Slovenia becomes ECMWF's 20th Member State
On 1 December 2012, the Republic of Slovenia became ECMWF’s 20th Member State.
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ECMWF Newsletter – Autumn 2012
The Autumn 2012 edition of the ECMWF Newsletter has been published.
ECMWF forecast data for hurricane Sandy available to researchers
ECMWF forecast data for hurricane Sandy is available for free download for research use via the TIGGE archive.
Senior appointments at ECMWF
ECMWF is looking to recruit a Director of Operations and a Director of Forecasts.
ECMWF Newsletter – Winter 2013
The winter 2012/13 edition of the ECMWF Newsletter has been published.
Using ECMWF's forecasts
'Using ECMWF's Forecasts' is an evolution of our long-running series of Forecast Products Users' meetings.
Current floods in central Europe
Several days of heavy rain at the end of May and beginning of June led to saturated soils and extreme flooding in central Europe.
Contract for new high-performance computing facility signed
At its 79th session on 19-20 June 2013, the ECMWF Council authorised the Director-General to enter into a service contract with Cray UK Ltd to replace the High Performance Computing Facility (HPCF) at the Centre from mid-2014 onwards. The contract between ECMWF and Cray UK Ltd was signed on 24 June 2013.
Cray will provide a multi-petaflops supercomputing infrastructure at ECMWF designed for operational resiliency featuring two Cray XC30 systems and a multi-petabyte Cray Sonexion storage system.
ECMWF Newsletter – Spring 2013
The spring 2013 edition of the ECMWF Newsletter has been published.
Annual Report 2012
The report presents some of ECMWF’s key activities in 2012. These include the provision of good guidance about extreme weather events, the upgrading of the supercomputer and the growth of the meteorological data archive.