Destination Earth (DestinE) is a flagship initiative of the European Union aimed at creating a digital model of planet Earth (Digital Twin). Due to societal and climate changes, EU countries are increasingly exposed to extreme weather impacts. Our ability to predict these changes in both the short and long term is hindered by the low regional accuracy of existing climate models.

To overcome this limitation, the DestinE project is developing two distinct digital replicas of the complex Earth system. These digital twins will enable seamless integration of real-time observations with high-resolution forecasts and predictions. One of these digital twins will focus on weather-related and geophysical extremes, while the other will serve climate change adaptation purposes.

DestinE is being implemented in collaboration with ECMWF, ESA, and EUMETSAT, with Slovak scientists and experts also involved.

But what exactly is a digital twin, and what are the specifics of this concept in relation to creating a digital replica of the Earth system? This will be the topic of my presentation, as I have been working at ECMWF for two years as an expert responsible for implementing non-hydrostatic atmospheric dynamics into the digital replica.

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