The aim of this page is to provide information and resources for the training courses OP-I and OP-II. The courses are 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 courses are | Expand |
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| 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 |
courses are 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 All pre-course activities are on the Learning Portal (learning.ecmwf.int). 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)
- Go trough the Practical activity: Choose a verification technique and apply it to your selected case (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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The pre-course learning and activities will take around 12 hours to complete.
ProgrammeThe programme for the course is available on the Learning Portal (learning.ecmwf.int). The February 2021 course will be fully virtual and held via Zoom. All details can be found in the Learning Portal.
Virtual Laboratory GroupsDuring the Virtual Laboratory work attendees will be split into groups. The Breakout Groups function in Zoom will be utilised with participants encouraged to share screens and docments to complete the work. We have created a Confluence page for each Group to facilitate the sharing of information / images / documents etc however please feel free to use other methods of sharing if you prefer. Workspace for Group 1 - Fernando Workspace for Group 2 - Linus Workspace for Group 3 - Mohamed Workspace for Group 4 - Ivan Workspace for Group 5 - Tim |
Dealing with 'jumps' in the forecast (Instructor-led practical session)
In this interactive session we will focus on apparent jumps, between runs, in ECMWF forecasts and how forecasters can perhaps deal with them. Examples will be included. The point will also be made that a sound forecasting system has to exhibit 'jumpy behaviour' from time to time.
Case 1
Case 2
Case 3