The 5th OpenIFS user workshop took place at the Dept of Meteorology, Reading University. Read more in the ECMWF newsletter article.
An ECMWF newsletter article describing both research and teaching using the OpenIFS Single Column Model and 3D forecast model are described in an article in the Spring 2019 ECMWF Newsletter.
See more: https://www.ecmwf.int/en/newsletter/159/meteorology/varied-uses-openifs
Registration and the call for abstracts is now open for the OpenIFS 5th User Workshop, 17-21 June.
The meeting will be held at the University of Reading.
For more information, please see: 5th OpenIFS user meeting 2019
We are pleased to announce a new release of the OpenIFS single column model (SCM). This is taken from the ECMWF IFS version 43r3, which was the operational model at ECMWF from July 2017 to June 2018.
SCM 43r3 marks a significant upgrade compared to the previous release 40r1. There is a new radiation code, ecRad, and numerous updates to the physics parametrizations.
For more information on this release, please see the SCM 43r3 Release Notes.
The model is now available on the OpenIFS ftp site to licensed users.
Thanks are due to past OpenIFS team member, Filip Vana, for preparing this version of the model.
Any issues/queries can be directed to either the OpenIFS User Forums, or by email to openifs-support@ecmwf.int.
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The 5th User Meeting from 17 to 21 June 2019 at the University of Reading, UK, will include training, talks and practical sessions.
Theme: the impact of moist processes on weather forecasts.
More info on the meeting page: https://confluence.ecmwf.int/x/FFsVBw
Marcus Köhler joined the OpenIFS team in November 2018 after having worked for 15 years in scientific computing at universities in the UK. His academic background is in numerical modelling of chemistry-climate interactions and meteorology with focus on atmospheric chemistry and transport processes. He has contributed to user support & training courses for the UK Chemistry & Aerosol (UKCA) component of the Met Office Unified Model and has taught a wide range of atmospheric science related courses as a University Lecturer.
OpenIFS 40r1 has been updated and a new version oifs40r1v2 is now available.
For more information, see Release Notes for OpenIFS 40r1v2.
The main modifications are as follows:
- OpenIFS 40r1 is extended with an evaluation tool based on Metview macros. The new package makes it possible also to assess the meteorological performance of OpenIFS based on two sets of case studies. Input data, the Metview visualisation programs with detailed guidance and output figures are available for download. For further information please see the article in the latest Newsletter issue:
https://www.ecmwf.int/en/newsletter/156/news/new-forecast-evaluation-tool-openifs. - The semi-Lagrangian (SETTLS) scheme is modified for improved stratospheric warming forecasts and various improvements for the semi-Lagrangian interpolation and mass fixers.
- OpenIFS modified to use ecCodes. As grib-api will not be supported after the end of 2018, we recommend users migrate to ecCodes.
Note OpenIFS 40r1v2 will not produce the same meteorological results as the previous releases 40r1 (40r1v1 and 40r1v1.1).
The OpenIFS team would like to acknowledge the research and support of ECMWF scientists involved in this release and the contribution of the OpenIFS users.
OpenIFS 40r1 close to retirement
This is the final release of OpenIFS 40r1, we will not be making any further updates to 40r1 versions. Depending on which versions of 40r1 users are working with, they are all still supported.
OpenIFS User Forums
We encourage users to post issues/questions/discussion on the OpenIFS User Forums. This ensures answers are available for all to see. An ECMWF web account is required to post to the forums.
See: https://confluence.ecmwf.int/display/OIFSUF/OpenIFS+User+Forums
Simon McIntosh-Smith, Professor of High Performance Computing, Head of the HPC Research Group, University of Bristol, and PI for the Isambard project is working with OpenIFS to trial a new AMD based supercomputer for NWP and climate applications.
Position to be filled as soon as possible and latest on 1 January 2019.
University of Ljubljana in Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Please see attached PDF for more details.Postdoctoral_UniLj2018.pdf
We are currently recruiting for a scientist to join OpenIFS.
For further details, please see the vacancy notice VN18-20 on the ECMWF jobs page: https://www.ecmwf.int/en/about/jobs/jobs-ecmwf
Please note the deadline is 15th June 2018.
A updated version of OpenIFS 40r1v1 was released today, version 40r1v1.1.
This fixes a serious bug in the model where it would crash if restarts were generated when the wave model was enabled.
For more details, see the Release notes for Cycle 40r1v1.1
An article on the 2017 OpenIFS user workshop in Trieste has appeared in the Autumn issue (no. 153) of the ECMWF Newsletter.
Read the web edition of the article, or download the PDF of the Newsletter.
ECMWF has recently launched a set of online e-learning modules, some of which are of interest for OpenIFS.
The modules are free, do not need a login, and are available here:
https://www.ecmwf.int/en/en/learning/education-material/elearning-online-resources
Modules include:
1. Parametrization of diabatic processes
2. Parametrization of diabatic processes: case studies
3. The mass flux approach and the Integrated Forecast System (IFS) scheme
4. Ensemble forecasting; an introduction
5. An introduction to single column modelling.
6. An introduction to the parametrization of sub-grid processes.
7. An introduction to Metview
8. An introduction to Metview for the single column model.
Some of the material in these courses is derived from ECMWF training courses.
Feedback on these courses is welcome.