The OpenIFS website provides forums where users can post ask questions, post comments and interact with other OpenIFS users.

Please read these instructions before posting to the forums.

Etiquette: All forum posts are public. We therefore ask that posts are respectful and polite.

Abusive or other inappropriate posts will not be tolerated. The userid will be cancelled immediately and posts deleted.

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Creating an account

Only users with an ECMWF account can post to the forums.

If you do not have a ECMWF userid, you can register on the ECMWF website, which is simple and quick to do.

Go here to register: https://www.ecmwf.int/auth/login/

Writing in a Forum

First, go to the OpenIFS User Forums page, and choose the most appropriate top-level forum to post to.

To start a new forum topic type your post in the 'New Topic' box at the bottom of the page and click the 'New Topic' button:

You can also post a comment (a reply) to any existing post in a forum.Write your post in the 'Comment' box at the bottom of the post:

If you prefer, you also reply to individual comments by clicking the 'Reply' link underneath the post and adding your post:

If you want to receive email notification when a new post appears in a particular forum, click the 'Watch' icon in the top right corner of the page.

To add a forum topic to your list of 'favourites', simply click on the 'Favourite' icon in the top right corner of the page.