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Resources

See below for a list of online resources concerning EUMETSAT data and products


Contents

EUMETSAT Product Factsheets EPS Product Validation Reports
EPS Product Guides EPS Product Guide Appendices
EPS Product Format Specifications EPS Product Generation Specifications
EPS Calibration and Validation Plans Algorithm Theoretical Basis Documents
Format Guides MSG Product Validation Reports
MSG / MTP Product Generation Specifications MSG/MFG Calibration Documents
Technical Notes Technical Memoranda
Technical Description  

 

EUMETSAT Product Factsheets

Reference Title Version
EUM/OPS/DOC/10/1296 LinkASCAT — Factsheet (PDF, 222 KB) 1
EUM/OPS/DOC/10/1295 LinkATOVS — Factsheet (PDF, 1.2 MB) 1
EUM/OPS/DOC/10/1297 LinkAVHRR — Factsheet (PDF, 825 KB) 1
EUM/OPS/DOC/10/1299 LinkGOME — Factsheet (PDF, 327 KB) 1
EUM/OPS/DOC/10/1301 LinkIASI — Factsheet (PDF, 375 KB) 1
EUM/OPS/DOC/09/5160 LinkMVIRI — Atmospheric Motion Vectors — Factsheet (PDF, 491 KB) 1
EUM/OPS/DOC/09/5161 LinkClimate Data Set — Factsheet (PDF, 21 KB) 1
EUM/OPS/DOC/09/5162 LinkCloud Analysis — Factsheet (PDF, 1.2 MB) 1
EUM/OPS/DOC/09/5163 LinkCloud Analysis Image — Factsheet (PDF, 320 KB) 1
EUM/OPS/DOC/09/5164 LinkMVIRI Cloud Mask — Factsheet (PDF, 256 KB) 1A
EUM/OPS/DOC/09/5165 LinkClear Sky Reflectance Map — Factsheet (PDF, 576 KB) 2B
EUM/OPS/DOC/09/5167 LinkCloud Top Height — Factsheet (PDF, 506 KB) 2
EUM/OPS/DOC/09/5168 LinkDivergence — Factsheet (PDF, 433 KB) 1
EUM/OPS/DOC/09/5159 LinkActive Fire Monitoring — Factsheet (PDF, 250 KB) 1
EUM/OPS/DOC/09/5170 LinkGlobal Instability Index — Factsheet (PDF, 568 KB) 1
EUM/OPS/DOC/09/5171 LinkHigh Resolution Precipitation Index — Factsheet (PDF, 69 KB) 1
EUM/OPS/DOC/09/5172 LinkISCCP Data Set — Factsheet (PDF, 219 KB) 1
EUM/OPS/DOC/09/5173 LinkMulti-Sensor Precipitation Estimate — Factsheet (PDF, 83 KB) 1
EUM/OPS/DOC/09/5174 LinkMeteosat Surface Albedo — Factsheet (PDF, 391 KB) 1
EUM/OPS/DOC/09/5175 LinkOptimal Cloud Analysis — Factsheet (PDF, 1.6 MB) 1
EUM/OPS/TEN/12/3728 LinkOSCAT Level 2B Products Factsheet (PDF, 198 KB) 1
EUM/OPS/DOC/09/5176 LinkOutgoing Longwave Radiation — Factsheet (PDF, 604 KB) 1
EUM/OPS/DOC/09/5177 LinkSea Surface Temperature — Factsheet (PDF, 27 KB) 1
EUM/OPS/DOC/11/4195 LinkSEVIRI — Normalised Difference Vegetation Index Factsheet (PDF, 187 KB) 1A
EUM/OPS/DOC/11/4196 LinkSEVIRI — Total Ozone Factsheet (PDF, 888 KB) 2B
EUM/OPS/DOC/09/5178 LinkTropospheric Humidity — Factsheet (PDF, 166 KB) 1
EUM/OPS/DOC/09/5180 LinkUpper Tropospheric Humidity — Factsheet (PDF, 27 KB) 1
EUM/OPS/DOC/09/5158 LinkVolcanic Ash Monitoring — Factsheet (PDF, 296 KB) 1
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EPS Product Validation Reports

