EUMETNET-SRNWP Overview of Operational Numerical Weather Prediction Systems in Europe as of Nov. 2007; Part I Deterministic Models

(compiled by Detlev Majewski, Deutscher Wetterdienst, Germany)

 

Country

Model

Mesh size (km)

Number of gridpoints

Number of

levels

Initial times & Forecast ranges (h)

Type of data assimilation

Model providing LBC data

LBC update interval (h)

Computer

Denmark

HIRLAM

16

610 x 568

40

00/06/12/18   +60h

3D-VAR

ECMWF/IFS

3h

NEC SX 6

       5.5

496 x 372

40

00/06/12/18   +54h

Surf-ana only

DMI16

1h

       5.5

550 x 378

40

00/06/12/18   +36h

Surf-ana only

DMI16

1h

Estonia

NH-HIRLAM

11

114 x 100

40

00/06/12/18   +54h

3D-VAR

FMI 16

3h

Linux Cluster

12 nodes

       3.3

186 x170

40

00/12             +36h

3D-VAR

EMHI11

1h

Finland

HIRLAM

16

582 x 448

60

00/06/12/18   +54h

3D-VAR fgat

ECMWF/IFS

3h

SGI Altix  3700

HIRLAM(plan)

       7.5

482 x 360

60

00/06/12/18   +54h

3D-VAR fgat

ECMWF/IFS

3h

HARMONIE

       2.5

300 x 300

40

00/12             +24h

none

HIRLAM

3h

Ireland

 

HIRLAM

16

438 x 284

60

00/06/12/18   +54h

3D-VAR

ECMWF/IFS

3h

ICHEC Linux Cluster

       5.5

438 x 395

60

00/06/12/18   +30h

3D-VAR

HIRLAM16

1h

Netherlands

HIRLAM

11

816 x 650

60

00/06/12/18   +48h

3D-VAR

ECMWF/IFS

3h

SGI, Itanium

Norway

HIRLAM

11

864 x 698

60

00/06/12/18   +60h

3D-VAR

ECMWF/IFS

3h

IBM Power 4+

       8

344 x 555

60

00/06/12/18   +60h

3D-VAR

ECMWF/IFS

3h

       4

300 x 500

60

00/12             +48h

Surf-ana only

HLM 11

1h

Spain

HIRLAM

17

582 x 424

40

00/06/12/18   +72h

3D-VAR

ECMWF/IFS

6h

Cray X1e

       5.5

606 x 430

40

00/06/12/18   +36h

3D-VAR

HLM17

6h

Sweden

HIRLAM

22

306 x 306

40

00/06/12/18   +48h

3D-VAR

ECMWF/IFS

3h

Linux Cluster

 

11

256 x 288

60

00/06/12/18   +72h

3D-VAR

ECMWF/IFS

3h

       5.5

294 x 441

60

00/06/12/18   +48h

3D-VAR

HIRLAM 11

1h

Austria

ALADIN

       9.6

300 x 270

45

00/12             +72h

none

ARPEGE

3h

NEC SX-8R

 

 

 

06/18             +60h

 

 

 

Belgium

ALADIN

       7

240 x 240

46

00 +  54h; 06 +48h

none

ALADIN-

3h

SGI Altix 3700

 

 

 

12 +  42h; 18 +36h

 

FRANCE

3h

 

 

 

00,06,12,18   +60h

none

ARPEGE

3h

Bulgaria

ALADIN

12

  90 x   72

41

 

none

ARPEGE

 

SUN, Linux PC

Croatia

ALADIN

       8

229 x 205

37

00/12             +72h

none

ARPEGE

3h

SGI Altix

Czech Rep.

ALADIN

       9

309 x 277

43

00/12             +54h

surface OI + upper-air digital filter blending

ARPEGE

3h

NEC SX6/8A-64

 

 

 

06/18             +24h

France

ARPEGE

23 -France

global

46

00 +120h; 06 +72h

4D-VAR; 6h

-

-

NEC SX8R

 

137 -Antipode

 

 

12 +  84h; 18 +60h

 

 

 

ALADIN-

       9.5

289 x 289

46

00 +  54h; 06 +48h

3D-VAR

ARPEGE

3h

France

 

 

 

12 +  42h; 18 +36h

 

 

 

