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titleSingle Column Model

Description

The module describes the single-column model (SCM) which is essentially a single-grid column of a General Circulation Model. A GCM can be considered to be a collection of many single-column models, arranged to cover the entire earth, and interacting with each other through a set of rules known as “large-scale dynamics.” The modules introduces basic concepts and highlight the use of SCM in numerical weather prediction models' parameterisation testing

Learning objectives

By the end of the module the participants will be able to understand:

  • basic equations regulating a SCM
  • how the SCM is used to simplify complex mechanisms regulating the atmosphere

Audience

Post graduate researchers, Forecasters

Link to module

SCMLecture2015.pdf

Useful overview of use of SCM

https://www.arm.gov/publications/proceedings/conf04/extended_abs/randall_da.pdf

 



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titleSingle Column Model - Metview interface.

Description

The Single Column Model is used in the practical sessions with the metview interface.

Learning objectives

  • To understand how to launch the SCM in metview
  • Setup a metview icon for running a simple experiment
  • Be able to use the profile adjuster to add a cloud into the profile

Audience

Post graduate researchers, Forecasters

Link to module

2016-05-17-Metview-SCM-Overview.pptx



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titleIntroduction to Parametrization

Description

In this introductory lecture, the role of parametrization in large scale models will be explained. The relevant processes and their impact will be discussed, using the ECMWF model as an example. Also general ideas will be presented on the development of parametrizations and on their evaluation.

Learning objectives

By the end of the session students should be able to:

•    Explain why parametrization is important

•    Discuss parametrization development strategies.

Audience

Post graduate researchers, Forecasters

Link to module

Beljaars_Introduction-to-parametrization.pdf 



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titleConvection (1)

Description

Convection affects all atmospheric scales. Therefore, the convection session aims to provide a deeper understanding of the atmospheric general circulation and its interaction with convective heating and vertical transports. The notions and techniques acquired during the course should be useful for developers of convective parametrizations, forecasters and for analysing output from high-resolution convection resolving models.

Learning objectives

  • Describe the difference between Tropical and Midlatitude convective processes
  • Describe the diurnal cycle of convection
  • Apply the theory of bouyancy and CAPE to diagnose a convective situation on a tephigram
  • Describe the interaction between the large-scale circulation and the convection including  radiative-convective equilibrium and convectively-coupled large-scale waves

Audience

Post-graduate researchers, forecasters

Link to module

CONVECTION_T1_2016.ppt

Full lecture notes (prose)

to support slides

https://www.ecmwf.int/sites/default/files/elibrary/2017/Atmospheric_moist_convection.pdf 



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titleConvection (2)

Description

Convection affects all atmospheric scales. Therefore, the convection session aims to provide a deeper understanding of the atmospheric general circulation and its interaction with convective heating and vertical transports. The notions and techniques acquired during the course should be useful for developers of convective parametrizations, forecasters and for analysing output from high-resolution convection resolving models.

Learning objectives

  •  Explain the notion of convective adjustment and the mass flux concept in particular
  •  Describe the basic concepts behind the ECMWF convection parametrization

Audience

Post-graduate researchers, forecasters

Link to module

CONVECTION_T2_2016.ppt

Full lecture notes (prose) to support slides

https://www.ecmwf.int/sites/default/files/elibrary/2017/Atmospheric_moist_convection.pdf 




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titleIntroduction to Ensemble Forecasting

Description

The ECMWF EPS represents uncertainty in the initial conditions by creating a set of 50 forecasts starting from slightly different states that are close, but not identical, to our best estimate of the initial state of the atmosphere (the control). Each forecast is based on a model which is close, but not identical, to our best estimate of the model equations, thus representing also the influence of model uncertainties on forecast error. The module will introduce the EPS, how the uncertainty is quantified and a number of products made available to ECMWF data users.

Learning objectives

By the end of the module, participants will have an understanding of the concepts behind ensemble forecasting, sources of uncertainty and their qualification. They will also be familiar with a number of products derived from the ensemble forecasting system

Audience

Forecasters, product developer, weather providers, scientistspost-graduate researchers

Link to module

Why ensemble forecasting?