Reference Title Version
EUM/OPS-EPS/DOC/12/0760 LinkGOME 2 Metop B Product Validation Report (PDF, 18 MB) 3A
EUM/OPS-EPS/DOC/09/0618 LinkGOME-2 / Metop-A Reprocessed L1B-R2 Data-Set User Guide (PDF, 400 KB) 1D
EUM/MET/REP/09/0698 LinkEPS IASI L2 PPF Validation Report: Cloud Top Pressure and Effective Cloud Amount (PDF, 4 MB) 4
- LinkValidation Study for IASI Trace Gas Retrievals (PDF, 4 MB) -
EUM/MET/REP/08/0525 LinkMetop-A ASCAT Commissioning Quality Report (PDF, 2 MB) 5
EUM/OPS/DOC/09/2481 LinkASCAT Level 1 Reprocessing Phase 1 — Dataset Description (PDF, 670 KB) 3
EUM/OPS/DOC/09/2569 LinkASCAT Level 2 Soil Moisture Reprocessing Phase 1 — Dataset Description (PDF, 630 KB) 3
EUM/OPS/REP/09/3033 LinkASCAT Reprocessing Phase 1 — Validation Report (PDF, 1.7 MB) 2
EUM/OPS/REP/11/2465 LinkASCAT 7.4.3 — Product Validation Report (PDF, 254 KB) 1
EUM/OPS/REP/11/2508 LinkASCAT Soil Moisture 3.1.0 — Product Validation Report (PDF, 525 KB) 1
EUM/MET/TEN/12/0254 LinkASCAT Calibration 2012 (PDF, 983 KB) 2A
EUM/OPS-EPS/REP/09/0619 LinkGOME-2 / Metop-A Level 1B Product Validation Report No. 5: Status at Reprocessing G2RP-R2 (PDF, 11 MB) 1F
EUM/OPS-EPS/TEN/08/0588 LinkGOME-2 FM3 Long-Term In-Orbit Degradation — Status After 1st Throughput Test (PDF, 2.5 MB) 3A
EUM/OPS-EPS/TEN/09/0318 LinkGOME-2 FM3 Long-Term In-Orbit Degradation — Status After 2nd Throughput Test (PDF, 3 MB) 2
EUM/OPS-EPS/DOC/09/0464 LinkGOME-2 FM3 Long-Term In-Orbit Degradation — Basic Signatures After 2nd Throughput Test (PDF, 8.7 MB) -
EUM/OPS-EPS/DOC/07/0601 LinkGOME-2 PMD Band Definitions 3.0 and PMD Calibration (PDF, 6 MB) 8
EUM/MET/REP/07/0224 LinkIASI Level 2 Product Processing Facility (PDF, 7 MB) 2C
EUM/MET/TEN/09/0448 LinkVertical Temperature and Humidity Profiles within IASI L2 PPF v5: Non-Regression Tests and Validation Results (PDF, 5.1 MB) 1
EUM/MET/TEN/10/0188 LinkIASI L2 Surface Temperature: PPF v5 Validation Results (PDF, 8.5 MB) 1
EUM/MET/TEN/09/0232 LinkAn Improved Artificial Neural Network CO Retrieval for IASI L2 Processor (PDF, 3.6 MB) 1A
EUM/OPS-EPS/TEN/10/0203 LinkSurface Emissivity within IASI L2 PPF v5 (PDF, 1.1 MB) 1
EUM/MET/DOC/10/0472 LinkValidation of IASI L2Pcore Sea Surface Temperature (PDF, 1.7 MB) 1A
EUM/OPS-EPS/REP/10/0069 LinkIASI Level 1 Day-2 Product Validation Test Report (PDF, 231 KB) 2
EUM/OPS-EPS/REP/10/0148 LinkIASI Level 1 Principal Component Compression PPF (Part 1) (PDF, 2.1 MB) 2
EUM/OPS-EPS/REP/11/0036 LinkIASI Level 1 Principal Component Compression PPF (Part 2) (PDF, 1.6 MB) 1A
EUM/MET/REP/07/0392 LinkEPS Product Validation Report: Dissemination of NOAA-18 ATOVS/AVHRR Level 1 Data via EUMETCast (PDF, 9 MB) 1
EUM/MET/REP/08/0259 LinkEPS Product Validation Report No. 6: Dissemination of Metop-A ATOVS Level 2 data via EUMETCast (PDF, 4 MB) 1
EUM/OPS/REP/10/0787 LinkDissemination of Polar Cap Winds Derived from Metop-A AVHRR/3 (PDF, 6.3 MB) 2
EUM/OPS/REP/10/3478 LinkAVHRR Level 2 Polar Winds v1.4.0 Validation Report (PDF, 1.3 MB) 1A
DOI:10.1029/2009GL039968 LinkValidation of Operational GRAS Radio Occultation Data (PDF, 237 KB) (An edited version of this paper was published by AGU. Copyright 2009 American Geophysical Union.) -

