Winter 2017/18 Newsletter published
The winter 2017/18 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.
News
ECMWF launches Summer of Weather Code programme
ECMWF is launching a programme open to anybody keen to develop innovative weather data technologies. Applications to work on any one of 13 challenges can be submitted until 30 March.
Ocean coupling in tropical cyclone forecasts
Tropical cyclones are one of the deadliest weather phenomena. One of the avenues being pursued at ECMWF to improve forecasts of tropical cyclones is to better take into account interactions between the ocean and the atmosphere during the forecast period.
2017 extends exceptionally warm period, first complete datasets show
The first complete temperature datasets for 2017 show that last year was the third in a row of exceptionally warm years, the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) implemented by the European Weather Centre (ECMWF) can announce.
ECMWF at the 2018 AMS Annual Meeting
ECMWF will be at the American Meteorological Society (AMS) Annual Meeting in Austin, Texas, from 7 to 11 January. Find out when our staff are presenting and when they will be available at our booth.
News highlights of 2017
The year started with a bang when ECMWF Copernicus reanalysis data showed that 2016 had been the warmest year on record. Other milestones included the decision to build a new data centre in Bologna, a major model upgrade and the implementation of a new seasonal forecasting system.
Symposium speakers hail ECMWF scientist’s lifetime achievements
Speakers at a symposium held at ECMWF on 8 December outlined the remarkable contributions to numerical weather prediction (NWP) made by Adrian Simmons in the course of a career spanning five decades.
ECMWF engages with Python community
ECMWF is stepping up its efforts to provide processing and visualisation options in the Python programming language. To engage with the developer community, the Centre hosted a Python frameworks workshop on 28 and 29 November 2017.
Symposium marks leading ECMWF scientist’s lifetime achievements
A symposium to mark the decisive contributions of ECMWF scientist Adrian Simmons to numerical weather prediction and climate science took place at the Centre on 8 December.
Council lecture on 25 years of ensemble prediction
ECMWF Lead Scientist Roberto Buizza delivered a lecture on ’25 years of ensemble prediction’ on 7 December, on the occasion of the 91st Council meeting. A recording of the lecture can be viewed online.