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Meteosat Second Generation Resources

Online resources for Meteosat Second Generation (MSG).


Operational Services Specifications

Reference Title Version
EUM/OPS/SPE/09/0810 LinkOperational Services Specification (PDF, 869 KB) 2B

SEVIRI Image Data

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EUM/OPS-MSG/TEN/08/0161 LinkOn Differences in Effective and Spectral Radiance MSG Level 1.5 Image Products (PDF, 520 KB) 1
EUM/MSG/SPE/057 LinkMSG Ground Segment LRIT/HRIT Mission Specific Implementation (PDF, 820 KB) 6
MSG/SPE/055 LinkMSG Ground Segment Design Specification vol.F (PDF, 877 KB) 1.3
EUM/MSG/TEN/093 LinkOverview of the MSG Ground Segment (PDF, 251 KB) 1.1
EUM/OPS-MSG/TEN/05/0625 LinkPre-Launch MSG-1 SEVIRI Instrument Level 1.0 Data (PDF, 240 KB) 1
EUM/OPS/TEN/05/2562 LinkMeteosat-8/MSG 1 — Spectral Response (PDF, 387 KB) -
EUM/OPS/TEN/05/2561 LinkMeteosat-8/MSG 1 — Channel Spectral Bands (PDF, 224 KB) -
EUM/MSG/TEN/04/0024 LinkMSG-1/SEVIRI Solar Channels Calibration — Commissioning Activity Report (PDF, 980 KB) 1
EUM/OPS-MSG/TEN/03/0064 LinkRadiometric Calibration of SEVIRI Level 1.5 Image Data in Equivalent Spectral Blackbody Radiance (PDF, 240 KB) 1
EUM/MSG/ICD/105 LinkMSG Level 1.5 Image Data Format Description (PDF, 1.5 MB) 6
EUM/OPS-MSG/TEN/08/0024 LinkEffective Radiance and Brightness Temperature Relation Tables for Meteosat Second Generation (PDF, 918 KB) 2
EUM/OPS-MSG/TEN/08/0037 LinkEffective Radiance and Brightness Temperature Relation Tables for Meteosat Second Generation (XLS zipped, 738 KB) 2
EUM/MET/TEN/11/0569 LinkThe Conversion from Effective Radiances to Equivalent Brightness Temperatures (PDF, 2 MB) 1
- LinkA Simple Conversion from Effective Radiance back to Spectral Radiance for MSG Images (PDF, 101 KB) 1
EUM/OPS-MSG/TEN/05/0421 LinkMSG Level 1.5 Image Product — Quality Indicators (PDF, 226 KB) 1
- LinkThe SEVIRI instrument (PDF, 314 KB) -
- LinkMSG Opportunities for Land Surface Research and Applications (PDF, 1.9 MB) -
EUM/MSG/ICD/096 LinkDADF Internal ICD US::DISE (PDF, 408 KB) 3

Technical Documents

Reference Title Version
EUM/OPS-MSG/DOC/08/0317 LinkTD 08 — Meteosat Data Collection and Retransmission Service (PDF, 1 MB) 1A
EUM/OPS/DOC/08/0325 LinkTD 16 — Meteosat Data Collection and Retransmission Service (PDF, 1 MB) 1I

Technical Memoranda

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- LinkTM 01 — MSG — Radiative Transfer Simulations for the Thermal Channels (PDF, 2.5 MB) -
- LinkTM 02 — Toward the Definition of Climate Observing Requirements in the Era of MSG and EPS (PDF, 3 MB) -
- LinkTM 07 — Potential Fire Applications from MSG/SEVIRI Observations (PDF, 964 KB) -
- LinkTM 09 — Atmospheric Instability Parameters Derived from MSG SEVIRI Observations (PDF, 1.6 MB) -
- LinkTM 14 — Activity Report on Physical Interpretation of Warm Water Vapour Pixels (PDF, 1.3 MB) 1

Papers

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EUM/ITT/03/542 LinkFinal Report Phase II — Study on Quantitative Use of the HRV Channel (PDF, 13 MB) -
EUM/CO/96/430/SAT LinkEffect of Thin Cirrus Clouds on Meteosat Second Generation (MSG) Observations (PDF, 2 MB) -
EUM/ITT/97/181 LinkStudy on Cloud Properties derived from Meteosat Second Generation Observations (PDF, 13.6 MB) -
- LinkAn introduction to Meteosat Second Generation (MSG) (PDF, 793 KB) -
- LinkSEVIRI Calibration (PDF, 67 KB) -
- LinkRadiometric Performance Of SEVIRI (PDF, 52 KB) -
RAL/TN/EUM/004 LinkAerosol Properties derived from Meteosat Second Generation Observations (PDF, 8.6 MB) -
- LinkUpper Tropospheric Divergence Fields in a tropical convective system observed with Meteosat-8 (PDF, 640 KB) -
EUM/MSG/PLN/193 LinkSEVIRI Science Plan (PDF, 871 KB) 3
EUM/CO/03/1208/SAT LinkValidation of Cloud Top Pressure derived from MSG-SEVIRI observations through a comparison with independent observation (PDF, 19.6 MB) -
EUM/CO/07/4600000463/PDW LinkCloud Model for Operational Retrievals from MSG SEVIRI (PDF, 16 MB) 1.0
EUMETSAT RFQ 10/202521 LinkFast transmittance modelling of the MSG and MTG solar channels for cloud retrievals (PDF, 3.4 MB) 1.1
EUMETSAT RFQ 10/202688 LinkTowards Detection and Retrieval of Volcanic Ash from SEVIRI using the OCA Processor (PDF, 13 MB) 1.0
 
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