For other ASCAT Level 2 Soil Moisture documentation, please visit the [External link]TU Wien website and access the publications and reports under the ERS/Metop Soil Moisture link.

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EPS Product Guides

Reference Title Version
EUM/OPS-EPS/MAN/04/0028 LinkASCAT Product Guide (PDF, 17 MB), [External link]online 4C
EUM/OPS-EPS/MAN/04/0030 LinkATOVS Level 1b Product Guide (PDF, 10 MB), [External link]online 3
EUM/OPS-EPS/MAN/04/0031 LinkATOVS Level 2 Product Guide (PDF, 5 MB), [External link]online 2
EUM/OPS-EPS/MAN/04/0029 LinkAVHRR Product Guide (PDF, 2.6 MB), [External link]online 3A
EUM/OPS-EPS/MAN/05/0005 LinkGOME-2 Product Guide (PDF, 9.5 MB), [External link]online 3
EUM/OPS-EPS/MAN/06/0121 LinkGRAS Product Guide (PDF, 14 MB), [External link]online 2C
EUM/OPS-EPS/MAN/04/0032 LinkIASI Level 1 Product Guide (PDF, 6 MB), [External link]online 3J
EUM/OPS-EPS/MAN/04/0033 LinkIASI Level 2 Product Guide (PDF, 3 MB), [External link]online 2G
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EPS Product Guide Appendices

These appendices provide generic information, common to all Metop products. They are included with each Product Guide, but are also directly accessible here for the convenience of Web navigation.

Reference Title Version
EUM/OPS-EPS/MAN/08/0034 Appendix A: Summary of all EPS Products 2K
EUM/OPS-EPS/MAN/08/0034 Appendix B: Metop Operational Orbit 2K
EUM/OPS-EPS/MAN/08/0034 Appendix C: Data Types Used by the Generic EPS Format 2K
EUM/OPS-EPS/MAN/08/0034 Appendix D: Format and Contents of the GRH and IPRM 2K
EUM/OPS-EPS/MAN/08/0034 Appendix E: Acronyms and Abbreviations 2K
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EPS Product Format Specifications

Reference Title Version
EPS/GGS/SPE/96167 LinkGeneric Product Format Specification (PDF, 738 KB) 7E
EPS/MIS/SPE/97228 LinkAMSU-A Level 1 Product Format Specification (PDF, 2 MB) 7C
EPS/MIS/SPE/97233 LinkASCAT Level 1 Product Format Specification (PDF, 365 KB) 2
EUM/OPS-EPS/SPE/07/0343 LinkASCAT Level 2 Soil Moisture Product Format Specification (PDF, 681 KB) 3A
EPS/MIS/SPE/980759 LinkATOVS Level 2 Product Format Specification (PDF, 945 KB) 7C
EPS/MIS/SPE/97231 LinkAVHRR/3 Level 1 Product Format Specification (PDF, 1.5 MB) 7C
EUM/OPS-EPS/SPE/08/0338 LinkAVHRR Level 2 Polar Winds Product Format Specification (PDF, 156 KB) 1G
EUM/MET/SPE/07/0460 LinkAVHRR/3 Normalised Differential Vegetation Index (NDVI) Product Format Specification (PDF, 142 KB) 2
EPS/MIS/SPE/97232 LinkGOME-2 Level 1 Product Format Specification (PDF, 372 KB) 9A
EUM/OPS-EPS/TEN/09/0549 LinkTechnical note on new GOME-2 product format version 12.0 (released on 5 January 2011) (PDF, 309 KB) 1A
EPS/MIS/SPE/97234 LinkGRAS Level 1 Product Format Specification (PDF, 5.5 MB) 7B
EPS/MIS/SPE/97230 LinkHIRS/4 Level 1 Product Format Specification (PDF, 243 KB) 7D
EUM/EPS/SYS/SPE/990003 LinkIASI Level 1 Product Format Specification (PDF, 2.28 MB) 9E
EUM/OPS-EPS/SPE/08/0195 LinkIASI Level 1 PCC Product Format Specification (PDF, 190 KB) 2A
EPS/MIS/SPE/980760 LinkIASI Level 2 Product Format Specification (PDF, 640 KB) 8
EPS/MIS/SPE/97229 LinkMHS Level 1 Product Format Specification (PDF, 2 MB) 7C
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EPS Product Generation Specifications

