress on machine-learning forecasts, and work with our Member States on a new Strategy will take place in 2024, ECMWF Director-General Florence Rabier says.
International Day of Women and Girls in Science 2024 9 February 2024 To mark the United Nations' promotion of 'full and equal access and participation for women and girls in science', we invited colleagues at ECMWF and from organisations we work most closely with to tell us more about their work.