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titleLearning how to cope with model jumpiness

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This module analyses the occurrences of forecast jumps between two consecutive model runs and how ensemble forecasts can help by providing information on the uncertainty.

Learning objectives

At the end of the module, the participants will be able to use model uncertainty to extract valuable information to formulate a forecast

 Audience

Forecasters

Link to module

PDF
namejumpiness.pdf



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titleMonthly forecast

Description

The extended-range forecast (also known as Monthly forecast) provide an overview of the forecast for the coming 46 days, focusing mainly on the week-to-week changes in the weather. The system is run as an extension of the ECMWF Ensemble Prediction System twice a week. It is run 51 times from slightly different initial conditions. One forecast, called the control forecast, is run from the operational ocean and atmosphere ECMWF analyses. 50 additional integrations, the perturbed members, are made from slightly different initial atmospheric and oceanic conditions, which are designed to represent the uncertainties inherent in the operational analyses. The modules will introduce the system, predictability concepts and products made available by ECMWF.

Learning objectives

By the end of the module, participants will be familiar with the sources of predictability for the extended range forecasts, the set up of the Monthly forecasting system at ECMWF and its skills, and products available on the ECMWF website.

Audience

Forecasters, product developer, weather providers

Link to module

PDF
nameMOFC_2016.pdf



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titleIntroduction to Metview

Description

 

Learning objectives

The following tutorial was written for ECMWF's Introduction for New Users course (COM_MARS) and

Metview is a meteorological workstation application designed to be a complete working environment for both the operational and research meteorologist. Its capabilities include powerful data access, processing and visualisation. The module introduces basics concepts and it shows how to retrieve data from MARS using Metview, perform some basic manipulations and plot the result.

Learning objectives

By the end of the module, participants will be able to retrieve data from ECMWF meteorological archive, manipulate the data and plot them.

Audience

Forecasters, product developer, weather providers

Link to module

A Quick Tour of MetviewECMWF New Users Metview Tutorial




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titleecFlow

Description

The aim of this tutorial is to introduce ecFlow functionalities by building a simple suite. Complexity is introduced gradually.

Each page of the online tutorial introduces a new concept and provides a list of exercises to complete. Links to relevant ecFlow documentation is also provided.

Learning objectives

By the end of the module, participants will be familiar with ecFlow functionalities and will be able to build simple suites.

Audience

Technical staff, IT developers 

Link to module

ecFlow tutorial



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titleecCodes

Description

ECMWF has developed ecCodes : is an application program interface developed for decoding and encoding messages in GRIB. ecCodes relies on a useful set of command line tools to provide quick access to the messages, which will be introduced in the module.

Learning objectives

By the end of the module, participants will be familiar with a set of command line tools which provide an easy way to access and modify information contained in a GRIB messages. More specifically:

  • Understanding the use of ecCodes and obtaining information about its installation

  • Inspecting the content of GRIB files 

  • Printing data values from GRIB messages 

  • Comparing the content of GRIB messages 

  • Copying GRIB messages 

  • Making simple modifications to the GRIB header information 

Audience

Programmers and researchers who need to decode ECMWF data to use it in their applications

Link to module

https://software.ecmwf.int/wiki/display/OPTR/ecCodes%3A+GRIB+and+BUFR+data+decoding+and+encoding+software?preview=/55128009/55128086/

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titleIntroduction to MARS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Description

ECMWF's Meteorological Archival and Retrieval System (MARS) constitutes a unique approach to meteorological data storage and retrieval technology by making vast quantities of meteorological data accessible to thousands of organisations and individuals. The module introduces the archive, data terminology and MARS language.

Learning objectives

By the end of the module, participants will be able to build their own data requests including simple data manipulation.

Audience

Programmers and researchers who need to retrieve ECMWF data from MARS

  Link to module

Introduction to MARS

practicals: MARS example requests

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