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European centre celebrates 50 years at the forefront of weather forecasting
- The European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) focuses on enhancing weather forecasting accuracy for weeks, months, seasons, and annual predictions.
- ECMWF uses reanalysis and data assimilation techniques to combine short-range forecasts with atmospheric observations from various sources like satellites, ground stations, and weather balloons.
- Satellite measurements, such as those from the EarthCARE satellite, assist ECMWF in improving cloud, aerosol, and precipitation modeling.
- ECMWF integrates new satellite data with modeling techniques to create more accurate forecasts and improve understanding of cloud physics.
- Advanced supercomputers and diverse observational data streams support ECMWF's forecast accuracy improvements.
- The ECMWF is involved in creating digital twins for weather-induced and geophysical extremes, as well as climate change adaptation, using enhanced modeling and data assimilation methods.
- Digital twins incorporate sea, atmosphere, land, and other elements at a resolution currently unattainable and pave the way for advanced forecasting capabilities.
- ECMWF's strategic emphasis on machine learning and AI aims to enhance data-driven methods alongside established physics-based modeling for better forecasting.
- Innovation like the Artificial Intelligence Forecasting System (AIFS) and Probability of Fire model show ECMWF's progress in machine learning applications for forecasting.
- As a mission-driven organization, ECMWF's work in atmospheric physics, environmental science, and big data contributes to societal and economic benefits through cutting-edge research and weather predictions.
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