Title: Section 2A The ECMWF Integrated Forecasting System - IFS  
Author: Bob Owens May 23, 2026
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    Page: Section 2 ECMWF Forecast Models
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    Page: Section 2A.1 Global Atmospheric Model
    Page: Section 2A.2 Intentionally Blank
    Page: Section 2A.3 Ocean Wave Model - ECWAM
    Page: Section 2A.4 Dynamic Ocean Model - NEMO
    Page: Section 2A.5 Atmospheric Model Data Sources
    Page: Section 2A.6 Model Data Assimilation, 4D-Var
    Page: Section 2A.7 The Continuing Sequence of Analyses
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