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Ten years of EUMETCast Ten years ago we revolutionised the way users can access satellite data, with the introduction of EUMETCast.	Hundreds take part in online satellite training A recent online training course run by EUMETSAT attracted more than 300 participants, making it EUMETSAT’s the largest online event so far.
IASI – improving weather forecasting accuracy To celebrate global IASI data from Metop-B, becoming available to our Cal/Val partners this month, we take a closer look at the IASI instrument.	How satellites help predict a Sudden Stratospheric Warming (SSW) The beginning of 2013 saw unseasonal mild temperatures in some part of Europe - up to 10C in places. That all changed last weekend when temperatures plummeted and many places had snow.
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Latest Press Releases May 6, 2013 First International Ocean Colour Science meeting to take place in Darmstadt, Germany Growing global demand for ocean colour data April 24, 2013 Metop-B takes over prime operational service Long-term continuity of vital weather and climate data ensured from polar orbit April 9, 2013 Meteosat-9 takes over Rapid Scanning Service Today, Meteosat-9 took over the rapid scanning imagery service (RSS) from Meteosat-8. January 21, 2013 Meteosat-10 takes over from Meteosat-9 Meteosat-10 has replaced Meteosat-9 as EUMETSAT’s prime operational geostationary weather satellite after being moved to 0º. December 18, 2012 MSG-3 declared operational as Meteosat-10 After the successful completion of in-orbit testing, on 12 December the MSG-3 satellite was declared ready to support the Meteosat operational services and renamed Meteosat-10. View All

Latest News April 5, 2013 EUMETSAT information day for Western Balkan countries On 4 April, EUMETSAT Director-General Alain Ratier led a delegation attending an information day for the Western Balkan countries organised by EUMETSAT and the Meteorological Services of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. March 13, 2013 Setting up a global inventory of climate data EUMETSAT recently hosted the 2nd meeting of the World Climate Research Program (WCRP ) Data Advisory Council (DAC) on 4-5 March 2013. March 1, 2013 Prof. Andre Lebeau, former Chairman of the EUMETSAT Council, dies at 81 EUMETSAT was saddened by the news of the death of Prof. André Lebeau, a former Chairman of its ruling Council. February 22, 2013 International Ocean Colour Science meeting The first International Ocean Colour Science (IOCS) meeting will take place in the Darmstadtium, Darmstadt, Germany, from 6 to 8 May 2013. This is the first of a series of IOCS meetings which are scheduled to take place every two years and will bring together ocean colour Scientists from around the world. February 7, 2013 MTG lightning imager contract signed On 7 February in Florence, Italy, EUMETSAT Director-General Alain Ratier attended the signing of the contract for the lightning imager (LI) of the future Meteosat Third Generation (MTG) satellite. View All

Conferences and Events May 6, 2013 International Ocean Colour Science (IOCS) Meeting Darmstadt, Germany June 17, 2013 5th LSA SAF Workshop 17-19 June 2013, Karlsruhe, Germany July 1, 2013 Satellite Soil Moisture Validation and Application Workshop 1-3 July 2013, Frascati, Italy September 16, 2013 2013 EUMETSAT Meteorological Satellite Conference & 19th American Meteorological Society AMS Satellite Meteorology, Oceanography, and Climatology Conference 16-20 September 2013, Vienna, Austria View All