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WMO Global Survey on Satellite Data Utilization

Users are invited to complete the WMO 2022 Global Survey on Satellite Data Utilization.

New Sentinel-6 Altimetry Processing Baseline

Sentinel-6 Payload Data Processing (PDP) updated to Processing Baseline F06 on 31 May 2022.

New version of EUMETView released

New version of EUMETView allows images and animations to be automatically updated.

European cooperation on meteorological satellites: New ground station inaugurated in Valais

EUMETSAT inaugurated a new satellite ground station in Leuk, Switzerland.

Update to SNPP and NOAA-20 OMPS NP products

Suomi-NPP and NOAA-20 OMPS NP products updated on 31May 2022.

Update to SNPP and NOAA-20 VIIRS SST products

SNPP and NOAA-20 VIIRS Sea Surface Temperature (SST) products updated 31 May.

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Sentinel-3 data coming to the Data Store

Collections of Sentinel-3 data available via the EUMETSAT Data Store from 21 April 2022.

Announcements

Jupyter Notebook competition

New data access services now operational

WEKEO V1: Connect directly to Copernicus data

COVID-19 - Access to EUMETSAT

EUMETCast Satellite Operational Service Status Indicator (OSSI)

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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

New Jupyter Notebook competition

A new competition to develop new Jupyter notebooks to help people work with Copernicus data.

Living Planet symposium

EUMETSAT will be present at the Living Planet Symposium 2022 with a large delegation, join us on the booth or for a presentation!

Supporting Marine Earth Observation Educators (SMEE) workshop

Apply to attend the Supporting Marine Earth Observation Educators (SMEE) workshop in May/June 2022.

MTG and EPS-SG User Days 2022

EUMETSAT is planning the User Days on its next-generation satellite programmes.

Recent developments in S6 Altimetry measurements

Course on recent developments in Sentinel-6 altimetry measurements on 15 June 2022.

Data access services - accessing Sentinel-3 data (II)

Open, online short session on our data access services and their usage, 30 June 2022.

Data access services - accessing Sentinel-3 data (III)

Open, online short session on our data access services and their usage, 8 September 2022.

15th EUMETSAT User Forum in Africa

The 15th EUMETSAT User Forum in Africa is organised in collaboration with the Tanzanian Meteorological Authority.

EUMETSAT Meteorological Satellite Conference 2022

The annual EUMETSAT user conference 2022 will be organised as an in-person event.

2nd Climate Observation Conference

The Global Climate Observing System (GCOS) supported by EUMETSAT is holding the 2nd Climate Observation.

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Latest case studies

Hydrogen sulphide plumes off the Namibian coast

Plumes of hydrogen sulphide could be seen off the coast of Namibia in December 2021.

Deoxygenation impacts marine life in the Benguela

Ocean colour data monitors the die off of huge phytoplankton bloom in the southern Benguela.

'Whirly' skies over Europe

Vortices in water vapour imagery occurring over Central Europe,

Springtime dust outbreaks

During late April and early May 2022 numerous dust outbreaks affected the Mediterranean basin area.

Winds drive deep water formation in Gulf of Lion

Effects of Mistral and Tramontana winds on the Gulf of Lion circulation.

Dust over south-eastern Europe

Dust over Southern European in late March 2022.

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Latest science blog articles

New satellite ground station in Switzerland inaugurated today

Head of MeteoSwiss Regional Centre South talks about new satellite ground station.

Sentinel-6 reveals clues about the climate hidden in the ocean

How an ocean prediction centre uses Sentinel-6 data to monitor ocean and climate change.

Jupyter Notebook competition

A new competition to develop new Jupyter notebooks to help people work with Copernicus data starts today and runs until 31 July 2022.

Climate change in European context

How EUMETSAT data contributes to the Copernicus European State of the Climate report

Meteosat Third Generation: The eyes on a storm

Météo-France’s Sylvain Le Moal on preparations for Meteosat Third Generation.

Talking point: The Arctic sea ice maximum – feeling the heat

Arctic Ocean sea ice reached its annual maximal extent on 7 March 2022. Dr Rasmus Tonboe helps us make sense of some of the talking points.

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