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July 29, 2010

Oman provides quick access to Metop data

EUMETSAT’s cooperation with Oman has resulted in the sultanate providing fast access to Metop-A data from a region important to European forecasting.

July 27, 2010

EUMETSAT and GMES

EUMETSAT plays an important role in the EU’s Global Monitoring for Environment and Security (GMES) initiative. This was reaffirmed in a resolution adopted by the 70th EUMETSAT Council meeting in Rome, Italy, on 21-22 June 2010.

July 21, 2010

Changes to the EUMETSAT website structure

You may have noticed several changes on the EUMETSAT website. All site content located in the former What We Do, Access to Data and Documentation sections has been redistributed across four new sections.

June 30, 2010

EUMETSAT celebrates five years in orbit of Microwave Humidity Sounder

EUMETSAT’s Microwave Humidity Sounder (MHS) has now been in orbit for five years. The instrument, which measures atmospheric water vapour, is on board three polar-orbiting satellites: NOAA-18, launched on 20 May 2005, EUMETSAT’s Metop-A, launched on 19 October 2006, and NOAA-19, launched on 6 February 2009.

June 29, 2010

Gulf of Mexico oil spill visible with the Metop-A Advanced SCATterometer (ASCAT)

The ASCAT instrument on the METOP-A polar satellite observes the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

June 24, 2010

EUMETSAT cooperation with Japanese Meteorological Agency

EUMETSAT has implemented Meteosat-7 data reception to JMA via the Regional Meteorological Data Communication Network (RMDCN).

May 7, 2010

New ash plume from Eyjafjallajökull (updated 10/05/2010)

Another large ash cloud was injected into the atmosphere from Eyjafjallajökull volcano.

May 6, 2010

Monitoring SO2 emitted by volcanoes

During a volcanic eruption large amounts of ash and trace gases, especially sulphur dioxide (SO2), are injected into the troposphere or even the stratosphere in unusually high concentrations. Observing such SO2 concentrations in the atmosphere can be a powerful - but also limited - tool for tracking the spread of volcanic ash.

May 3, 2010

Meteosat monitors climate

EUMETSAT’s Meteosat geostationary weather satellites have been providing observations relevant for climate monitoring for decades and will continue to do so for decades to come

April 19, 2010

EUMETSAT offers range of volcano products

The latest eruption of Icelandic volcano Eyjafjallajökull, which began in the early morning hours of 13 April, had a dramatic impact on European and transatlantic air traffic.

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