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Introduction for new users, including MARS

Dates for 2015: 2-6 March (course code: COM-INTRO)

The aim of this module is to introduce students to ECMWF's basic computing services, both the workstation system (ecgate) and the data storage/archive facility. MARS is the Centre's meteorological data archive. This course is aimed at new users of ECMWF's computer services.


GRIB API: library and tools

Dates for 2015: 24-27, February (course code: COM-GRIBAPI)

GRIB API is a GRIB decoding/encoding software developed at ECMWF. It supports GRIB edition 1 and 2 with the same function calls and has both a Fortran interface and C interface.

A useful set of command line tools is also included which provide an easy way to access and modify information contained in a GRIB message. As the GRIB API design is based on a key/value approach, the aim of this module is to provide information about the keys available and the way to use them with the GRIB API library and tools.

ecFlow

Dates for 2015: 11-13, February (course code: COM-ecFlow)

This course provides an introduction to ecFlow.

ecFlow is a work-flow package that enables users to run a large number of programs, which may have dependencies on one another and in time, in a controlled environment with reasonable tolerance of both hardware and software failures, combined with good restart capabilities. Users communicate with ecFlow using the shell level interface, Python API, or via the graphical user interface (ecFlowview).

Data analysis and visualisation using Metview

Dates for 2015: 9-13, March (course code: COM-VIS)

This course provides an introduction to using Metview for the analysis, post-processing and visualisation of meteorological data stored in different formats. It will cover both interactive analysis and batch usage, following the workflow from the prototyping of data and graphical products to routinely generating them in a scheduling system. Case studies will be used to put these features into a practical context.

HPCF (Use of Cray system)

Dates for 2015: 13-17, April (course code: COM-HPCF)

The course aims to introduce students to ECMWF's new Cray supercomputing services, covering those areas of optimisation that will help the student to make more efficient use of the system and avoiding the areas which may adversely impact overall system performance.


Use and Interpretation of ECMWF products

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Dates for 2015: 26-30, January (course code: MET-INT1)

  2-6, February (course code: MET-INT2)

  5-7, October (course code: MET-INT3)

This course provides theoretical background information on ECMWF forecasting system and hands on experience in using ECMWF meteorological products both in the forecasting room and in making more informed decisions when weather plays a key role.

The course is open to forecasters/managers/researchers from National Meteorological Services of its own Member and Cooperating States. The centre point of the practical sessions is a real weather event which is examined with the help of meteorological forecast products. The course focus on medium, monthly and seasonal forecast ranges.

Data Assimilation

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Dates for 2015: 16-20, March (course code: NWP-DA)

This course provides theoretical background information

 

Students attending any module of the NWP course should have a reasonable meteorological and mathematical background. Please go to the training pages of the main web site for more details on registering and introductory lecture material.

ECMWF/EUMETSAT NWP-SAF Satellite data assimilation

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Dates for 2015: 23-27, March (course code: NWP-DASAF)

This course provides theoretical background information

 

Students attending any module of the NWP course should have a reasonable meteorological and mathematical background. Please go to the training pages of the main web site for more details on registering and introductory lecture material.

Predictability and ocean-atmosphere ensemble forecasting

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Dates for 2015: 20-29, April (course code: NWP-PR)

This course provides theoretical background information

 

Students attending any module of the NWP course should have a reasonable meteorological and mathematical background. Please go to the training pages of the main web site for more details on registering and introductory lecture material.

Parametrization of subgrid physical processes

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Dates for 2015: 11-21, May (course code: NWP-PA)

This course provides theoretical background information

 

Students attending any module of the NWP course should have a reasonable meteorological and mathematical background. Please go to the training pages of the main web site for more details on registering and introductory lecture material.

Advanced numerical methods

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Dates for 2015: 1-5, June (course code: NWP-NM)

This course provides theoretical background information

 

Students attending any module of the NWP course should have a reasonable meteorological and mathematical background. Please go to the training pages of the main web site for more details on registering and introductory lecture material.

The NWP training course consists of a set of independent modules covering various aspects of numerical weather forecasting.

Students attending any module of the NWP course should have a reasonable meteorological and mathematical background. Please go to the training pages of the main web site for more details on registering and introductory lecture material.

We are looking forward to meeting you on this year's course. 

There are several bits of information that are general to whichever course you attend.  This information, such as accommodation and travel, can be found on this page.  More specific information can be found on the module pages below.

NOTE: if you have been accepted for the course apply for a login UserID and password here, before entering the area reserved to ECMWF Training Course students.

16-20 March 2015 Data Assimilation

23-27 March 2015 ECMWF/EUMETSAT NWP-SAF Satellite data assimilation

20-29 April 2015 Predictability and ocean-atmosphere ensemble forecasting

11-21 May 2015 Parametrization of subgrid physical processes

1-5 June 2015 Advanced numerical methods

 

 

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Full list of hotels

Usually the following hotels tend to have the cheapest rates and are convenient for the centre of town and for getting buses to ECMWF.

Accor Hotels: Ibis Reading Centre
(Hotel code : 5431)
25a Friar St
Tel +44 118 953-3500, Fax +44 118 953-3510 www.accorhotels.com/
Email enquiries: H5431@accor.com

Premier Inn (Reading Central) - much cheaper if you book early
Letcombe Street
Tel +44 870 850 6318, Fax +440870 850 6319
www.premierinn.com/

Getting to Reading:

  • If you are arriving from HEATHROW airport take a Rail Air Link bus to READING STATION. Buses depart every half hour from the Central bus station and Terminal 5, journey time about 60 minutes. Tickets can be bought online or at the ticket office at the station.
  • If you are arriving from GATWICK airport take a train to READING STATION. Fast trains depart once an hour, journey time about 75 minutes.

Getting to ECMWF:
Reading Buses run two routes.
Scarlet No.9 or Leopard No.3 service from the train station (bus-stop SA on map) to the "weather centre".
Reading buses will not give you any change.
Fares:
  • £1.90 for a single journey
  • £2.50 for a day return (Leopard No.3)
  • £3.60 for a day return (Scarlet No.9)
  • £15 for a 7 day ticket.

Breakfast is available at ECMWF from 8am onwards offering cereal, bread, croissant, fruit and yoghurt and costs around £2 or £3.

Lunch is available with salads, sandwiches, soups and a selection of hot meals and costs around £2-£7.

We will provide tea and coffee in the breaks for you.

If you have any dietary requirements then please let us know so we can arrange with our kitchen staff

A good start for finding somewhere to eat if you arrive in Reading the evening/day before the course is "The Oracle", which is the main shopping area in the centre of town and has restaurants along the riverside (http://www.theoracle.com/website/).  We can you give you some more suggestions when you arrive!