Slayt 1 - RTC, Regional Training Centre - Turkey

Highlights 2000 (January) – Resolution upgraded from T126L28 to T170L42 in AVN/MRF. MRF run at T170L42 through day 7, then at T62L28 through day 16. AVN run at T170L42 out to 84 hrs four times a day 2000 (March) – ETA 00 UTC and 12 UTC runs out to 60 hrs 2000 (May) – AVN available out to 126h at full T170 resolution at 00Z 2000 (June) Resolution of AVN/MRF (Medium Range Forecasts Model)ensemble members increased from T62 to T126 for first 60 hr of forecast. 2000 (September) – Eta model resolution changed to 22 km, 50 layers for allfour daily runs and domain expanded to match old 48-km domain. 2000 (December) – High-resolution satellite added to Eta assimilation 2001 (April) –Eta 00 UTC and 12 UTC runs extended to 84 hours 2001 (May) – List of changes implemented in the AVN/MRF