European Severe Storms Laboratory

"ESSL" redirects here. For other uses, see ESSL (disambiguation).
European Severe Storms Laboratory
AbbreviationESSL
PredecessorTorDACH
Formation12 August 2006
TypeNGO
Purposeadvance research on extreme weather events on a European level
Location
  • c/o DLR, Münchener Str. 20, 82234 Wessling, Germany
Region served
Europe
Official language
English
Director
Pieter Groenemeijer
Treasurer and Director of Operations
Alois M. Holzer
Main organ
General Assembly
WebsiteESSL

The European Severe Storms Laboratory (ESSL) is a scientific organisation that conducts research on severe convective storms, tornadoes, intense precipitation events, and avalanches across Europe and the Mediterranean. It operates the widely consulted European Severe Weather Database (ESWD).[citation needed]