Integrated Forecasting System (IFS)

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf numerical weather prediction model
gptkbp:component gptkb:Copernicus_Atmosphere_Monitoring_Service
gptkb:Copernicus_Climate_Change_Service
gptkbp:developedBy gptkb:European_Centre_for_Medium-Range_Weather_Forecasts
gptkbp:ensembleForecastRange up to 46 days (ENS)
gptkbp:firstOperationalUse 1994
gptkbp:forecastVariables up to 15 days (HRES)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Integrated Forecasting System (IFS)
gptkbp:includes atmospheric model
land surface model
ocean model
data assimilation system
gptkbp:language gptkb:Fortran
gptkbp:openSource partially (some components)
gptkbp:resolution ~9 km (HRES, as of 2023)
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:ECMWF
gptkb:Météo-France
gptkb:Deutscher_Wetterdienst
other national meteorological services
gptkbp:usedFor weather forecasting
gptkbp:website https://www.ecmwf.int/en/research/modelling-and-prediction/ifs
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:ECMWF
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7