Reference Title Version
EUM/EPS/SYS/SPE/990005 LinkAMSU-A L1 Product Generation Specification (PDF, 1 MB) 5.3
EUM/EPS/SYS/SPE/990009 LinkASCAT Level 1 Product Generation Function Specification (PDF, 32 MB) 6.6
EUM/EPS/SYS/SPE/990014 LinkATOVS Level 2 Product Generation Specification (PDF, 3 MB) 6A
EUM/EPS/SYS/SPE/990004 LinkAVHRR L1 Product Generation Specification (PDF, 670 KB) 5.2
EUM/OPS-EPS/SPE/08/0346 LinkAVHRR Level 2 Polar Winds Product Generation Specification (PDF, 593 KB) 2
EUM/MET/SPE/07/0459 LinkAVHRR/3 Normalised Differential Vegetation Index (NDVI) Product Generation Specification (PDF, 505 KB) 1D
EPS/SYS/SPE/990011 LinkGOME-2 Level 1 Product Generation Specification (PDF, 17 MB) 7
EPS/SYS/SPE/990010 LinkGRAS Level 1 Product Generation Function Specification (PDF, 1.5 MB) 6.4
EPS/SYS/SPE/990007 LinkHIRS/4 L1 Product Generation Specification (PDF, 1 MB) 5.2
IA-DF-0000-2006-CNE LinkDossier de définition des algorithmes IASI (PDF, 7 MB) 6.7
IA-SB-2100-9462-CNE LinkSpécification Technique de Besoin du logiciel opérationnel IASI (PDF, 2 MB) 5.5
EUM/OPS-EPS/SPE/08/0199 LinkIASI Level 1 PCC Product Generation Specification (PDF, 188 KB) 2C
EPS/SYS/SPE/990013 LinkIASI Level 2 Product Generation Specification (PDF, 8 MB) 7
EUM/MET/DOC/11/0142 LinkSingle Sensor Error Statistic Scheme for IASI L2P Sea Surface Temperature (PDF, 427 KB) 1B
EUM/EPS/SYS/SPE/990006 LinkMHS L1 Product Generation Specification (PDF, 1 MB) 5.3
EUM/CO/05/1412/HGB LinkASCAT Soil Moisture Product Handbook (PDF, 4 KB) -
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EPS Calibration and Validation Plans

Reference Title Version
EUM/EPS/SYS/PLN/02/004 LinkCalibration and Validation Overall Plan (PDF, 3 MB) 2.1
EUM/EPS/SYS/PLN/01/011 LinkASCAT Calibration and Validation Plan (PDF, 3 MB) 4
EUM/EPS/SYS/PLN/01/010 LinkGOME-2 Calibration and Validation Plan (PDF, 3 MB) 2.1
EUM/EPS/SYS/PLN/01/013 LinkGRAS Calibration and Validation Plan (PDF, 1 MB) 2
IA-PL-0000-2597-CNE LinkIASI Level 1 Calibration and Validation Plan (PDF, 870 KB) 1
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Algorithm Theoretical Basis Documents

Reference Title Version
EUM/MET/REP/07/170 LinkActive Fire Monitoring with MSG (PDF, 1.2 MB) 2
EUM/MET/REP/07/0132 LinkCloud Detection for MSG (PDF, 689 KB) 2
EUM/MET/DOC/11/0247 LinkMSG Global Instability Indices/Total Ozone Product (PDF, 422 KB) 1A
EUM/MET/REP/07/0467 LinkVolcanic Ash Detection with MSG (PDF, 870 KB) 1
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Format Guides

