Research and development services and related consultancy services

Tender description

This contract is for providing support for and further development of the global fire data assimilation system (GFAS) of CAMS operated at ECMWF. GFAS delivers near-real-time emissions of gases and aerosols through data assimilation and numerical modelling, as both a product in its own right and a critical input to CAMS atmospheric composition forecasts. The contractor will provide: — improvements for the current GFAS system in terms of diurnal cycle, of fire evolution forecast capabilities and of emission factors; — near-real-time Fire Radiative Power (FRP) observations from the GOES satellites; — an FRP monitoring system; — memoranda and reports. Besides, the contractor will provide advice and support for the team developing the global production system at ECMWF.