We do not currently have any available licenses for OpenIFS.

As OpenIFS is under development we are restricting access to ensure good support for early users and allow the OpenIFS team time to develop the model & infrastructure.  To register your interest, contact openifs-support@ecmwf.int or join our mailing list to receive updates.

As the OpenIFS project and model is still relatively new and under development, we ask interested users to send a short description of their intended use of the model.

Our aim is to work closely with new users to provide good support & training in return for feedback which we can use for reporting purposes. This may mean that from time to time we temporarily suspend new licenses in order not to overload our support capabilities.

OpenIFS is currently licensed software.  OpenIFS is licensed per institution and requires signatures from both ECMWF and the host institution. This should not be seen as a barrier to use of OpenIFS. It is our intention to develop a less restrictive license in due course.

Licensed users are granted write access to this wiki site and can create their own 'space' under User spaces, which we encourage for sharing information with other OpenIFS user groups.

We also provide a contributors license for code written by users that we would like to include in OpenIFS or IFS.

Access to data

If your use of the model requires access to ECMWF data, other than that provided as part of OpenIFS or publicly available (e.g. ERA), contact openifs-support@ecmwf.int to discuss your data requirements. Access to data is normally provided through existing channels via national Met Services.

Terms and conditions

Please note access to ECMWF computers is covered by these terms and conditions.

Access to ECMWF archive products is covered by these terms and conditions.

For more details, please email: openifs-support@ecmwf.int.