The aim of this page is to provide information and resources for the training course OP-WMO. 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 courses are 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 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.
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Case studies
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Lecturer | Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5 |
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E. Andersson | Introducing ECMWF | ||||
P. Bechtold | Model Physics | ||||
J. Bidlot | Wave forecasting | ||||
M. Dahoui | Use of satellite observations | ||||
L. Ferranti | Seasonal forecasts: how do they work and how do we assess their value? | MJO and Monsoons | |||
A. Garcia-Mendez | Monitoring the observing system | ||||
A. Ghelli | Operational forecasting at ECMWF (video/MP4)Model verification: basic concepts | ||||
L. Isaksen | Data assimilation | ||||
F. Prates | Forecasting tropical cyclones in the medium range | ||||
D. Richardson | Ensemble forecasts: can they help making decisions? | ||||
I. Tsonevsky | Forecasting extreme events |
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