Monitoring weather and climate from space

EPS-SG Resources

This area lists technical and scientific documentation about the EUMETSAT Polar System - Second Generation satellites, instruments and data collection processes.


Mission Requirements

Reference Title Version
EUM/PEPS/REQ/06/0043 LinkPost-EPS Mission Requirements Document (PDF, 3 MB) 3C
EUM/PEPS/REQ/05/0073 LinkProgrammatic Assumptions and Requirements (PDF, 312 KB) 2A

Position Papers of User Needs

Reference Title Version
- LinkRequirements for Operational Atmospheric Chemistry Monitoring in the Post-EPS Time Frame beyond 2020 (PDF, 539 KB) 1
- LinkRequirements for Ocean Observations relevant to POST-EPS (PDF, 555 KB) 3
- LinkPost-EPS Developments on Atmospheric Sounding and Wind Profiling (PDF, 426 KB) 3
- LinkPost-EPS: Generic Requirements on Climate Monitoring (PDF, 144 KB) 1P
- LinkCloud, Precipitation and Large Scale Land Surface Imaging (CPL) Observational Requirements for Meteorology, Hydrology and Climate (PDF, 1.04 MB) 3

Support Studies

Reference Title Version
EUM/CO/05/1447/PS LinkDoppler Wind Lidar Sampling Scenarios (PDF, 6 MB) -
EUMETSAT COS/LET/05/2673 LinkUpdate of Remote Sensing Capabilities Assessment for Post-EPS (PDF, 5 MB) -
EUM/CO/06/1510/PS LinkMission Requirements for a Post-EPS Microwave Radiometer (PDF, 5 MB) -
EUM/CO/06/1529/PS LinkReference Tool for Simulation of VIS/NIR Spectral Radiances (PDF, 6 MB) -
EUM/CO/06/1557/PSF LinkOxygen Sounding Channel Frequencies and Polarisations (PDF, 525 KB) -
- LinkExploitation of SEVIRI IR 9.7 Channel for Atmospheric Chemistry Applications (PDF, 42 MB) -
EUM/CO/07/4600000409/CJA LinkPotential of Microwave Sounder 229 GHz Channel (PDF, 2.5 MB) -
- LinkInvestigation of Space Weather through Analysis of Free Ionospheric Electron Content (PDF, 35.4 MB) -
EUM/CO/07/4600000433/PLP LinkRadiometric and Spectral Requirements of a Post-EPS Visible/Infrared Imager (PDF, 3 MB) -
EUM/CO/08/4600000478/CJA LinkIonospheric effects in GNSS Radio Occultation Data (PDF, 6.32 MB) -
EUM/CO/07/4600000454/PS LinkObserving System Experiments (OSEs) for the evaluation of degraded EPS/Post-EPS instrument scenarios (PDF, 37 MB) -
EUM/CO/08/4600000495/PS
CLS-DOS-NT-09-329
LinkOptimisation of Future Altimeter Orbits (CLS) (PDF, 772 KB) -
EUM/CO/08/4600000497/PS LinkOptimisation of Future Altimeter Orbits (University of Hamburg) (PDF, 220 KB) -
EUM/PEPS/DOC/08/0070 LinkImpact of Degraded EPS Scenarios on NWC Services (PDF, 3.3 MB) 7
EUM/PEPS/DOC/09/0079 LinkImpact of Degraded Post-EPS Scenarios on NWC Services (PDF, 3.4 MB) 3C
- LinkA Study on the Spectral and Radiometric Specifications of a Post-EPS Microwave Imaging Mission (PDF, 7 MB) -
  LinkOptimisation of Tracking Strategies for Radio Occultation  

User Consultation Workshop 3 (Darmstadtium, Darmstadt, 29-30 September 2011)

