20.04.2026

Contributions are requested under the following topics:

  1. Development and studies of coupled models / Earth System Models

  2. Global and regional climate models: response to forcing, impact studies, subseasonal and seasonal forecasting

  3. Advances in forecast / NWP models: case studies, predictability, ensembles

  4. Parameterization of physical processes in weather/NWP and Earth System Models or their components

  5. Forecast verification: novel methodologies to diagnose and measure systematic errors

  6. Uncoupled and coupled data assimilation for integrated earth system analysis and prediction; methodology and data impact sensitivity studies

  7. Developments in ocean, sea-ice, and wave modeling

  8. Reanalysis datasets and statistical post-processing

  9. Numerical/computational techniques and model resolution, physics-dynamics and physics-physics cross-component coupling

  10. Machine learning and AI in weather prediction and climate modeling

The deadline to send your contributions is 30 June, 2026.

Format

The contributions are requested as PDF files, with a maximum length of two pages of text (references, diagram, figures, or tables not counting). Please use the linked doc or LaTex templates to prepare your submission. Submissions not adhering to the template or length requirements may be automatically rejected.

Submissions can be made at this link:

https://airtable.com/appdb5vZICxlH6C6v/pagPjnAQGKVL1sxrP/form 

Please forward this call to anyone who might be interested in contributing to the 2026 WGNE Blue book. Note that this is not a peer-reviewed publication. However, submissions not fitting the topics may be rejected. For further information, please contact the ESMO IPO directly.