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.
Pre-course programme
A 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.
- 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), if you want us to print the poster click here
- Please complete the following module:
Extreme Forecast Index and Shift of Tail
Post here your reflections on the modules and any concepts that you would like to review during the face to face version of the course.
- Write and short essay with your reflections on the following question: "How can a competency framework and a training need analysis help to define a winning learning programme?". Upload the essay here (no more than an A4 page)
PLEASE NOTE: the course starts at 13.30am on Monday 11th February 2019, and finishes at 13.00 on Thursday 14th February 2019.
Blog Posts
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read about the course last year (2012)
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Floods in Italy and Greece (February 2013)
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Addis Ababa -- rain
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Training course participants Feb. 2019
Description of case studies (not available, yet)
- Case study: Winter 2014
- Case study: Seasonal and monthly outlooks
- Case study: Summer 2016
- Case study: Precipitation in the Gulf of Genoa
- Case study: Cycle route forecast for Wales
Check our online training resources on:
Extreme Forecast Index and Shift of Tails
An introduction to data assimilation
Other online resources are available here
Lectures from the course: Download the 2018 lectures from here