Reference Title Version
EUM/PEPS/VWG/11/0063 LinkEPS-SG as part of the JPS (PDF, 947 KB) -
EUM/PPS/11/VWG/0168 LinkProgramme preparation status overview (PDF, 518 KB) -
EUM/PEPS/VWG/11/0184 LinkEPS-SG candidate observation missions (PDF, 1.75 MB) -
- LinkThe role of EPS-SG in the future GOS (PDF, 620 KB) -
EUM/PEPS/VWG/09/0012 LinkMetop-SG studies: Instruments (PDF, 2 MB) -
EUM/LEO/VWG/11/0673 LinkEPS-SG System (PDF, 1.3 MB) -
MOS-HO-ESA-SYS-0125 LinkMetop-SG studies: System (PDF, 197 KB) -
- LinkMetop-SG Phase A1 studies Data Volume Considerations (PDF, 32 KB) -
- LinkIASI-NG studies (PDF, 386 KB) -
- LinkMETimage studies (PDF, 569 KB) -
- LinkSentinel-5 studies (PDF, 14.6 MB) -
- LinkJPSS/DWSS status (PDF, 1.54 MB) -
- LinkIASI-NG (PDF, 5 MB) -
- LinkMETimage (PDF, 3 MB) -
- LinkATMS (PDF, 1.57 MB) -
- LinkScatterometry mission (PDF, 4.8 MB) -
- LinkRadio Occultation mission (PDF, 1.8 MB) -
- LinkSentinel-5 (PDF, 2.2 MB) -
- LinkMicro-Wave Imaging mission (PDF, 3.6 MB) -
- LinkIce Cloud Imaging mission (PDF, 3.34 MB) -
- LinkMulti-viewing Multi-channel Multi-polarisation Imaging mission (PDF, 6 MB) -
- LinkRadiant Energy Radiometry mission (PDF, 2.8 MB) -
- LinkLow Light Imaging mission (PDF, 23.8 MB) -
EUM/PEPS/MIN/11/0200 LinkUser Consultation Workshop 3: Summary (PDF, 161 KB) 1A

User Consultation Workshop 2 (Centralstation, Darmstadt, 3-4 February 2009)

Reference Title Version
EUM/PEPS/VWG/09/0012 LinkUser Consultation Workshop 2: Keynote Address (PDF, 159 KB) -
EUM/PPS/08/VWG/0124 LinkPost-EPS Programme preparation (PDF, 284 KB) -
- LinkGap analysis backing the Post-EPS mission definition process (PDF, 620 KB) -
EUM/LEO-PEPS/VWG/09/0002 LinkLessons learnt from EPS relevant for Post-EPS (PDF, 121 KB) -
- LinkIntroduction to Post-EPS candidate observation missions (PDF, 2.18 MB) -
EUM/PEPS/VWG/09/0012 LinkCandidates for the Post-EPS observation missions, prioritisation, and preliminary assessment (PDF, 647 KB) -
- LinkUser aspects of Post-EPS sounding and wind profiling (PDF, 2.75 MB) -
- LinkCloud, precipitation and large-scale land surface imaging: the potential of Post-EPS and the missed opportunities (PDF, 653 KB) -
- LinkAtmospheric composition (PDF, 4,53 MB) -
- LinkPotential of Post-EPS observations for climate monitoring (PDF, 675 KB) -
EUM/PEPS/VWG/09/0019 LinkPost-EPS programmatic assumptions and requirements (PDF, 190 KB) -
EUM/LEO-PEPS/VWG/09/0004 LinkNotional system concepts (PDF, 257 KB) -
- LinkFuture US programmes: NPOESS and its follow-on (PDF, 4.33 MB) -
- LinkESA Post-EPS Phase 0 studies summary outcomes (PDF, 2.22 MB) -
- LinkStatus of METimage design and development (PDF, 999 KB) -
- LinkStudies for IASI follow-on instrument (PDF, 974 KB) -
- LinkGMES Sentinel-5 status (PDF, 2 MB) -
EUM/PEPS/MIN/09/0023 LinkUser Consultation Workshop 2: Summary Outcome of the Workshop (PDF, 148 KB) -

User Consultation Workshop 1 (Centralstation, Darmstadt, 29-30 March 2006)

Reference Title Version
- LinkUser Consultation Workshop 1: Keynote Address (PDF, 308 KB) -
EUM/PEPS/VWG/06/0028 LinkPost-EPS User Consultation Process (PDF, 120 KB) -
- LinkAtmospheric Sounding and Wind Profiling (PDF, 1.5 MB) -
- LinkCloud, precipitation, and Large-Scale Land Surface Imaging (PDF, 1.9 MB) -
- LinkOcean Topography and Ocean Imaging (PDF, 8.37 MB) -
- LinkAtmospheric Chemistry (PDF, 7.73 MB) -
- LinkClimate Monitoring (PDF, 1.22 MB) -
- LinkWMO Space Programme (PDF, 392 KB) -
- LinkObjectives and Implementation of the Global Monitoring for Environment and Security (GMES) (PDF, 1 MB) -
- LinkSpace Segment of the Global Monitoring for Environment and Security (GMES)(PDF, 2.05 MB) -
- LinkGlobal Earth-system Modelling using Space and in-situ data — GEMS (PDF, 1.52 MB) -
- LinkNOAA Integrated Observing Architecture and the Consolidated Observational Requirements (PDF, 592 KB) -
- LinkRoadmap from User to Mission Requirements (PDF, 176 KB) -
- LinkCapabilities Assessment for Post-EPS (PDF, 228 KB) -
- LinkSuitable Technologies for Post-EPS and Possibly Needed Developments (PDF, 2.64 MB) -
- LinkUser Consultation Workshop 1: Summary (PDF, 144 KB) -
 
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