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June 22, 2010

EUMETSAT 70th Council puts MTG on track

EUMETSAT, the European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites, held its 70th Council meeting in Rome, Italy, on 21-22 June 2010.

May 28, 2010

MTG satellites crucial for future volcanic ash observations

Following the recent eruption of Iceland’s Eyjafjälla volcano that spewed huge amounts of ash and grounded numerous flights across Europe, more than 50 experts from around the world came together at a workshop hosted by ESA and EUMETSAT to take stock of what has been learned and to identify future opportunities for volcanic ash detection, monitoring and prediction.

March 31, 2010

EUMETCast broadcasts RETIM for Météo-France

EUMETCast, EUMETSAT’s broadcast system for meteorological and environmental data, is now disseminating RETIM data for Météo-France on a fully operational basis, replacing the RETIM2000 system.

March 26, 2010

EUMETSAT Special Council supports MTG

The EUMETSAT Special Council meeting in Darmstadt, Germany, on 26 March voted in favour of the Programme Proposal and Programme Resolution for Meteosat Third Generation (MTG) with two Member States reserving their vote which is expected no later than 30 June.

February 2, 2010

Global sea level rise monitoring secured for next decade

The transatlantic Jason-3 Programme has now been approved by EUMETSAT Member States thus ensuring a continuation of the series of measurements made by the Jason-2 satellite and its predecessors in support of meteorology, operational oceanography and in particular the monitoring of the sea level trend, a key indicator of climate change.

December 10, 2009

EUMETSAT participates in COP-15

EUMETSAT is participating in the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen (COP-15).

December 2, 2009

EUMETSAT 68th Council makes further progress on GMES and Jason-3

EUMETSAT, the European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites, held its 68th Council meeting in Darmstadt, Germany, on 1-2 December.

November 24, 2009

EUMETSAT welcomes Serbia as its latest Cooperating State

Serbia has become EUMETSAT’s latest Cooperating State following the completion of the ratification procedures.

October 1, 2009

Météo-France Centre on La Réunion integrated into EARS

The Météo-France Centre on La Réunion, which is in charge of cyclone warnings for the south-western part of the Indian Ocean, recently installed a new antenna allowing it to receive data from EUMETSAT’s Metop-A and the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s NOAA-17, -18 and -19 polar-orbiting satellites.

September 14, 2009

Meteorological Satellite Conference in Bath

On 21-25 September 2009, meteorologists, scientists and researchers will meet in Bath, UK, for the 2009 EUMETSAT Meteorological Satellite Conference.

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