Faster forecasts with the European Weather Centre model

Weather forecasts are getting worse accurate, generated ten times faster, with a consumption energy a thousand times lower than that required by conventional methods traditional forecasting. For the European Centre for Medium-Term Weather Forecasts term (Ecmwf), whose Data Centre is hosted at the Dama Tecnopolo of Bologna, is a further step forward thanks to the use of artificial intelligence, with the introduction of a new weather forecasting model that will allow the 35 countries ECMWF members to significantly improve their services to the public. Aifs Ens, this is the name of the new model that has become operational on July 1st will be available for services national meteorological data connected to ECMWF in the next weeks. The model allows to build different scenarios likely on how the weather conditions will develop and exploit the opportunities offered by machine learning and from artificial intelligence, offering a 20% improvement in accuracy compared to traditional physical models. "The one introduced by Ecmwf - comments Vincenzo Colla, Vice President of the Emilia-Romagna Region with delegation to Development of the regional High Technology and Technopole network Bologna - confirms the quality of the Region's choice host the European Centre for Information Technology Data Center in Bologna medium-range weather forecast, a structure that continues to make Dama Tecnopolo a point of reference for the international scientific community, capable of holding together technology and humanism. Weather forecasting is an element increasingly central in our society, crucial for to ensure the safety of citizens, but also for development economical that can count on security tools for the territory". The software and code behind this model will be freely accessible and usable by anyone.