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Large smoke plume from wildfires in Russia

28-29 July 2021

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Region

Russia

Satellites

Metop-B & C, Sentinel-3

Instruments

AVHRR, OLCI, GOME-2

Channels/Products

Natural Colour RGB, Fog RGB, OLCI True Colour, Absorbing Aerosol Index

Latest news

New version of Sentinel-6 Payload Data Processing available soon

Sentinel-6 Payload Data Processing (PDP) updated to version V3.3.2 on 3 August 2021.

EUMETSAT to operate largest number of Sentinel missions under Copernicus 2.0 agreement

EUMETSAT becomes largest operator of Sentinel missions in Copernicus 2.0 agreement with European Commission

Data Tailor v2.12 now available

Data Tailor v2.12 available from 15 July 2021.

Change to OSFAC and ECOWAS products distribution

OSFAC and ECOWAS products on new EUMETCast channels from 3 August 2021.

New OSI SAF Sea Ice Concentration product on EUMETCast soon

This new Sea Ice Concentration product from OSI SAF, with ID OSI-410, has an operational status. It is computed from SSMIS and AMSR-2 Level 1 data.

Release of upgraded Fire Risk Map product from LSA SAF

LSA SAF upgraded Fire Risk Map product, FRMv2, released 22 July 2021.

Inside EUMETSAT: meet Jyoti and Carmelo

Inside EUMETSAT interviews Jyoti Dagar and Carmelo Aveni Cirino

Recent updates

EUMETSAT Meteorological Satellite Conference 2021

EUMETSAT Meteorological Satellite Conference 2021

2021 EUMETSAT Conference

New pilot data services released

New pilot data services released

New pilot data store

WEKEO V1: Connect directly to Copernicus data

WEKEO V1: Connect directly to Copernicus data

COVID-19 - Access to EUMETSAT

COVID-19 - Access to EUMETSAT

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Operational Service Status Indicator (OSSI)

Go to our Operational Service Status Indicator (OSSI)

The Operational Service Status Indicator (OSSI) provides users with a near real-time view of the status of the operational services provided on EUMETCast. The information provided is based on the status of each processed Repeat Cycle, Slot or Product Dissemination Unit (PDU).

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Who we are

EUMETSAT is the European operational satellite agency for monitoring weather, climate and the environment from space.

Current events

2021 EUMETSAT Conference

EUMETSAT Meteorological Satellite Conference 2021

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IASI 2021 Conference

The fifth IASI (Infrared Atmospheric Sounding Interferometer) Conference will be held in Evian, France.

2022 Ocean Surface Topography Science Team (OSTST) meeting

EUMETSAT and the Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales (CNES) will be running this important altimetry event in March 2022.

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Latest case studies

Large smoke plume from wildfires in Russia

By Mark Higgins (EUMETSAT), Sancha Lancaster (Pactum) and Ilaria Parodi (CGI)

Devastating floods in western Europe

Catastrophic floods hit Germany, Belgium and parts of West Europe mid July 2021.

Catastrophic tornado in the Czech Republic

Satellites' view on the catastrophic tornado case on 24 June 2021 in the Czech Republic.

Strong dust devil in heated Rhine valley

Strong wind vortex in heated Rhine valley in June 2021.

Tracking the Gulf Stream with satellite data

Using satellite data from multiple satellite instruments to track the Gulf Stream in 2020 and 2021.

Early June convection: rain or hail?

Forecasting rain or hail from summer 2021 convection events.

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Inside EUMETSAT interviews Ruth Britton and Hannes Langeder.

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Inside EUMETSAT interviews Gareth Williams and Andrea Di Giovanni.

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