EUMETSAT | Monitoring the weather and climate from space

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CNES teams up with the Copernicus WEkEO federation

EUMETSAT and CNES have signed an agreement that increases the volume of data available on the Copernicus WEkEO platform

Release of Sentinel-3 Altimetry Marine BC005 reprocessed dataset

Full reprocessed Sentinel-3 Marine Altimetry mission available to all users on 31 July.

Release of Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich F08 reprocessed datasets

Reprocessed data products from the full mission of Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich released on 31 July.

Software to decompress MTG data

Open source FCIDECOMP software available to decompress MTG FCI L1c near real-time data.

Change of EUMETCast Europe Prime Satellite

EUMETCast Europe Prime Satellite migrated from Eutelsat-10A to Eutelsat-10B in July.

Sentinel-3 Altimetry product for Africa to be replaced

The current Sentinel-3 Altimetry product for Africa will be replaced by a new land hydrology thematic product.

EUMETCast Terrestrial reorganisation

A third instance of EUMETCast Terrestrial is being introduced on 11 September and some of the data will be moved into it.

NOAA-procured Radio Occultation data on EUMETCast soon

L1B NOAA-procured Spire RO data processed by EUMETSAT The data have been fully validated and are considered operational.

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Getting ready for data from the first MTG missions

Information to help users prepare for data from the first MTG missions.

Fires in brushland or scrubland. Credit: georgeburba

Devastating fires in parts of the Mediterranean during unprecedented heatwave

Several Mediterranean countries impacted by devastating wildfires in July 2023.

Announcements

MTG data

EUMETSAT Meteorological Satellite Conference 2023

Upcoming launches

WEKEO V1: Connect directly to Copernicus data

EUMETCast Satellite Operational Service Status Indicator (OSSI)

The indicator reflects the timeliness and availability of the data disseminated by EUMETCast. It does not provide an indication of the data quality. For further information on the status of satellite and data services go to uns.eumetsat.int

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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

Clouds with sun rays. Credit: Photo Gallery

European Weather Cloud research & development call

Researchers can now apply for resources for R&D projects to be conducted on the European Weather Cloud (EWC).

Registration open for EUMETSAT webinar on hydrology in Africa

Hydrological data play a vital role in monitoring and managing water resources.

EUMETSAT Meteorological Satellite Conference 2023

The 2023 EUMETSAT Meteorological Satellite Conference will take place in Malmö, Sweden on 11 to 15 September.

Data access services - How to interact with the Data Access APIs through Swagger UI

Training to support the transition from the EUMETSAT Data Centre to the Data Store.

Data access services - Customise products to your needs with Data Tailor

A series of sessions is scheduled to provide training on using the Data Tailor.

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50th Meeting of the International Charter Space & Major Disasters

The Charter provides satellite data to support coordinated responses to worldwide disasters.

Fourth Joint GSICS/IVOS Lunar Calibration Workshop

This meeting will bring together experts to share knowledge and expertise in the field of lunar calibration.

Eighth Sentinel-3 Validation Team Meeting

The Sentinel-3 scientific and user community meets each year to discuss the validation procedures and methods used.

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Latest case studies

Devastating fires in parts of the Mediterranean during unprecedented heatwave

Several Mediterranean countries impacted by devastating wildfires in July 2023.

Destructive convective storms in SE Europe

Convective storms with extreme winds, large hail and abundant precipitation hit SE Europe in July.

Storm Poly

An extraordinary summer storm with hurricane-force wind gusts swept over the Netherlands and NW Germany causing large material damage and casualties.

Canadian wildfire monitoring over the Atlantic and Europe

Monitoring of Canadian wildfires as seen by four EUMETSAT satellites, including MTG.

Dust transport from the Sahara to the Mediterranean

Substantial quantities of dust from the Sahara transported to western parts of the Mediterranean from 19-21 June 2023.

Dust lowers temperatures and causes cloudiness over Europe

Dusty cirrus caused lower temperatures and more clouds over parts of Europe in May 2023.

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Latest feature articles

Animations from Europe's first Lightning Imager

Ensuring the speedy flow of data

Preventing space collisions

Discover the first images of MTG-I1

Oceans of data

In the line of fire

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