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The planned timetable for the implementation of the IFS Cycle 45r1 is as follows:

DateEvent

21.03.2018

Initial Publication
April 2018Initial announcement, with test data in MARS
May 2018Availability of test data in dissemination
5 June 2018

Expected date of implementation

The timetable represents current expectations and may change in light of actual progress made.

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The GRIB model identifiers (generating process identification number) for cycle 45r1 will be changed as follows:

GRIB 1
Section 1
Octets
GRIB 2
Section 4
Octets
grib_api key ComponentModel ID
OldNew
6 14  generatingProcessIdentifierAtmospheric model148149
Ocean wave model113114
HRES stand-alone ocean wave model213214

New model output parameters

Extended output have been added in cycle 45r1, including precipitation rates, CAPE indices and a total lightning flash density.


paramIdShortnamenameDescriptionunitsGRIB editionComponentTest data availableDisseminationecChartsProposed for Catalogue
228050litotiInstantaneous total lightning flash densityInstantaneous value of total (cloud-to-cloud and cloud-to-ground) lightning flash density
flashes
km-2 day-12

HRES / ENS

(tick)(tick)TBC(tick)
228051litota1Averaged total lightning flash density in the last hour
Averaged total (cloud-to-cloud and cloud-to-ground) lightning flash density in the last hour
flashes
km-2 day-12
HRES / ENS(tick)(tick)TBC(error)
228057litota3Averaged total lightning flash density in the last 3 hoursAveraged total (cloud-to-cloud and cloud-to-ground) lightning flash density in the last 3 hours
flashes
km-2 day-12
HRES / ENS(tick)(tick)TBC(tick)
228058litota6Averaged total lightning flash density in the last 6 hoursAveraged total (cloud-to-cloud and cloud-to-ground) lightning flash density in the last 6 hours
flashes
km-2 day-12
HRES / ENS(tick)(tick)TBC(tick)
260048tprateTotal precipitation rateTotal precipitation rate (instantaneous)kg m-2 s-12HRES / ENS(tick)(tick)TBC(tick)
228035mxcape6maximum CAPE in the last 6 hoursMaximum CAPE in the last 6 hoursJ kg-12
HRES / ENS(tick)(tick)TBC(tick)
228036mxcapes6maximum CAPES in the last 6 hoursMaximum CAPE-shear in the last 6 hoursm2 s-22

HRES / ENS

(tick)(tick)TBC(tick)
162071viwveVertical integral of eastward water vapour fluxVertical integral of eastward water vapour fluxkg m-1 s-11HRES / ENS(tick)(tick)TBC(tick)
162072viwvnVertical integral of northward water vapour fluxVertical integral of northward water vapour fluxkg m-1 s-11HRES / ENS(tick)(tick)TBC(tick)
151131ocuOcean current zonal componentOcean current zonal componentm s-11HRES / ENS(tick)(tick)TBC(tick)
151132ocvOcean current meridional componentOcean current meridional componentm s-11HRES / ENS(tick)(tick)TBC(tick)


Tip

For more details on the new lightning parameters, please read the Newsletter article "Promising results for lightning predictions".

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Member State users of the  "Simple time-critical jobs" framework can test that their scripts will work with the IFS Cycle 45r1 test data by using the limited ECaccess 'events' set up for this purpose:

Event IDEvent nameDescription
1633e_ms090At this stage, the e-suite step 090 (HRES-BC) has been generated.
1634e_ms144At this stage, the e-suite step 144 (ENS-BC) has been generated.
1635e_ms240At this stage, the e-suite step 240 (HRES) has been generated.
1636e_ms360At this stage, the e-suite step 360 (ENS) has been generated.
1637e_mslawAt this stage, the e-suite step law (HRES-SAW) has been generated.
1638e_ms1104At this stage, the e-suite step 1104 (ENS-MOFC) has been generated.
1639msrefcAt this stage, the e-suite step refc (REFORECAST) has been updated.

For these events, MSJ_EXPVER environment variable is set to 0072 and can be used to specify the IFS Cycle 45r1 test data in any MARS retrievals.

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DateReason for update
21.03.2018
  • Initial version
12.04.2018
  • Scorecards available
  • Impact on Tropical cyclones added
  • Test data available in MARS, with some reservation on the MXCAPE and lightning parameters
09.05.2018
  • Test data available in dissemination
  • New lightning and MXCAPE output parameters available
  • Re-forecasts available
  • Scorecards updated