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Wildfires increased across North and South America during July, with some regions experiencing record numbers of fires and emissions for the month. In North America, British Columbia, Alberta, and Saskatchewan are notably affected, with Alberta seeing its highest July emissions on record, according to the #CopernicusAtmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS) GFAS data. In South America, Bolivia has been experiencing the highest total estimated fire emissions relative to the previous 21 years of the GFAS dataset. Similarly in the Brazilian Amazon, the states of Amazonas and Rondonia have experienced their highest July totals. CAMS continues to provide critical data on these fires and their emissions, helping us understand and mitigate their impacts on the environment and health. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/enaVdyvk #AirQuality #Atmosphere #AtmosphereData #Wildfires

‼️ We are excited to announce that the 𝗜𝗙𝗦 𝗺𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗹 𝗖𝘆𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝟰𝟵𝗿𝟭 has entered the Release Candidate Phase‼️ 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻? This is the final stage of the testing framework for the next version (IFS Cycle 49r1) of our weather forecast model. Forecast production using the new model is running in parallel with the operational production, and the test data is available for dissemination to those in Meteorological services of our Member and Co-operating states and our licensed users in near real-time. IFS Cycle 49r1 brings substantial changes to data assimilation methodology, the use of observations, and the underlying IFS forecast model. There are also technical changes and new parameters available, the full list of changes can be found here: https://lnkd.in/dqtGrURC 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗱𝗼? Users of ECMWF forecast products are invited to test their processing chains as early as possible with the test data provided! Step 1️⃣ Access 🔹Users with access to the MARS archive can access the data with experiment version (expver) 0079 (MARS keywords EXPVER=0079, CLASS=OD) 🔹Users with access to ECPDS and the Products Requirements Editor (PREd) can login to the test system at https://lnkd.in/duEy86aN and https://lnkd.in/daQ2DUYG and trigger the transmission of test products in the usual manner. Please note that PREd will be ready for testing at the beginning of next week. 🔹Licensed users may require intervention from the User Services Section and should raise requests via the ECMWF Support Portal. Step 2️⃣ Testing 🔹Test your workflows using the new data! 🔹Note that products provided during the release candidate phase are for internal evaluation purposes only. The products should not be redistributed, used in operations (including commercially) or published on social media platforms Step 3️⃣ Feedback Send us feedback and report any problems you find with this data via the ECMWF Support Portal: https://support.ecmwf.int/ 𝗡𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼? 🔹All the details of the new model and how to use the test data: https://lnkd.in/dqtGrURC. 🔹ECMWF Support Portal for feedback: https://support.ecmwf.int/ 🔹Stay tuned for more information to come!

🌍🌐 At ECMWF, #MachineLearning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI) are transforming weather and climate forecasting. Meet our ML-scientist Mariana Clare – in the midst of ever-growing interest in ML and #AI, the early-career scientist shares insights into her work and broader initiatives driving these advancements. Mariana’s work includes collaborating with the growing ML team at ECMWF to improve the newly created AIFS, an ML-based system to forecast the weather. Her role increasingly extends beyond research, as she is also sharing ECMWF’s and Destination Earth’s (DestinE) advancements in AI and ML at various events across Europe. Her participation in high-profile events, such as the #DestinE launch in Finland and the Supercomputing Day in Luxembourg, underscores the importance of cooperation in this field. She says: “The ECMWF data-driven model AIFS is truly a novel approach, which offers a strong potential benefit to society.” Read more about Mariana Clare’s work and the exciting future of ML in weather and climate prediction, and what it means for DestinE: ➡️ https://lnkd.in/dhUZ-VvN

Our news highlights from January to July 2024 include forthcoming improvements in the Integrated Forecasting System, initiatives to drive forward Weather Science, and news from the EU-funded services implemented by ECMWF. For details ➡️ https://lnkd.in/eg_V9mUC

🌍🌐 As the Earth-system models underpinning Destination Earth’s Digital Twins run at increasingly high spatial resolutions, reaching km-scales, they capture more explicitly small-scale processes. Accurately representing these details is a crucial focus for #DestinE scientists, to help improve climate projections and understand extreme events. 📽️ In our latest video, ECMWF's Birgit Sützl provides an in-depth introduction to the representation of small-scale processes in Earth-system models and explains the extensive efforts involved in refining these models. ➡️ https://lnkd.in/dBQmHsZy 📹 For more DestinE videos, visit our multimedia page ➡️ https://lnkd.in/eg3iQhaH

Three charts based on our #C3S ERA5 dataset you shouldn’t miss this month:   📈 Twelve-months of monthly temperatures 1.5ºC above pre-industrial average - #C3S - https://lnkd.in/d7jFMUHb 📈 Animation of the same data by Steven Bernard - Financial Times - https://lnkd.in/duPGhbir  📈 Different visualisation of the same data - Erwan Rivault - https://lnkd.in/dEGyrRYv 

🌍🌐 Register now for the third Destination Earth User eXchange meeting.   Discover Destination Earth and connect with the community. The User eXchange events bring together current and potential #DestinE partners to discuss the past, present and future of the initiative.    📅 Date: 15-16 October 2024  📍 Location: Darmstadtium Congress Centre, Darmstadt (Germany) / online  Registration is now open ➡️ https://lnkd.in/ed_-fZ3p The event is hosted by EUMETSAT and co-organised by ECMWF and European Space Agency - ESA.

🔔 ECMWF is excited to be running a side event at EMS 2024 in Barcelona, to complement its annual Using ECMWF’s Forecasts (UEF) event! This in-person side event is taking place on 📅 Tuesday 3 September 2024, and will consist of four sessions. Each session will have a focal topic for discussion, two sessions will have a moderated attendance (registration is required) and two others will be drop-in sessions open to all: 🔸 Hopes, dreams and fears of using Machine Learning for operational forecasting 🔸 ECMWF Forecasts – the good and the bad 🔸 Talk data to us! - ECMWF Data Access Drop-in 🔸 Interested in ECMWF HPC and Cloud services? Please bring all your feedback and questions with you, we're looking forward to meeting you and having lively discussing on the four topics with a wide range of ECMWF forecast users! More information as well as the registration forms can be found on our event webpage: https://lnkd.in/e3CVvgRq ---- UEF2024 was initially held online as a two-day event on 5 and 6 June 2024, many ECMWF updates were presented including on IFS model cycles, forecast products, machine learning and Copernicus. All presentations and recordings can be found here: https://lnkd.in/ey3YVXzM European Meteorological Society's Annual Meeting 2024 is taking place in Barcelona from 2 - 6 September. More information and the entire programme can be found here: https://ems2024.eu/

The summer 2024 issue of the ECMWF Newsletter is now available. As well as news about our staff and events, it features articles about new developments and the use that can be made of our products. ➡️ https://lnkd.in/eXcqs9K7

🗓️ Save the date for our 7th EUMETSAT – ECMWF #EuropeanWeatherCloud webinar scheduled for Tuesday 10 September at 10am CEST. This time we will be covering the roles and responsibilities of the tenancy administrator. Register at ➡️ https://lnkd.in/e-3AX7RY