<s>
HIRLAM	B-Application
,	O
the	O
High	O
Resolution	O
Limited	O
Area	O
Model	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
Numerical	B-General_Concept
Weather	I-General_Concept
Prediction	I-General_Concept
(	O
NWP	O
)	O
forecast	O
system	O
developed	O
by	O
the	O
international	O
HIRLAM	B-Application
programme	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
HIRLAM	B-Application
programme	O
is	O
a	O
cooperation	O
between	O
following	O
European	O
meteorological	O
institutes	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
Météo-France	O
(	O
France	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
research	O
partner	O
in	O
the	O
international	O
HIRLAM	B-Application
cooperation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
aim	O
of	O
the	O
HIRLAM	B-Application
programme	O
is	O
to	O
develop	O
and	O
maintain	O
a	O
numerical	O
short-range	O
weather	O
forecasting	O
system	O
for	O
operational	O
use	O
by	O
the	O
participating	O
institutes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
cooperation	O
,	O
started	O
in	O
September	O
1985	O
,	O
comprises	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
3-year	O
projects	O
between	O
1985	O
and	O
2005	O
,	O
and	O
5-year	O
programmes	O
HIRLAM-A	O
(	O
2006	O
–	O
2010	O
)	O
and	O
HIRLAM-B	O
(	O
2011	O
–	O
2015	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
collaboration	O
resulted	O
in	O
successful	O
launch	O
of	O
the	O
limited	O
area	O
Numerical	B-General_Concept
Weather	I-General_Concept
Prediction	I-General_Concept
(	O
NWP	O
)	O
model	O
,	O
HIRLAM	B-Application
forecast	O
system	O
,	O
which	O
has	O
been	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
HIRLAM	B-Application
member	O
services	O
for	O
routine	O
weather	O
prediction	O
of	O
up	O
to	O
3	O
days	O
at	O
a	O
grid	O
resolution	O
of	O
3	O
to	O
16	O
km	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
2006	O
,	O
the	O
HIRLAM	B-Application
cooperation	O
shifted	O
its	O
focus	O
to	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
meso-scale	O
(	O
convection-permitting	O
)	O
numerical	B-General_Concept
weather	I-General_Concept
prediction	I-General_Concept
system	O
(	O
)	O
through	O
close	O
collaboration	O
with	O
the	O
ALADIN	O
consortium	O
(	O
led	O
by	O
Meteo	O
France	O
)	O
and	O
the	O
ECMWF	O
(	O
European	O
Center	O
for	O
Medium-range	O
Weather	O
Forecasting	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
HARMONIE	O
forecast	O
system	O
is	O
the	O
main	O
operational	O
weather	O
forecast	O
system	O
at	O
HIRLAM	B-Application
weather	O
services	O
with	O
a	O
typical	O
grid	O
resolution	O
of	O
2.5	O
km	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Through	O
collaboration	O
with	O
the	O
ALADIN	O
consortium	O
,	O
a	O
52-ensemble	O
Pan-European	O
Grand	O
Limited	O
Area	O
Ensemble	O
Prediction	O
System	O
(	O
GLAMEPS	O
)	O
has	O
been	O
developed	O
by	O
the	O
HIRLAM	B-Application
programme	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
a	O
resolution	O
of	O
ca	O
8	O
km	O
grid	O
size	O
GLAMEPS	O
has	O
been	O
operational	O
since	O
2013	O
,	O
to	O
serve	O
the	O
needs	O
of	O
2-day	O
probabilistic	O
forecasts	O
at	O
the	O
HIRLAM	B-Application
and	O
ALADIN	O
member	O
services	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
HIRLAM	B-Application
programme	O
is	O
controlled	O
by	O
the	O
HIRLAM	B-Application
council	O
,	O
which	O
consists	O
of	O
the	O
directors	O
of	O
the	O
participating	O
institutes	O
.	O
</s>
