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ECMWF’s Annual Seminar on ‘Earth system modelling for seamless prediction’ opened on 5 September. One of the speakers at the four-day event, ECMWF scientist Gianpaolo Balsamo, explains how improved Earth system modelling can lead to better weather forecasts.

ECMWF is part of a consortium exploring new ways of exploiting high-resolution satellite data to monitor atmospheric ozone with unprecedented accuracy.

A new seasonal outlook developed by ECMWF that extends the forecast horizon for river levels from two weeks to two months is being tested in the Copernicus European Flood Awareness System (EFAS).

The Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS), which is operated by ECMWF on behalf of the EU, has enhanced its products and its user interface since it became fully operational last summer.

ECMWF has completed a new, innovative reanalysis of the global climate in the 20th century. Scientists will now study the data to see what new insights the CERA-20C reanalysis brings.

Registration for this year’s Annual Seminar on ‘Earth system modelling for seamless prediction’, which runs from 5 to 8 September 2016, remains open until 4 August.

The Summer 2016 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.

Clouds and precipitation are among the more challenging weather parameters to forecast accurately. ECMWF scientist Richard Forbes specialises in modelling the multi-scale processes involved.

The ECMWF Annual Report 2015 is now available online.

ECMWF’s Council has approved a “demanding” new Strategy, which sets the Centre’s direction of travel until 2025.