Windstorms in northwest Europe in late 2013
Hewson, Tim ; Magnusson, Linus ; Breivik, Oyvind ; Prates, Fernando ; Tsonevsky, Ivan ; De Vries, Hans (J. W.)
Année de publication
2014
The winter period of 2013/14 has been very active in terms of windstorms affecting northwest Europe. This article provides a short summary of two such storms, from 28 October (Christian) and 5 December (Xaver), and the handling thereof by the ECMWF IFS (Integrated Forecasting System). It is shown that for both storms IFS output provided an indication of high winds 5 to 6 days in advance. This is important because a key component of ECMWF's strategy is to provide Member States' National Meteorological Services with reliable forecasts of severe weather across the medium range.
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