Reference Title Version
EUM/OPS/TEN/09/2044 LinkCentral Facility MTP Meteorological Product Guide (PDF, 285 KB) 1
EUM/FG/1 LinkFG 01 — Basic Imagery — OpenMTP Format (PDF, 454 KB) 2.1
EUM/FG/3 LinkFG 03 — ISCCP Data Set (IDS) — OpenMTP Format (PDF, 245 KB) 1.1
EUM/FG/4 LinkFG 04 — Climate Data Set (CDS) — OpenMTP Format (PDF, 302 KB) 1.1
EUM/FG/6 LinkFG 06 — Cloud Motion Winds (CMW) — OpenMTP Format (PDF, 337 KB) 1.1
EUM/FG/8 LinkFG 08 — Cloud Analysis (CLA) — OpenMTP Format (PDF, 289 KB) 1.1
EUM/FG/10 LinkFG 10 — Sea Surface Temperature (SST) — OpenMTP Format (PDF, 277 KB) 1.1
EUM/FG/12 LinkFG 12 — Upper Tropospheric Humidity (UTH) — OpenMTP Format (PDF, 274 KB) 1.1
EUM/FG/13 LinkFG 13 — Meteosat Surface Albedo (PDF, 616 KB) 2.1
EUM/FG/14 LinkFG 14 — MSG Level 1.5 BSQ Format — File Definition (PDF, 303 KB) -
EUM/FG/15 LinkFG 15 — MSG Level 1.5 Native Format — File Definition (PDF, 340 KB) -
- LinkFY2C Product Format Introduction (PDF, 982 KB) -
EUM/OPS/TEN/07/3317 LinkEUMETSAT Data Centre Archive netCDF Formats (PDF, 258 KB) 4
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MSG Product Validation Reports

Reference Title Version
EUM/OPS/REP/08/3689 LinkOperations Product Validation Report: FIR Product — Introduction of New Emissivity Tables (PDF, 1 MB) 1
EUM/OPS/REP/09/3063 LinkOperations Product Validation Report: RTTOV Implementation (PDF, 7.8 MB) 1
EUM/OPS/REP/11/1743 LinkMSG Meteorological Product Operations Validation Report — 1 (PDF, 4.6 MB) 1A
EUM/OPS-MSG/REP/12/0037 LinkMSG Meteorological Product Operations Validation Report — 2 (PDF, 8 MB) 1
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MSG/MTP Product Generation Specifications

Reference Title Version
MTP/SPE/030 LinkMTP MPEF Algorithms Specification (PDF, 789 KB) 2
MTP/SPE/030 LinkMTP MPEF Algorithms Specification, Appendix A (PDF, 2 MB) 2
EUM/MSG/SPE.022 LinkMSG MPEF Algorithm Specification Document (PDF, 1.9 MB) 5B
EUM/OPS-MSG/DOC/07/0264 LinkMSG MPEF Atmospheric Motion Vector Product Update March 2007 (PDF, 650 KB) 1
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MSG/MFG Calibration Documents

Reference Title Version
EUM/MET/TEN/12/0332 LinkConversion from Radiances to Reflectances for SEVIRI Warm Channels (PDF, 141 KB) 4
EUM/MSG/TEN/04/0024 LinkSEVIRI Solar Channels Calibration Commissioning Activity Report (PDF. 773 KB) 1
- LinkSEVIRI Solar Channel Calibration Coefficients VIS 0.6 (PDF, 68 KB) -
- LinkSEVIRI Solar Channel Calibration Coefficients VIS 0.8 (PDF, 98 KB) -
- LinkSEVIRI Solar Channel Calibration Coefficients NIR 1.6 (PDF, 112 KB) -
- LinkSEVIRI Solar Channel Calibration Coefficients HRV (PDF, 104 KB) -
- LinkExplanation of Spectral Response Derivation (PDF, 388 KB) -
EUM/OPS-MSG/TEN/08/0024 LinkEffective Radiance and Brightness Temperature Relation Tables for Meteosat Second Generation (PDF, 918 KB) 2
EUM/OPS-MSG/TEN/08/0037 LinkEffective Radiance and Brightness Temperature Relation Tables for Meteosat Second Generation (XLS zipped, 738 KB) 2
EUM/MET/TEN/11/0569 LinkThe Conversion from Effective Radiances to Equivalent Brightness Temperatures (PDF, 2 MB) 1
- LinkVicarious Calibration — MFG (PDF, 116 KB) -
- LinkBlack Body Calibration — MFG (PDF, 222 KB) -
- LinkSatellite Cross Calibration — MFG (PDF, 122 KB) -
- LinkSatellite Intercalibration — MFG (PDF, 97 KB) -
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Technical Notes

