Purpose & participants

the purpose of C-SRNWP, a programme of EUMETNET, is to help communication between European national meteorological and hydrological services and consortia, involved in short-range mumeric weather prediction. It strives to coordinate and harmonize their activities and plans for their best common benefit.

C-SRNWP, existing since 1993, was established by EUMETNET as a 4-year optional programme in 1999 and its operation under EUMETNET started on Jan 1st. 2000, with Jean Quiby (MeteoSwiss) as its 1st Programme Manager. In 2003 it was renewed for another 4 years (2004-2008) and expanded afterwards, with these main objectives:

• The efficient exchange of information between the Participating Members and across the European limited area modelling consortia related to scientific, technical as well as operational aspects of NWP.
• To encourage initiatives for projects focused on enhancing cooperation on NWP in Europe and their monitoring.
• To liaise with local organizers to prepare programmes and timetables for the annual EWGLAM/SRNWP meetings.
• To maintain the SRNWP website.
• To support the organisation of scientific NWP meetings and their attendance
• To intensify collaboration with ECMWF (participation as observer on the ECMWF Scientific Advisory Committee) and EUMETSAT, and promote contacts with non-European NM(H)S’s and institutions.
• To coordinate with other EUMETNET projects, particularly with EUCOS on observation impact studies, with OPERA on the possible future re-distribution of radar volume data for data assimilation purposes and with EMMA on the best exploitation of NWP products for severe weather warnings.
• To coordinate the implementation of the maintenance plan for the Interoperability software with the support of the System Aspect Expert Team.

The EUMETNET Economic Interest Grouping (EIG) Assembly of Members delegates responsibility to one of its members as the programme coordinator. The Coordinating Member (currently DWD) ensures the delivery of the objectives, deliverables and milestones of the programme.