The course is suitable for those who have a genuine interest in ECMWF forecasting products and want to exploit fully the potential of these products in their daily duties, whether they are producing forecast bulletins or taking decisions that are affected by weather phenomena. The course is a mixture of standard classroom lectures and practical activities where real weather cases are analysed in details and attendees are expected to report on at the end of the training week. Networking among the attendees is encouraged by allocating time for the participants to present their work and share their previous experience with ECMWF products. The aim of the course is to provide the students with background knowledge to help them to make an informed use of ECMWF NWP products and to introduce students to novel products At the end of the course, the participants will be able: - to master to use of ensemble forecasts
- to understand potentials and weaknesses of NWP products
- to use novel forecast products
- to use ECMWF products for forecast guidance
- to make use of ECMWF products in decision making
The course is assessed by means of an online survey which allows the participants to include their feedback and suggestions for improvements. The learning outcomes are assessed separately using a self-evaluation method.
Pre-course programmeA list of pre-course activities is indicated below. Please note that these activities are integral part of the course and by completing them you will be able to get the most benefit out of the training week. | Panel |
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| - Introduce yourself to the other course participants and to the lecturers (click here to go to the forum)
- Prepare a poster (click here for guidance, maximum size for poster: A1)
- Listen to the slidecast "Ensemble forecasting" and (if you cannot play it, please download the MP4 file (right click and choose 'Save link as' ) and play it locally with Windows media player, or quicktime or VLC (free software))complete the questionnaire (Activity 1)
- Listen to the slidecast "Understanding Estimating the model climate" and (if you cannot play it, please download the MP4 file (right click and choose 'Save link as' ) and play it locally with Windows media player, or quicktime or VLC (free software))complete the questionnaire (Activity 2)
- Complete Activity 3) : The forecast process Go trough the Practical activity: forecast process ..... (click here for guidance and document uploading facility)
- Browse through the list of suggested readings (see 'Suggested readings' in the list 'Resources' panel below)
- Listen to the slidecast (click here to start the MP4, if it does not start read instructions below in the 'Resources' panel)
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