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May 27, 2011

Nowcasting: helping deliver localised weather forecasts

To improve the accuracy of forecasting, meteorologists need exact and up-to-date data of atmospheric motions and conditions in a localised area. The EUMETSAT Satellite Application Facility on Support to Nowcasting & Very Short Range Forecasting (NWC SAF) provides tools and software that help deliver tailored short-range forecasts.

May 25, 2011

EUMETSAT satellites follow Grímsvötn volcanic ash and SO2 plumes

Following the eruption of the Grímsvötn volcano in Iceland on the evening of 21 May, two separate plumes of ejected sulphur dioxide (SO2) and volcanic ash are observed by EUMETSAT's geostationary and polar orbiting instruments.

May 23, 2011

EUMETSAT satellites observe Grímsvötn volcanic ash cloud

EUMETSAT’s Meteosat-9 and Metop-A satellites have been observing the volcanic dust, sulphur dioxide (SO2), and water cloud spewing out of the Grímsvötn volcano in Iceland since it began erupting on the evening of 21 May.

May 4, 2011

Tracking Tsunamis with Data Collection Platforms

EUMETSAT supports Data Collection Platform (DCP) operators by helping them exchange environmental data from remote locations and to provide early warning of impending hazards, as with the Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning System.

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