Metop-A satellite retiring after 15 years of huge benefits to forecasting 15 November 2021 EUMETSAT has started to decommission the Metop-A satellite, which has brought tremendous benefits to numerical weather prediction after it was launched 15 years ago.
ECMWF’s free-to-use OpenCharts catalogue extended and new feature added 2 November 2021 A powerful new feature is now available through our popular OpenCharts Catalogue, allowing users to tailor their own forecast display. The launch of ‘ChartSet’ comes just weeks after nearly 60 new products were added, bringing the total number available to well over 250.
ECMWF at the United Nations COP26 Climate Change Conference 29 October 2021 ECMWF will be present at COP26, showing how data and services from the EU’s Copernicus Earth observation programme can support countries in meeting the goals of the Paris Agreement.
Union for Mediterranean and ECMWF sign cooperation accord 25 October 2021 The Secretariat of the Union for the Mediterranean and ECMWF signed an agreement on 25 October establishing bilateral cooperation concerning the uptake and impact of EU Copernicus services implemented by ECMWF.
Autumn 2021 Newsletter published 22 October 2021 The autumn 2021 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.
Using hydrology to help upgrade European and global flood forecasting 18 October 2021 ECMWF takes care of operational matters for the European and Global Flood Awareness Systems of the EU’s Copernicus Emergency Management Service. Cinzia Mazzetti uses her hydrological skills to help upgrade EFAS to much higher resolution.
Forecast upgrade improves moist physics and use of satellite observations 12 October 2021 An upgrade of ECMWF’s Integrated Forecasting System to Cycle 47r3 implemented on 12 October has improved the representation of moist physics in the model and increased satellite observation usage in cloudy regions in data assimilation.
Experts debate use of high-performance computing in meteorology 4 October 2021 ECMWF held a biennial event on the use of high-performance computing in meteorology from 20 to 24 September, bringing together experts from national weather centres, academia and industry.
WMO fellow to develop Climate Data Store application for Africa 27 September 2021 Kaah Menang, a meteorologist and researcher from the National Department of Meteorology, Cameroon, is to use a one-year World Meteorological Organization Fellowship at ECMWF to work on a Climate Data Store application for Africa.
Annual Seminar looks into Earth system observations 22 September 2021 Thirty-seven experts set out the latest thinking on Earth system observations at ECMWF’s Annual Seminar 2021 from 13 to 17 September. The online event was held jointly with the World Meteorological Organization WCRP–WWRP Symposium on Data Assimilation and Reanalysis.
ECMWF becomes a multi-site organisation 13 September 2021 ECMWF has officially become a multi-site organisation, holding opening ceremonies for offices in Bonn, Germany, and its data centre in Bologna, Italy, on 13 and 14 September 2021.
Investigating AMVs and microwave sounders on small satellites 13 September 2021 As ECMWF’s Annual Seminar on Observations gets under way, we take a look at Katie Lean’s work on satellites producing atmospheric motion vectors (AMVs) and a potential future constellation of small satellites carrying microwave sounding instruments.
Heat, rain, floods and fires – the European summer of 2021 7 September 2021 The European summer of 2021 stands out for great heat, regional fires, heavy rain and devastating floods, which were reflected in the output of ECMWF and the EU’s Copernicus Services which we operate or contribute to.
News highlights January to July 2021 6 August 2021 ECMWF news highlights in the first seven months of 2021 include an upgrade of ECMWF’s Integrated Forecasting System; projects and workshops to drive forward weather science; and new developments regarding the EU-funded Copernicus services implemented by ECMWF.
APPLICATE project to have lasting effects on polar forecasting 2 August 2021 As part of the EU’s Horizon 2020 project APPLICATE, ECMWF has reviewed the challenges that limit forecast skill in Arctic regions. Advances have been made in coupled modelling, process-based diagnostics, and the effective use of observations and data assimilation.
ECMWF’s role in the Copernicus Emergency Management Service renewed 29 July 2021 ECMWF is to continue as the computational centre for the hydrological forecasting activities of the EU-funded Copernicus Emergency Management Service for a further six years. The computational centre helps to deliver the European and Global Flood Awareness Systems, EFAS and GloFAS.
Summer 2021 Newsletter published 23 July 2021 The summer 2021 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 and European Commission renew contract for Copernicus services 22 July 2021 ECMWF has signed an agreement with the European Commission to continue implementing the EU-funded Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) and Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS) for the next seven years.
ECMWF opens forum for forecast users 5 July 2021 ECMWF has opened a forum for its users to post comments on topics related to weather and forecasting, join conversations and provide feedback to the Centre.