Finalists for the 2015 prize round selected by the jury

The jury has selected the finalists for the 2015 prize round. They will present their idea at the Annual Meeting of the European Meteorological Society (EMS) on 7th of September 2015 in Sofia. There will be a special session for these presentations at 14.00 in room Kyoto. The finalists are:

• R Tapakis and A G Charalambides: Methodology for predicting solar irradiance (Abstract)
• O Boucher: Probing the upper troposphere by watching aircraft (Abstract)
• T Hewson and F Pappenberger: Predicting Flash Floods using Current‐Generation Global Models (Abstract)

After the presentations the jury will make a decision about the prize winner. The prize will be handed over during the awards ceremony of the EMS Meeting on 8 September 2015.