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:
Post here your reflections on the module and any concepts that you would like to review during the face to face version of the course.
- Please complete the following module:
Extreme Forecast Index and Shift of Tail
Post here your reflections on the module and any concepts that you would like to review during the face to face version of the course.
PLEASE NOTE: the course starts at 9.30am on Monday 1st October 2018, and finishes at 4pm on Wednesday 3rd October 2018.
Blog Posts
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read about the course last year (2012)
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Snow in Spain (1/3/2013)
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Floods in Italy and Greece (February 2013)
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Addis Ababa -- rain
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Unknown User (moa)Oct 03, 2012
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Jelawat
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Training course (29th Jan. to 3rd February 2018) participants and lecturers
Training course (5th to 9th February 2018) participants and lecturers
ecCharts
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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: Welsh snowfalls
Check our online training resources on:
Extreme Forecast Index and Shift of Tails
Other online resources are available here
Lectures from the course: Download the 2018 lectures from here