EFAS v5.1 introduces several minor changes to the system, including:

• A new "Release News" pop-up that shows up on EFAS-IS when a new version of EFAS (minor and major) is released, including information on the release and a link to the wiki for further information.
• Notification Feedback improvements allowing EFAS partners to revise their own feedback and to specify the region for which the feedback was given (if the notification spans multiple). Furthermore, a system for automatic notification reminders will be rolled out shortly after the release day.
• Updates to EFAS Hydrological post-processing
  • new calibration of all viable stations including 270 new stations (250 stations at 6-hourly and 20 stations at daily).
  • updates to post-processed hydrographs based on feedback from the 18th EFAS Annual Meeting.
• Increased offering of monitoring and forecast variables for EFAS made available through the Climate Data Store.
  • Runoff Water Equivalent (surface plus subsurface)
  • Soil Wetness Index (root zone)
  • Withdrawal of 'Volumetric Soil Moisture Content' variable
• EFAS flood thresholds
  • EFAS flood threshold made available on wiki.
  • Bug fixes to flood threshold calculation 
• New stations added to Reporting Points layer on EFAS-IS
• Revised ERIC Reporting Points
  • The minimum upstream area for plotting a reporting point has been increased to 150 km² (up from 50 km² previously). This reduces the number of reporting points that are plotted.

• Retirement of ERICHA products

  • ERICHA Flash Flood products will be phased out in favour of the improved TAMIR products which include radar-nwp blended precipitation, ensemble-based hourly forecasts and flood impact products.

For more information about the release of EFAS v5.1 please refer to the dedicated wiki pages. Questions and feedback can be addressed to the CEMS team via the EFAS contact form.