Forecasting tropical cyclones and flooding
To mark the UN International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction on 13 October, Linus Magnusson discusses ECMWF forecasts of tropical cyclones and the destructive floods that can result.
Project develops ‘game-changing’ I/O capabilities in supercomputing
The EU-funded NEXTGenIO project has designed and built a prototype hardware platform that promises massive gains in I/O capabilities in supercomputing. ECMWF has made a big contribution to the four-year project.
How to reduce the influence of model bias at the start of forecasts
Accurate estimates of the current state of the Earth system are crucial for successful weather predictions. ECMWF scientist Patrick Laloyaux has developed a method to reduce the influence of model biases on those estimates.
In focus
Articles presenting ECMWF’s involvement in diverse areas, from our graduate training programme and support for national and international initiatives to information on publications such as our User Guide.
Forecast charts and data
We provide current forecasts, climate reanalyses and specific datasets. These are available via the web, point-to-point dissemination, data servers and broadcasting.
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Hurricane #Dorian stalled for more than 24 hours over the Bahamas. In ECMWF's forecasts this development was first reflected three to four days in advance, as shown here in the forecast from 12 UTC on 30 August.
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Accessing forecasts
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Advancing weather science
Education is a key element of our work at ECMWF, enabling our partners to get the most from ECMWF's services and develop an advanced understanding of forecasting.
| October 21-22 | ESCAPE-2 1st Dissemination workshop |
| November 18-21 | Workshop: Stratospheric modelling, predictability and influence on the troposphere |
| November 25-28 | Satellite inspired hydrology in an uncertain future: an H SAF and HEPEX workshop |
| 2020 | |
| February 3-6 | 4th workshop on assimilating satellite cloud and precipitation observations for NWP |
| February 12-13 | Workshop: Aircraft weather observations and their use |
ECMWF workshops are open to the worldwide meteorological community, though some training is restricted to member states.
Serving meteorology
International collaboration is fundamental to the work of ECMWF, working with the EU and the meteorological community at large, including the World Meteorological Organization, space agencies, and scientists around the world.
