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Land surface: introduction to cold processes

Learn about the unique role of snow in forecasting, from short-range to seasonal time scales.

Level: Fundamentals

Certification course: No

What you'll learn:

The main physical properties of snow
The role of snow in the climate system at different time scales
Seasonal regimes in high latitude (cold) regions
How snow models are integrated into NWP and climate models

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Category: Numerical Weather Prediction

Representing model uncertainty with stochastic physics

Explore sources of uncertainty in NWP and how this is represented in the IFS using stochastic physics.

Level: Others

Certification course: No

What you'll learn:

Sources of model uncertainty
How model uncertainty is represented in ensemble forecasts, and in particular in the IFS
How process-level model uncertainty is accounted for, including the Stochastically Perturbed Parameterisation Tendencies scheme

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Category: Numerical Weather Prediction

An introduction to single-column modelling

How SCM is used to investigate the physical processes of a global model in isolation, its applications and limitations.

Level: Others

Certification course: No

What you'll learn:

What single column models are and how they are applied
How to run a single column model, including data requirements
Practical examples of SCMs
Advantages and disadvantages of SCMs

Estimated duration: 30 minutes

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Category: Numerical Weather Prediction

Parametrization of diabatic processes - The mass-flux approach and the IFS scheme

This lesson looks at the three classes of parametrization schemes and the main characteristics of the IFS scheme.

Level: Others

Certification course: No

What you'll learn:

What parameterisation schemes for convection are, and the main aims.
The three main parameterisation schemes used for convection:
- Those based on moisture budgets
- Adjustment schemes
- Mass-flux schemes
The convection scheme used in ECMWF's Integrated Forecasting System (IFS)

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Category: Numerical Weather Prediction

IFS

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