This is the twelfth ECMWF-users' newsletter. To get copies of previous newsletters, use anonymous FTP to ncardata.ucar.edu [128.117.8.111] and change directory to datasets/ds111.2/news. Or, use a WWW client such as Mosaic and open http://www.ucar.edu, then select the NCAR Research Data Archives. This will get you into the Data Support Section ftp area with a nicer interface. You can then get into the ECMWF information via the information on ds111.2 (under the "frequently used datasets" or the menu of all datasets). 24 May 1994 CONTENTS: o Advanced Operational Analysis datasets (ds111.0, .1, .3) updated through December 1993 ============================================================================ Advanced Operational Analysis (ds111.0, .1, .3) update The Advanced Operational Analysis datasets (ds111.0, .1, .3) have been updated with the July - December 1993 data. You can get the full list of VSNs from the MASTER files from the ftp area on ncardata.ucar.edu. Changes to ds111.1: On August 4 climatological deep soil temperature and wetness (parms 183 and 184) become analyzed fields. Also, starting October 5, parameters 170 and 171 are given a lev1=7 (was 0), and parameters 183 and 184 are given a lev1=28 (was 0), and all of these plus parms 139 and 140 are given a levtyp=112 (was 1). If you need the details of the new parameterization of soil temperature and moisture, let me know, and include your FAX number or mailing address. ============================================================================ If you would like to be taken off this mailing list, please contact me. If you are interested in ordering any ECMWF/TOGA data, or any other data from NCAR's archives, please contact me. I can be reached at ilana@ncar.ucar.edu or by phone at (303)497-1214. Ilana Stern Data Support Section National Center for Atmospheric Research