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The planned timetable for the implementation of the cycle 50R1 is as follows:

DateEvent
late April 2025Implementation


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

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Note

Please note: Hourly forecast fields now available

With the implementation of the IFS Cycle 50r1 model level and pressure level forecast fields will be available every hourly step at 0, 1, 2 ... 119 and 120.
(Previously, only surface level forecast fields were available every hourly step).

New parameters

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Model  & Pressure levels

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Surface level

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216033

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trco3

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kg m-2

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2

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CAMS Chemical Model

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216034

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trcco

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Tropospheric column vertically-integrated mass density of carbon monoxide

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kg m-2

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2

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CAMS Chemical Model

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216035

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trcno2

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Tropospheric column vertically-integrated mass density of nitrogen dioxide

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kg m-2

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2

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CAMS Chemical Model

Change to GRIB encoding

The GRIB model identifiers (generating process identification number) for cycle 50r1 will be changed as follows:

GRIB 1

Section 1

Octets

GRIB 2

Section 4

Octets

ecCodes key 

Component

Model identifier

49r1

50r1

6

 14  

generatingProcessIdentifier

Atmospheric model

158

161

6

 14  

generatingProcessIdentifier

Ocean wave model

106

109

6

14

generatingProcessIdentifier

soil moisture model

146

146

For all parameters in GRIB 2 the Master Tables Version Number will be changed as follows:

GRIB 2

Section 1

Octets

ecCodes key 

Master Tables Version Number

49r1

50r1

 10 

tablesVersion

33

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Software

To handle the data of Cycle 50r1 we recommend to use the ECMWF software packages 

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