An EPIC AMS

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 Annual Meeting provides a forum for the community to share ideas and experiences on the research and development of Earth system models and their […]
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 […]
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 […]
UFS Land Data Assimilation (DA) System v1.1.0

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 v1.1.0. This release is an update to the inaugural public release v1.0.0 from March 2023 and reflects changes currently available at the head of the UFS land-DA_workflow development […]
Dr. Ligia Bernardet Honored with NOAA Award

The #BulletinAMS encourages followers to delve into the publication to explore topics such as early warning systems for flash droughts, a comparative study on the fuel efficiency of North Pacific hurricanes versus typhoons, and the development of NOAA EPIC to enhance forecasting capabilities.
UFS Student Engagement Plan

Alekya Srinivasan, a senior at Penn State University, worked with the EPIC Team for the William M. Lapenta internship this past summer. Her final project was to develop a UFS Student Engagement Plan. Work to complete the plan included technical evaluations of UFS application tutorials and outreach to gauge interest in the UFS from various atmospheric […]
Raytheon Intelligence and Space to lead new center dedicated to advancing U.S. weather forecasting

NOAA today announced that Raytheon has been chosen to design and develop the Earth Prediction Innovation Center (EPIC), an extramural center that will unite academia, industry and government to help create the most user-friendly and user-accessible comprehensive Earth modeling system. Raytheon brings to EPIC proven expertise in scientific leadership, software engineering, software infrastructure, and delivery of support […]
American Meteorological Society (AMS) Shines Spotlight on Colleagues’ Research in Latest BAMS Digital Edition

The #BulletinAMS encourages followers to delve into the publication to explore topics such as early warning systems for flash droughts, a comparative study on the fuel efficiency of North Pacific hurricanes versus typhoons, and the development of NOAA EPIC to enhance forecasting capabilities.
EPIC at AGU 2023

Members of the Earth Prediction Innovation Center (EPIC) attended the annual American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting last week in San Francisco, CA…
UFS Land Data Assimilation (DA) System v1.2.0 Release

The Earth Prediction Innovation Center (EPIC) and the Unified Forecast System (UFS) community are proud to announce the public release of the UFS Land Data Assimilation (DA) System v1.2.0. This public release v1.2.0 reflects changes currently available in the UFS land-DA_workflow development branch. In the Land DA System, the Noah-MP land surface model (LSM) and the Joint Effort for […]