Sentinel-3 True Colour 2 Aug 2021

Widespread smoke from Turkish fires

26 July-2 August 2021

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Sentinel-3 True Colour 2 Aug 2021

Sentinel-3 True Colour 2 Aug 2021

Region

Turkey, Mediterranean Sea

Satellites

Sentinel-3

Instruments

OLCI, SLSTR

Channels/Products

True Colour RGB, Aerosol Optical Depth (AOD), Fire Radiative Power (FRP)

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.

Firth of Clyde bloom

Big bloom in the Firth of Clyde

Sentinel-3 captures a phytoplankton bloom surrounding the Isle of Arran, June 2021.

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

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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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2021 EUMETSAT Conference

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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

In Summer 2021 Russia saw unprecedented widespread wildfires ravage large swathes of Siberia.

Widespread smoke from Turkish fires

By Julien Chimot and Federico Fierli (EUMETSAT) and Sancha Lancaster (Pactum)

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.

Big bloom in the Firth of Clyde

Sentinel-3 captures a phytoplankton bloom surrounding the Isle of Arran, June 2021.

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