Description of upgrade
The CAMS IFS cycle 47R3 is based on ECMWF's IFS cycle 47R3 . This is a minor upgrade with a limited set of scientific contributions.
The page will be updated as required. It was last changed on 1 July 2021.
For a record of changes made to this page please refer to Document versions .
Further information and advice regarding the upgrade can be obtained from the Copernicus User Support.
Timetable for implementation
The planned timetable for the implementation of the cycle 47r3 is as follows:
Date | Event |
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TBC | Announcement of expected implementation date |
5 Oct 2021 | Implementation |
The timetable represents current expectations and may change in light of actual progress made.
Current Status
IFS cycle 47r3 is going through its final preparation phase.
Meteorological content of the new cycle
The meteorological changes can be found on the ECMWF IFS CY47R3 page.
Atmospheric composition content of the new cycle
Assimilation
- Introduction of linear chemistry for NOx in minimization (tangent linear and adjoint code)
- Updated background error statistics based on a more recent version of the model
Observations
- Assimilation of Sentinel-5p NO2
- Monitoring of VIIRS AOD
- Monitoring of Sentinel-3/SLSTR AOD
Emissions
- Spatial smoothing applied to NO emission field in a limited area of Central Asia to eliminate numerical artefacts
Other model changes
- Updated aerosol dry deposition based on Zhang & He (2014)
- Updated aerosol wet deposition based on Luo et al. (2019)
Impact of the new cycle
A comprehensive evaluation report of the 47r3 e-suite will be made available closer to the implementation date, documenting all the changes and their impact on the forecasts.
Technical details of the new cycle
New and discontinued parameters
There are no new or discontinued parameters in the disseminated data compared to 47r2.
Software
ecCodes version 2.22.1 or later is required to handle the full range of parameters from this cycle.
Availability of test data from the cycle 47r3 test suites
Test data will become available in August.
Document versions
Date | Reason for update |
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1 July 2021 | Initial version |