Hungary

ALADIN

       8

349 x 309

49

00 +  54h; 06 +48h

3D-VAR

ARPEGE

3h

SGI Altix 3700

12 +  48h; 18 +36h

Poland

ALADIN

     13.5

169 x 169

31

00/12             +54h

none

ARPEGE

3h

SGI Altix 3700

Portugal

ALADIN

     12.7

97 x 97

31

00/12             +48h

none

ARPEGE

6h

DEC Alpha ES40

Romania

ALADIN

10

144 x 144

41

00 + 78h; 06 + 48h

none

ARPEGE

6h

SUN E4500

12 + 66h; 18 + 48h

Slovakia

ALADIN

       9

309 x 277

37

00/06/12        +72h

upper-air digital filter blending

ARPEGE

3h

IBM p690

18                  +60h

Slovenia

ALADIN

       9.6

258 x 244

37

00/12             +72h

none

ARPEGE

3h

Linux Cluster 14nodes x 2IntelXeon

18                  +48h

Bosnia-Herzegovina

HRM

14

161 x 161

40

00/12             +72h

none

GME

3h

Linux PC

Bulgaria

HRM

14

  97 x   73

40

00/12             +72h

none

GME

3h

SUN, Linux PC

Germany

GME

40

global

40

00/12           +174h

OI, 3h

-

-

IBM P5-575

06/18             +48h

COSMO-EU

       7

665 x 657

40

00/12             +72h

Nudging

GME

1h

06/18             +48h

COSMO-DE

       2.8

421 x 461

50

00/03/06/

Nudging

COSMO-EU

1h

09/…/18/21   +21h

Greece

COSMO-GR

  7

649 x 393

35

00/12             +72h

Nudging

ECMWF/IFS

3h

IBM P4 cluster

Italy

EURO-HRM

14

769 x 513

40

00/03/.../21    +18h

3D-VAR fgat

ECMWF/IFS

3h

IBM SP5

COSMO-ME

       7

641 x 401

40

00/12             +72h

3D-VAR (interp)

ECMWF/IFS

3h

IBM SP5

COSMO-IT

       2.8

518 x 684

50

00                  +36h

Nudging

COSMO-ME

1h

IBM SP5

COSMO-I7

       7

297 x 313

40

00/12             +72h

Nudging

ECMWF/IFS

3h

IBM SP4

COSMO-I2

       2.8

447 x 532

45

00                  +48h

COSMO-I7

 COSMO-I7

1h

IBM SP4

Poland

COSMO

14

193 x 161

35

00/12             +72h

none

GME

3h

SGI Origin

06/18             +48h

Romania

HRM

14

 81 x   73

20

00 +78h;   12 +48h

none

GME

3h

SUN Blade

COSMO

14

 81 x   73

35

00/12             +78h

none

GME

3h

PC Cluster

06/18             +48h

Switzerland

COSMO-7

       7

385 x 325

45

00/12             +72h

Nudging

ECMWF/IFS

3h

CRAY XT3

Serbia

ETA

16

245 x 305

32

00/12           +120h

none

GME

6h

Pentium Cluster

WRF-NMM

10

  92 x 118

38

00/12             +48h

none

ECMWF/IFS

3h

HP Workstation

Turkey

MM5 (D1)

21

  94 x 155

32

00/06/12/18   +48h

none

ECMWF/IFS

3h

IBM p690

MM5 (D2)

 7

136 x 259

32

00/06/12/18   +48h

none

MM5 (D1)

1h

MM5 (D3)

    2.3

  91 x 196

32

00/06/12/18   +24h

none

MM5 (D2)

1h

United Kingdom

UM

40

global

50

00/12           +144h

4D-VAR

-

-

NEC SX 8

06/18             +48h

UM (NAE)

12

600 x 360

38

00/06/12/18   +48h

4D-VAR

UM (Global)

3h

UM (UK4)

       4

360 x 288

38

03/09/15/21   +36h

3D-VAR

UM (NAE)

   0.5h

ECMWF

IFS

25

global

91

00/12           +240h

4D-Var

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EUMETNET-SRNWP Overview of Operational Numerical Weather Prediction Systems in Europe as of Nov. 2007; Part II Ensemble Prediction

(compiled by Detlev Majewski, Deutscher Wetterdienst, Germany)

 

Country

Model

Mesh size (km)

Number of gridpoints

Number of

levels

Initial times & Forecast ranges (h)

Type of data assimilation

Model providing LBC data

LBC update interval (h)

Number of EPS members

Italy (for COSMO)

COSMO-LEPS

10

306 x 258

32

12                +120h

ECMW EPS

ECMWF EPS

6h

16

Austria (for ALADIN/

LACE)

ALADIN-LAEF

18

324 x 225

37

00/12             +54h

SV initial perturbation

ECMWF EPS

6h

22

ECMWF

VAR-EPS

50

 

80

TL399

(d0 – d10)

TL255

(d10 – d15)

 

62

00/12           +360h

SV initial perturbation

-

-

50