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Extension of agreement with ESA

In December 2009, the respective Councils of ECMWF and ESA agreed to the extension of the Co-operation Agreement between ECMWF and ESA for another five years.

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First General Assembly of the MACC project

ECMWF welcomed more than 120 visitors to the First General Assembly of the MACC project.

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Horizontal resolution increase

On Tuesday 26 January, ECMWF upgraded the horizontal resolutions of its deterministic forecast and data assimilation systems and the Ensemble Prediction System (EPS), including the weekly extension to 32 days.

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GEO User Interface Committee meeting hosted at ECMWF

The User Interface Committee of the Group on Earth Observation held its 14th meeting at ECMWF on 2-4 March 2010.

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ECMWF corporate video

A corporate video about ECMWF has been made available on the ECMWF public web.

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EUCOS Scientific Advisory Team

The Scientific Advisory Team of EUCOS, the EUMETNET Composite Observing System, met at ECMWF from 2 to 4 March.

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Landmark in forecast performance

In February 2010, ECMWF reached a landmark in the performance of its deterministic forecasting system.

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Eruption of the Eyjafjallajökull volcano on Iceland

Links to up-to-date information about the eruption.

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Aksel Wiin-Nielsen passed away

Professor Aksel Wiin-Nielsen, the first Director at ECMWF, sadly passed away on Monday, 26 April 2010.

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New web products from the ECMWF ensemble prediction system

ECMWF has extended the range of weather forecast products that are available freely and with no restrictions from its website.