EPIC Highlighted on Open.Science.gov
In recognition of the Year of Open Science, NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) and EPIC (Earth Prediction Innovation Center) have been highlighted on Open.Science.gov for the collaborative and open science work on the Unified Forecast System (UFS). EPIC is one of the programs that is managed under the Weather Program Office and is at the core…
Short-Range Weather Application (SRW) 2.0.0 Released
UFS Short-Range Weather Application 2.0.0 Release Date: 06/23/2022 EPIC and the UFS community are proud to announce the public release (version 2.0.0) of the UFS Short-Range Weather Application. This newly updated weather application is designed for short range (up to two days) regional forecasts located anywhere on the globe. It contains the Common Community Physics Package…
UFS Short-Range Weather Application v2.1.0 Release
The Earth Prediction Innovation Center (EPIC) and the Unified Forecast System (UFS) community are proud to announce the public release of the UFS Short-Range Weather (UFS SRW) Application version 2.1.0. This release is an update to the version 2.0.0 release from June 2022 and reflects a number of changes currently available at the head of…
UFS Land Data Assimilation (DA) System v1.0.0
Release date: 3/6/2023 The Earth Prediction Innovation Center (EPIC) and the Unified Forecast System (UFS) community are proud to announce the public release of the UFS Land Data Assimilation (DA) System v1.0.0. This is the initial release of this system, which can be used to run the Noah-MP land model in offline mode with an Optimal…
People of EPIC – 2022 Lapenta Interns
This summer, EPIC had the pleasure of working with two Lapenta Interns – Jackie Sepulveda and Ashley Stagnari. The William M. Lapenta Student Internship Program offers an opportunity for students to work in areas that will provide robust research and/or operational experience that will prepare the them for further study in NOAA fields, for application…
Check out the workshop report for last year’s Unifying Innovations in Forecasting Capabilities Workshop (UIFCW)!
In July 2022, EPIC, the Unified Forecast System (UFS), and UFS Research to Operations (R2O) teams co-hosted the first Unifying Innovations in Forecasting Capabilities Workshop (UIFCW) in College Park, MD. Ashley Stagnari, EPIC’s Summer 2022 William M. Lapenta Intern, joined the team to develop the UIFCW report titled “Working with Stakeholders: Engaging Sectors to Influence…
An EPIC AMS
Pictured above: Dr. Maoyi Huang presenting during the EPIC Town Hall with Dr.’s Neil Jacobs (left) and Michael Morgan (right) watching from the audience. Earth Prediction Innovation Center (EPIC) team members attended the 103rd American Meteorological Society (AMS) Annual Meeting from January 8-12, 2023 in Denver, CO and engaged the community in a number of EPIC ways. The…
EPIC celebrates the appointment of Dr. DaNa Carlis as the director of the National Severe Storms Laboratory (NSSL)
Pictured above: DaNa with an “EPIC Godfather” mug gifted to him by the EPIC Team to celebrate his accomplishments and legacy as the inaugural EPIC program manager. The EPIC Team was so excited to hear about Dr. DaNa Carlis’ appointment as the next director of the National Severe Storms Laboratory (NSSL), which is headquartered in…
These People are EPIC!
Our community celebrates the accomplishments of UFS community members at the American Meteorological Society The EPIC and Unified Forecast System (UFS) Teams are thrilled that so many members of our community were recognized by the American Meteorological Society (AMS) for their leadership and professional excellence! Below are a few individuals who have been integral to…
EPIC Success at AGU
The Earth Prediction Innovation Center (EPIC) recently attended the annual American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting from December 10th-16th in Chicago, IL and engaged the community in a number of EPIC ways. The AGU Fall Meeting is the most influential event in the world dedicated to the advancement of Earth and space sciences with over 25,000 attendees from 100+…
