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August 28, 2012

ASCAT sees extreme event of Greenland ice sheet melt

Between 10 and 12 July 2012 our ASCAT instrument detected a very fast surface snow melt event, covering almost the entire Greenland ice sheet. This backs up reports of extreme melting conditions in the area this summer.

August 28, 2012

Ten years of Meteosat Second Generation

When the first Meteosat Second Generation satellite, Meteosat-8, was launched on 28 August 2002 it heralded a new era of discovery for meteorologists. It became fully operational at 0 degree longitude at the equator on 19 January 2004 and, in addition to providing weather information in much more detail, it provided information on phenomena which had never been considered before.

July 31, 2012

Metop-A completes 30,000th orbit

On 31 July, EUMETSAT’s Metop-A polar-orbiting satellite completed its 30,000th orbit, which it started at 07:55:45 UTC.

June 20, 2012

Seeing solstices and equinoxes from space

Today (20 June) is the solstice, the longest day in the Northern Hemisphere and the shortest in the Southern Hemisphere.

June 1, 2012

Monitoring tropical cyclones from space

As the North Atlantic Hurricane season officially starts today (1 June) we take a look at how you can see tropical cyclones forming and follow where they are moving using satellite imagery.

May 29, 2012

Ocean training for South American forecasters

Forecasters and researchers from across South America recently took part in marine forecasting training, jointly set up by EUMETSAT and NOAA.

May 7, 2012

Good progress on MSG-3 launch preparations

All activities towards the 19 June launch are progressing well and overall preparations toward launch are being completed on schedule.

May 4, 2012

Sand at sea, as seen from space

A project comparing data from a research ship with satellite data, this week saw satellite data about dust verified with physical evidence.

April 18, 2012

Monitoring volcanoes from space

Two years ago when the Eyjafjallajökull volcano in Iceland erupted, satellite imagery proved to be instrumental in helping track the movement of the large ash plume. Twelve months on and another volcano in Iceland erupted — Grímsvötn. Once again, satellite imagery played a major role in helping scientists understand where the ash cloud was and where it was likely to go.

April 16, 2012

MSG-3 arrives at launch site

MSG-3, which is due to be launched on 19 June, safely arrived at its launch site on 13 April.

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