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The ECCC model has been upgraded to the new version GEPS 8 since the 11th June 2024 with the main changes related to S2S outputs:
More information can be found in ECCC Model. |
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The new fixed reforecast set (model version date 2023-10-16) was added to S2S archive. More information can be found in CNR-ISAC Model Technical issue affecting occasionally some gridpoints was identified and described in Issues with data |
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After the latest CNRM model change in October 2020, the CNRM grid is inverted, i.e. j-dimension scans positively (south to north) instead of negatively (north to south) as required for the S2S. For more details go to the page Issues with data |
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Four centres CMA, ECCC, ECMWF and RHMC had to figure out how to produce on-the-fly reforecasts for Thursday 29 February 2024. The solution used is described in Issues with data Also the S2S dedicated data portal can help to understand those technical details. |
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ECMWF has reduced the delay in availability of their contribution to S2S database to 48 hours, rather than the previous three-week delay. WMO plans to encourage all data providers to reduce the delay for their contribution. https://www.ecmwf.int/en/about/media-centre/news/2024/ecmwf-releases-much-larger-open-dataset |
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The first fixed reforecast set from CPTEC was added to S2S archive. More information can be found in CPTEC Model. |
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The new model from CPTEC (Brasil) was added to S2S database with the 1st realtime outputs starting on The fixed reforecast set will be added later. More information can be found in: |
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Three of nine newly introduced ocean parameters in KMA model outputs since the last model change on the 1st of July 2023 were problematic and thus discontinued in the archive (since the 9th of August resp the 1th of November 2023 for the realtime resp reforecast data). For more details go to the page Issues with data |
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With IFS Cycle 48r1, the horizontal resolution of the medium-range ensemble (ENS) will increase from 18 to 9 km. This will bring the ENS to the same horizontal resolution as the high resolution forecast (HRES). The vertical resolution for both ENS and HRES will remain at 137 model levels and the ENS will continue to have 51 members. Cycle 48r1 will also bring a major upgrade to the configuration of the extended-range ensemble (ENS extended): Rather than being an extension of the medium-range forecasts starting twice a week at day 15 it will be a completely separate system, running daily from 00 UTC out to day 46 with 101 members. Over the entire forecast range the resolution will remain unchanged at 36 km horizontally and 137 model levels. The main changes to S2S contribution from ECMWF are:
More details can be found in ECMWF Model and Implementation of IFS Cycle 48r1 |
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The KMA model has been changed since the 1th June resp since the 17th August 2023 for the real-time resp reforecast ouputs with the main changes related to S2S:
More information can be found in KMA Model |
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The new fixed reforecast set (model version date 2022-09-30) related to the upgraded JMA model version CPS was added to S2S archive. More information can be found in the JMA Model. |
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The JMA model has been changed from GEPS to CPS coupled to an ocean model since the 19th February 2023 with the main changes related to S2S outputs:
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The RHMC model has been upgraded to the new version since the 15th September 2022 with the main changes related to S2S outputs:
More information can be found in HMCR Model. |
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There was a problem with the production of the forecast data due to an error in the ocean initial field for the period 29.6.-11.7. 2022. That issue has been resolved now by re-archiving the fixed data. The users are advised to re-download that data if they downloaded it before the 26th July 2022. For more details go to the page Issues with data. |
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After the KMA model upgrade to the version GloSea6 on the 22nd February 2022, there was an issue with Time-integrated top net thermal radiation (too excessive values). That issue has been resolved now by re-archiving the affected data. The users are advised to re-download that parameter if they downloaded it in the period between the 22nd February and the 27th June 2022. For more details go to the page Issues with data. |
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The new fixed reforecast set (model version date 2022-03-31) related to the upgraded JMA model version GEPS2203 was added to S2S archive. More information can be found in the JMA Model. |
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The JMA model has been upgraded to the version GEPS2203. It has applied to the real-time forecasts since the 15th March 2022. The new set of the fixed reforecasts (period 1991-2020 with the model version date 2022-03-31) should be fully archived during the next two weeks. More information can be found in the pages JMA Model#JGEPS2203 and JMA model description. |
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The new KMA model version (based on GloSea6) has replaced the former one (based on GloSea5). It has applied to the real-time forecasts since 22nd February 2022 and to the on-the-fly reforecasts one month later since the 25th March 2022 (that inconsistency is newly listed in Issues with data#Inconsistencyinthefirstreal-timeandreforecastrunsarchivedafterKMAmodelupgradetoGloSea6-GC3.2.). All other details can be found in KMA Model. |
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New version of ECMWF IFS model (cycle 47r3) has been introduced at ECMWF since 6Z run on 202112-10-122021. Cycle upgrade 47r3 will bring improvements to the assimilation and observations usage and a significantly improved physical basis for moist processes, necessary to facilitate further development of the Integrated Forecasting System (IFS) and future application at convection-permitting resolutions. More details can be found in: in |
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New version of ECMWF IFS model (cycle 47r2) has been introduced at ECMWF since 202111-05-112021. In the IFS Cycle 47r2 single-precision for ENS (forecast up to day 46 and hindcast) and HRES (forecast) has been introduced. Moreover, the ENS vertical levels has been increased to 137 to bring it in line with HRES. The processing of the IFS reforecasts, available for S2S as well, from 202113-05-13 2021 (run in advance) has been suspended so that they would be computed from today by the new model version. Full details can be found in Implementation of IFS Cycle 47r2 |
