Convection case studies - looks at case of severe Tornado formation over the USA and diurnal convection over Africa (based on the OpenIFS Stockholm user workshop)
Lothar storm - a severe storm that hit Europe in 1999 characterized by rapid development. Initial conditions provided for various resolutions and start dates with suggested exercises.
Forecast bust 2011 - a case of poor forecast performance over Europe triggered by convective events over the USA.
Idealized cases
It is possible to run various idealized configurations. The following articles explain how:
Shallow-water model - configure OpenIFS as a single level shallow-water model with either idealized or real initial conditions.
Aqua-planet - configure OpenIFS to run as an 'aqua-planet'.
Held-Suarez testcase - configure OpenIFS to run this classic dynamical core test.
ECMWF e-Learning resources
ECMWF produces a number of online, freely available, e-Learning courses, many of which could be of benefit to OpenIFS users.
TheECMWF e-Learning portal contains a list of all available courses. Courses available include:
Parametrization of diabatic processes (and with case studies)
The mass flux approach and the IFS scheme.
Ensemble forecasting.
Introduction to single column modelling
Introduction to parametrization of sub-grid processes.
Metview introduction
Please visit the e-Learning portal for the full list. New courses are being added regularly.