CAMS_84 Global and regional a posteriori evaluation and quality assurance

Tender description

As the Entrusted Entity for implementing the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS), ECMWF invites tenders for evaluation and quality assurance (EQA) activities, one of the main activities in support of CAMS users. The main outputs of these activities will be a series of 3-monthly EQA reports for the real-time global products, the continued CAMS global reanalysis, and for those from experimental chains running in parallel. This ITT also asks for the provision of harmonised on-line graphics and quality monitoring statistics, using pre-existing CAMS software as a basis for further integration and development, to be integrated in the CAMS website. While the coverage of the EQA should be global, specific efforts are targeted at validation over the European, Arctic and the Mediterranean areas. EQA of the regional air quality products in the free troposphere are also part of these activities in a similar 3-monthly cycle with an additional focus on the interface between the global and regional forecasting systems. The successful Tenderer will have to demonstrate expertise in the field of EQA of atmospheric composition models and the capability to work under time constraints. Portal instructions: In order to allow potential bidders to get a better understanding of the service tendered before committing to it, some of the ITT documents are accessible under the ‘Attachments’ box at bottom right of this page. The full set of ITT documents and relevant questions are only accessible by registering an interest in this opportunity (see the 'Expression of interest window' at top right). Please refer initially to the ‘ECMWF eProcurement Portal Guidance for suppliers’ file in the Attachments box as this document will help you navigate the portal and locate the necessary information in order to submit a proposal. Please note that the contact email address shown under 'Contact details' is not monitored, and any messages sent to this email address will not be attended to. Questions / clarifications concerning this ITT must be submitted via the Messaging area of the ITT, which can be accessed through the My Activities page of the Portal once you have logged-in and registered your interest in this opportunity. Keywords: CAMS, atmosphere monitoring, evaluation and quality assurance