ECMWF at EMS2024

ECMWF is taking part in this year’s Annual Meeting of the European Meteorological Society (EMS), from 2 to 6 September in Barcelona and online. We will present developments in global Earth system modelling from across the organisation. Oral and poster presentations and sessions convened or co-convened by ECMWF staff cover topics including data assimilation and ensemble forecasting; weather and climate modelling; forecasting, nowcasting and warning systems; and open data. 

New this year is our side event for ECMWF forecast users on 3 September. This in-person event complements our annual UEF meeting and consists of two moderated and two drop-in sessions.

Full details of ECMWF involvement at EMS2024 are listed below (all times CEST).

Monday, 2 September

OSA3.4 Tenfold Increase in extreme fires in Europe expected under warming climate 

Fredrik Wetterhall (onsite oral presentation)

9:15 to 9:30 CEST

Lecture room B5

Abstract: Tenfold Increase in extreme fires in Europe expected under warming climate

Tuesday, 3 September

WS4 ECMWF Forecast User side event 

Julia Ioannou, Becky Hemingway (conveners)

9:00 to 17:15 CEST

Lecture room 102A/B

Session: ECMWF Forecast User Side Event; Event registration

NMHS Communications workshop

Mike Morrissey, co-convener

9:00 to 17:30 CEST

Room Ramon y Cajal

Session: Workshop organised jointly by ECMWF, EUMETSAT and the WMO to bring together communications professionals in the weather science community

ES1.4 National and international climate services: user engagement and governance

Carlo Buontempo (convener), Freja Vamborg (co-convener)

9:00 to 13:00 CEST

Lecture room A112

Session: National and international climate services: user engagement and governance

OSA1.4 Data Assimilation and Ensemble Forecasting (short, medium, extended range): traditional versus machine learning

Andrea Montani (convener), Ivana Aleksovska, Fernando Prates (co-conveners)

9:00 to 13:00 CEST

A111 (Aula Joan Maragall)

Session: Data Assimilation and Ensemble Forecasting (short, medium, extended range): traditional versus machine learning

OSA1.4 Towards unified land data assimilation at ECMWF: Soil and snow temperature analysis in the Simplified Extended Kalman Filter

Christoph Herbert (onsite oral presentation)

9:45 to 10:00 CEST

A111 (Aula Joan Maragall)

Abstract: Towards unified land data assimilation at ECMWF: Soil and snow temperature analysis in the Simplified Extended Kalman Filter

 

OSA1.4 Combining ensembles using a new synoptic-scale curvature diagnostic

Nigel Roberts (onsite oral presentation)

10:00 to 10:15 CEST

A111 (Aula Joan Maragall)

Abstract: Combining ensembles using a new synoptic-scale curvature diagnostic  

OSA3.6 How well do dynamical seasonal forecasts capture soil-moisture atmosphere coupling?

Jonathan Day (onsite oral presentation)

15:15 to 15:30 CEST

A111 (Aula Joan Maragall)

Abstract: How well do dynamical seasonal forecasts capture soil-moisture atmosphere coupling?

OSA1.4 Exploring outer-loop land-atmosphere coupling

Christoph Herbert (poster presentation)

18:00 to 19:30 CEST

A111 (Aula Joan Maragall)

Abstract: Exploring outer-loop land-atmosphere coupling

 Wednesday, 4 September

OSA1.1 Forecasting, nowcasting and warning systems

Tim Hewson (convener)

Wednesday, 16:00 to 17:15 CEST; Thursday, 9:00 to 17:15 CEST

Lecture room B5

Session: Forecasting, nowcasting and warning systems

Thursday, 5 September

UP3.6 ERA5-ecPoint: what it is and its power in the contextualisation of severe temperatures and rainfall

Fatima Pillosu (onsite oral presentation)

10:05 to 10:20 CEST

Lecture room A111

Abstract: ERA5-ecPoint: what it is and its power in the contextualisation of severe temperatures and rainfall

OSA1.1 Maximizing added value in extreme weather forecasting: insights from case studies with the Continuous Global and On-Demand Extremes Digital Twins within the Destination Earth initiative