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New fixed ISAC reforecast set was added to S2S archive. The new model version date it relates to is 2017-06-08. The new reforecasts contain now newly perturbed outputs as well and the lead time has been extended to +32 days. The data availability can be discovered as usually via the dedicated S2S data portal at ECMWF. |
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Since the 8th of July 2017 the RHMC (rums) reforecasts have been produced on Thursdays instead of previous Wednesdays. |
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A new version of JMA forecasting system (GEPS1701) has been introduced since the run on 22nd March, 2017. More information... here. |
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The number of ensemble members for each hindcast year in UKMO re-forecasts has been increased from 3 to 7. The first affected model run is from the 25th of March, 2017. More information ... here. |
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Since the 19th of January 2017 the ISAC-CNR real-time forecast starting date has been changed from Monday to Thursday. The last archived Monday's outputs are from the 16th of January 2017. This change was done to facilitate usage of S2S re-forecasts data where 10 models from 11 have now the starting date on Thursdays. For example it makes possible to produce a multi-model ensemble easily. |
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The both real-time and re-forecast outputs from KMA model have been archived in S2S database starting from the 1st of November, 2016. More information ... here. |
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A new ECMWF model version (CY43R1) was released. It affects the ECMWF's outputs for S2S since the Thursday run on the 24th of November. More information ... here. |
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The UKMO re-forecasts have been extended backwards to have all available hindcast years(1993 to 2015) since April 17, 2016 already. More information ... here. |
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Following S2S steering group recommendation the vertical velocity (w) archiving has been extended in ECMWF real-time and re-forecast outputs from one vertical level (500 hPa) to the same vertical levels as u and v velocity components since October 3, 2016. |
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A new range of near-real time forecast charts based on the Sub-seasonal to Seasonal predictions (S2S) database is now openly available at: www.ecmwf.int/en/research/projects/s2s/charts/s2s They can be used to monitor the S2S data and assess the quality of the forecasts, as well as providing a testbed for the development of new products, for example to identify signals for extreme events at the sub-seasonal timescale. The products include ensemble mean anomalies for some meteorological parameters, Extreme Forecast Index (EFI) for 2m temperature and forecasts of the Madden and Julian Oscillation (MJO). Since S2S is a research project, the forecasts are available with a 3-week delay; they are not intended for operational use. Currently the S2S charts are limited to six models. In future all 11 S2S models will be included and the range of products will be extended. More information will be available ...here. |
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The both real-time and re-forecast outputs from ECCC model have been archived in S2S database started on January 7, 2016. More information ... here . |
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The UKMO re-forecasts have been extended with 9 more hindcast years (1993-1995 and 2010-2015) since 17 April, 2016. More information ... here. |
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The real-time forecast frequency was changed from once per month to weekly and the length of forecast was changed from 61 to 32 days. The first date archived with this new setup is 3rd March 2016. More information... here. |
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For more details, please visit the page about Issues with data. |
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The on-the-fly produced UKMO re-forecasts have been added to S2S database with the 1st archived date January 1, 2016. More information ... here. |
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NCEP re-forecasts archiving for the fixed period 1999-2010 was completed. The whole period is now fully available for users. |
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The real-time part of UKMO model outputs started to be archived in S2S database since December 1, 2015. More information ... here. |
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The model outputs from ISAC-CNR were added to S2S database. The 1st available date is November 9, 2015. More information ... here. |
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A page Issues with data was created with the intention to make users aware of important issues with the data. We suggest users to 'Watch' that page so they should get notified of any issue we believe is relevant. More information... here. |
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We have documented a couple of cases on how to write scripts to retrieve data efficiently via the WebAPI. In order to do that one needs to know the frequency and availability of each Centre's re-forecast. These use cases are linked in the page with models' description (click on the model name in the first column there) For example the links to BoM or CMA use cases are here: |
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The web interface to access re-forecasts was opened. The interface is available here. |
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The re-forecast frequency was changed from once to twice per month. More information... here. |
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The real-time part of HMCR model was added to S2S database. More information ... here. |
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A new model was added to S2S database. More information ... here. |
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A new model was added to S2S database. More information ... here. |
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The major difference for S2S database is the model running frequency change to twice a week and the extension of the forecast length to 46 days. More information ... here |
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The official launch of S2S database Near real-time forecasts from four data providers (BoM, ECMWF, JMA and NCEP) have been ingested routinely since January 2015. More information... here. |