OpenIFS comparison (IMAGE)

ECMWF

OpenIFS comparison

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The top panel shows the OpenIFS forecast of a storm event in September 2016, at 78 km horizontal grid spacing, compared against the ECMWF operational forecast at the time, on a 9 km grid in the bottom panel. Contours show mean sea level pressure (in hPa) and colour shading represents 6-hourly total precipitation (in mm).

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