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- Name
- European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF)
- Native name
- European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts
- Address
- Shinfield Park
- Zipcode
- RG2 9AX
- City
- Reading
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Phone
- +441 189499000
- Email
- calldesk@ecmwf.int
- Centre Website
- https://www.ecmwf.int/
organisation profile
- The European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF, the Centre) is an independent intergovernmental organisation supported by 32 States. Its Member States are:Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Greece, Spain, France, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Austria, Portugal, Switzerland, Finland, Sweden, Turkey, United Kingdom. The principal objectives of the Centre are:
- the development of numerical methods for medium-range weather forecasting;
- the preparation, on a regular basis, of medium-range weather forecasts for distribution to the meteorological services of the Member States;
- scientific and technical research directed at the improvement of these forecasts;
- collection and storage of appropriate meteorological data.
In addition, the Centre:
- makes available a proportion of its computing facilities to its Member States for their research;
- assists in implementing the programmes of the World Meteorological Organisation;
- provides advanced training to the scientific staff of the Member States in the field of numerical weather prediction;
- makes the data in its extensive archives available to outside bodies.
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edmo metadata
- EDMO record id
- 2547
- Collating centre
- British Oceanographic Data Centre (BODC)
- Latest update
- 23 October 2014 12:29:27 PM
