{"id":285,"date":"2014-12-16T10:48:09","date_gmt":"2014-12-16T09:48:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.essl.org\/cms\/?page_id=285"},"modified":"2026-02-26T16:38:20","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T15:38:20","slug":"essl-testbed","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.essl.org\/cms\/essl-testbed\/","title":{"rendered":"ESSL Testbed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The ESSL Testbed is an annually returning event with the aim to enhance severe weather forecasting across Europe. The Testbed provides:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>forecaster training<\/li>\n<li>evaluation of forecasting tools<\/li>\n<li>a platform for international interaction for researchers and forecasters.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Upcoming: &nbsp;ESSL Testbed 2026<\/h2>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"margin: 0px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.essl.org\/cms\/essl-testbed-2026\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.essl.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/Testbed_small.png\" alt=\"Testbed\" width=\"200\"><br \/>\nClick for more information&#8230;<\/a><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>June 2026<\/td>\n<td>ESSL Research and Training Centre Wiener Neustadt, Austria<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2>Past Testbeds<\/h2>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>Edition<\/th>\n<th>Period<\/th>\n<th>Location<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"margin: 0px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.essl.org\/cms\/essl-testbed-2025\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.essl.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/Testbed_small.png\" alt=\"Testbed\" width=\"200\"><br \/>\nClick for more information&#8230;<\/a><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>June and July 2025<\/td>\n<td>ESSL Research and Training Centre Wiener Neustadt, Austria<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"margin: 0px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.essl.org\/cms\/essl-testbed\/essl-testbed-2024\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.essl.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/Testbed_small.png\" alt=\"Testbed\" width=\"200\"><br \/>\nClick for more information&#8230;<\/a><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>June 2024<\/td>\n<td>ESSL Research and Training Centre Wiener Neustadt, Austria<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"margin: 0px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.essl.org\/cms\/essl-testbed\/essl-testbed-2023\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.essl.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/Testbed_small.png\" alt=\"Testbed\" width=\"200\"><br \/>\nClick for more information&#8230;<\/a><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>June\/July 2023<\/td>\n<td>ESSL Research and Training Centre Wiener Neustadt, Austria<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"margin: 0px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.essl.org\/cms\/essl-testbed\/essl-testbed-2022\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.essl.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/Testbed_small.png\" alt=\"Testbed\" width=\"200\"><br \/>\nClick for more information&#8230;<\/a><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>June\/July 2022<\/td>\n<td>ESSL Research and Training Centre Wiener Neustadt, Austria<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"margin: 0px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.essl.org\/cms\/essl-testbed\/essl-testbed-2021\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.essl.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/Testbed_small.png\" alt=\"Testbed\" width=\"200\"><br \/>\nClick for more information&#8230;<\/a><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>June\/July 2021<\/td>\n<td>Online<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"margin: 0px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.essl.org\/cms\/essl-testbed\/essl-testbed-2020\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.essl.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/Testbed_small.png\" alt=\"Testbed\" width=\"200\"><br \/>\nClick for more information&#8230;<\/a><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>June\/July 2020<\/td>\n<td>Online<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"margin: 10px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.essl.org\/cms\/essl-testbed-2019\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.essl.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/Testbed_small.png\" alt=\"Testbed_200px\" width=\"200\"><br \/>\nClick for more information&#8230;<\/a><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>June\/July 2019<\/td>\n<td>ESSL Research and Training Centre Wiener Neustadt, Austria<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"margin: 10px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.essl.org\/cms\/essl-testbed\/essl-testbed-2018\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.essl.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/Testbed_small.png\" alt=\"Testbed2018\" width=\"200\"><br \/>\nClick for more information&#8230;<\/a><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>June\/July 2018<\/td>\n<td>ESSL Research and Training Centre Wiener Neustadt, Austria<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"margin: 10px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.essl.org\/cms\/essl-testbed-2017\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.essl.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/Testbed_small.png\" alt=\"Testbed2016_200px\" width=\"200\"><br \/>\nClick for more information&#8230;<\/a><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>5 &#8211; 9 Jun, 19 \u2013 23 Jun, 26 &#8211; 30 Jun and 3 &#8211; 7 Jul 2017<\/td>\n<td>ESSL Research and Training Centre Wiener Neustadt, Austria<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"margin: 10px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.essl.org\/cms\/essl-testbed-2016\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.essl.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/Testbed_small.png\" alt=\"Testbed2016_200px\" width=\"200\"><br \/>\nClick for more information&#8230;<\/a><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>6 June &#8211; 8 July 2016<\/td>\n<td>ESSL Research and Training Centre<br \/>\nWiener Neustadt, Austria<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"margin: 10px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.essl.org\/cms\/essl-testbed-2015\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.essl.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/Testbed2015_200px.png\" alt=\"Testbed2015_200px\" width=\"200\"><br \/>\nClick for more information&#8230;<\/a><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>25 May &#8211; 26 June 2015<\/td>\n<td>ESSL Research and Training Centre<br \/>\nWiener Neustadt, Austria<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"margin: 10px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.essl.org\/cms\/essl-testbed-2014\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.essl.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/Testbed2014_200px.png\" alt=\"Testbed2014_200px\"><br \/>\nClick for more information&#8230;<\/a><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>2 &#8211; 27 June 2014<\/td>\n<td>ESSL Research and Training Centre<br \/>\nWiener Neustadt, Austria<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"margin: 10px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.essl.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/Testbed2013_200px1.png\" alt=\"Testbed2013\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>1 &#8211; 26 July 2013<\/td>\n<td>ESSL Research and Training Centre<br \/>\nWiener Neustadt, Austria<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"margin: 10px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.essl.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/Testbed2012_200px.png\" alt=\"Testbed2012\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>4 June &#8211; 6 July 2012<\/td>\n<td>ESSL Research and Training Centre<br \/>\nWiener Neustadt, Austria<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div>\n<h2>Public reports and guides<\/h2>\n<p>The following report(s) were chosen by the Testbed partner to be disseminated publicly:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.essl.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/20250307-LI-Application-Guide-for-Forecasters-v3.1.4.pdf\">EUMETSAT-ESSL Application Guide on the Use of MTG LI in Severe Convective Storms Nowcasting<\/a> (LI Forecaster Guide)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.essl.org\/media\/Testbed2017\/20170929ESSLTestbedReportforNWCSAFfinal.pdf\">NWC-SAF (2017)<\/a><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Trivia<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Video of DWD participants on the occasion of the 10 YEARS ESSL celebration in 2016 (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.essl.org\/media\/videos\/DWD-ESSL-Testbed.wmv\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">wmv file, 270 MB<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>Video of the ESSL testbed staff in reaction to the DWD video above (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.essl.org\/media\/videos\/WhyDWDforecaster%20have%20to%20come%20to%20the%20ESSL%20Testbed.mp4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">mp4 file, 394 MB<\/a>)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The ESSL Testbed is an annually returning event with the aim to enhance severe weather forecasting across Europe. 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