Estíbaliz Gascón (onsite oral presentation)

11:45 to 12:00 CEST

Lecture room B5

Abstract: Maximizing added value in extreme weather forecasting: insights from case studies with the Continuous Global and On-Demand Extremes Digital Twins within the Destination Earth initiative

OSA1.1 Early detection of extreme events through NWP plugins

Antonino Bonanni (onsite oral presentation)

14:30 to 14:45 CEST

Lecture room B5

Abstract: Early detection of extreme events through NWP plugins

UP2.2 Exploring the interfaces between meteorology and hydrology

Fatima Pillosu, Tim Hewson (conveners)

14:00 to 17:15 CEST

Lecture room A112

Session: Exploring the interfaces between meteorology and hydrology

UP2.2 Data-driven selection of optimal afforestation sites in Europe for drought adaptation  

Fredrik Wetterhall (onsite oral presentation)
15:15 to 15:30 CEST

Lecture room A112

Abstract: Data-driven selection of optimal afforestation sites in Europe for drought adaptation

UP2.2 Can we now predict flash floods globally and up to medium ranges?

Fatima Pillosu (onsite oral presentation)

16:45 to 17:00 CEST

Lecture room A112

Abstract: Can we now predict flash floods globally and up to medium-ranges? 

UP1.3 Enhancing Extreme Weather Forecasts: Diagnostic Strategies in ECMWF's Destination Earth Initiative

Estíbaliz Gascón (onsite oral presentation)

16:00 to 16:15 CEST

Aula Magna

Abstract: Enhancing Extreme Weather Forecasts: Diagnostic Strategies in ECMWF's Destination Earth Initiative 

OSAK.1 Keynote Presentation Operational Systems and Applications

Andrea Montani (convener)

17:30 to 18:00 CEST

Aula Magna

Session: Keynote Presentation Operational Systems and Applications

ES1.3 Bridging the gap between climate data and policy makers: The CLIMAAX project example  

Milana Vuckovic, Fredrik Wetterhall (poster presentation)

18:00 to 19:30 CEST

Chapel

Abstract: Bridging the gap between climate data and policy makers: The CLIMAAX project example

UP3.6 Coupled land-atmosphere data assimilation developments in support of the next generation of Earth system reanalyses and seasonal prediction systems: The CopERnIcus Climate Change Service Evolution (CERISE) project

Patricia de Rosnay et al. (poster presentation, presented by Christoph Herbert)

18:00 to 19:30 CEST

A111 (Aula Joan Maragall)

Abstract: Coupled land-atmosphere data assimilation developments in support of the next generation of Earth system reanalyses and seasonal prediction systems: The CopERnIcus Climate Change Service Evolution (CERISE) project

Friday, 6 September

ES1.6 Open Data – data, application development, impact 

Emma Pidduck (co-convener)

11:00 to 15:30 CEST

Chapel

Session: Open Data - data, application development, impact

ES1.6 Uptake of the ECMWF Open Data Programme

Victoria Bennett (onsite oral presentation)

11:35 to 11:50 CEST

Chapel

Abstract: Uptake of the ECMWF Open Data Programme

ES1.6 Making ECMWF open weather forecast data more accessible to users: maintenance challenges

Milana Vuckovic (onsite oral presentation)

11:50 to 12:05 CEST

Chapel

Abstract: Making ECMWF open weather forecast data more accessible to users: maintenance challenges

OSA1.6 Challenges in weather and climate modelling: from model development via verification to operational perspectives 

Estíbaliz Gascón (convener)

11:00 to 15:15 CEST

Lecture room B5

Session: Challenges in Weather and Climate Modelling: from model development via verification to operational perspectives

OSA1.6 Optimising orography for global high-resolution simulations

Birgit Sützl (onsite oral presentation)

11:30 to 11:45 CEST

Lecture room B5

Abstract: Optimising orography for global high-resolution simulations

OSA1.6 Quantifying double-penalty effects and mitigating their impact on forecast verification

Llorenç Lledó (onsite oral presentation)

15:00 to 15:15 CEST

Lecture room B5

Abstract: Quantifying double-penalty effects and mitigating their impact on forecast verification