Reference Title Version
AEMET/EUMITT203682/FRM/FR LinkTemporal and Spatial Scaling Issues in AMV Extraction (PDF, 12 MB) 2
EUM/OPS/TEN/05/1747 LinkWind Vector Automatic Quality Control Scheme (PDF, 306 KB) 1
EUM/MTP/TEN/0143 LinkCloud Motion Wind Automatic Quality Control (PDF, 170 KB) 1
EUM/OPS/TEN/05/3033 LinkUsage of Wind Products from Geostationary Satellites at Major NWP Centres (PDF, 222 KB) -
EUM/MTP/TEN/0141 LinkDesign of interchannel vertical heterogeneity filter (PDF, 188 KB) -
EUM/MTP/TEN/0152 LinkInversion Height Correction (PDF, 172 KB) -
- LinkCloud Base Height (CBH) assignment method (PDF, 70 KB) -
- LinkModified spatial consistency test for Cloud Motion Winds (PDF, 24 KB) -
EUM/CO/06/4600000277/YG LinkFREEVAL — Evaluation of a Fire Radiative Power Product derived from Meteosat 8/9 (PDF, 5.8 MB) -
EUM/OPS/TEN/07/1628 LinkIASI Level 1c Spectral Channels on the GTS (PDF, 70 KB) 1
- LinkIASI Principal Component Compression (IASI PCC) FAQ (PDF, 74 KB) -
- LinkIASI PCC Eigenvector file — Band 1 (HDF5) — switchtime: 11:00 UTC (sensing time) 22/02/2011 (ZIP, 1.4 MB) 1.4
- LinkIASI PCC Eigenvector file — Band 2 (HDF5) — switchtime: 11:00 UTC (sensing time) 22/02/2011 (ZIP, 2.9 MB) 1.4
- LinkIASI PCC Eigenvector file — Band 3 (HDF5) — switchtime: 11:00 UTC (sensing time) 22/02/2011 (ZIP, 2.3 MB) 1.4
- LinkIASI PCC Eigenvector file — Band 1 (HDF5) (ZIP, 1.3 MB) 1.3
- LinkIASI PCC Eigenvector file — Band 2 (HDF5) (ZIP, 2.8 MB) 1.3
- LinkIASI PCC Eigenvector file — Band 3 (HDF5) (ZIP, 2 MB) 1.3
EUM/CO/09/4600000655/RM LinkSupport for upgrade to FRESCO+ in the GOME-2 PPF: Final Report (PDF, 2 MB) 2
EUM/CO/09/4600000655/RM LinkCloud retrieval algorithm for GOME-2: FRESCO+ (PDF, 400 KB) 1.3
ITT 09/10000262 LinkSupport for Analysis of GOME-2 In-Orbit Degradation and Impacts on Level 2 Data Products — Final Report (PDF, 4 MB) 1.2
ITT 09/10000262 LinkSupport for Analysis of GOME-2 In-Orbit Degradation and Impacts on Level 2 Data Products — Executive Summary (PDF, 62 KB) -
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Technical Memoranda

Reference Title Version
- LinkTM 04 — MSG — Cloud Processing (PDF, 522 KB) -
- LinkTM 06 — Current and Future Requirements for Soundings from Geostationary Orbit (PDF, 2 MB) -
- LinkTM 08 — ISSWG Line-by-line Intercomparison Experiment (PDF, 11.5 MB) -
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Technical Description

Reference Title Version
EUM/OPS/DOC/08/0325 LinkTD 16 — Meteosat Data Collection and Distribution Service (PDF, 749 KB) 1H
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