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EPIC has already demonstrated success through its contributions to programs across NOAA that support Earth System Modeling, building on past achievements in community development and scientific innovation. Notable accomplishments include the successful releases of UFS applications such as the Short-Range Weather (SRW) Application and the Land Data Assimilation (DA) System. These applications, along with EPIC’s ongoing work, highlight the organization’s leadership in advancing Earth System Modeling.

EPIC has also played a key role in making the UFS a widely accessible, community-driven, and comprehensive Earth prediction system. Through continued collaboration and expansion of access to the UFS, EPIC has fostered its growth into a versatile platform that can support environmental modeling needs across federal agencies, academia, and private industry. The UFS has become a vital tool for improving operational forecasting, and EPIC’s efforts ensure its continuous evolution with contributions from the broader scientific community. View a complete list of EPIC’s  Collaborators and Partners.

As part of NOAA’s broader advancements in Artificial Intelligence (AI), EPIC supports AI-driven Earth system modeling efforts, including the NOAA Artificial Intelligence for Numerical Weather Prediction Applications (AI4NWP) initiative. These efforts enhance forecasting capabilities by leveraging machine learning models trained on NOAA datasets, enabling more efficient and accurate predictions. EPIC also facilitates AI research and development by promoting publicly available AI code bases, training datasets, and documentation, enabling collaboration across the community. The newly established NOAA EPIC AI-UFS blog further expands outreach by highlighting key developments in AI-based modeling, data releases, and evaluation of emerging AI methodologies.