An exceptional year for stratospheric ozone 2020 brought prolonged atmospheric vortexes to both poles of the Earth, fuelling the largest sustained ozone holes in years. Previous Latest news Latest news Next Release of simulated EPS-SG IASI-NG Level 1C test data EPS-SG) simulated IASI-NG Level 1C test data available for user familiarisation, 24 Feb 2021. Update to a sub-set of Meteosat 0° cloud products ‘Europe and North-Atlantic’ sub-set of Meteosat 0° cloud products generated updated on 10 March 2021. Release of IASI climate data record of all sky temperature and humidity profiles First release of IASI-A and -B climate data record of all sky temperature and humidity profiles available in Feb 2021. User Preparation Webinars on Next-Generation Meteorological Satellite Missions: MTG-LI The second EUMETSAT User Preparation Webinar is organised on 16-17 February 2021. Sentinel-3 OLCI Level-2 marine processing update coming soon Sentinel-3 OLCI Level-2 marine processing updated on 16 February 2021. Release of simulated EPS-SG Microwave Imager (MWI) and Ice Cloud Imager (ICI) test data EPS-SG simulated MWI and ICI Level 1B and Level 2 test data available for user familiarisation on 28 January 2021. All News February 2021: very cold first half in Europe and North America Winter 2020/21 brings arctic weather conditions to northern & central Europe. Previous Recent updates Recent updates Next New pilot data services released New pilot data services released WEKEO V1: Connect directly to Copernicus data WEKEO V1: Connect directly to Copernicus data COVID-19 - Access to EUMETSAT COVID-19 - Access to EUMETSAT 0 Degree Service The 0 degree service is the main mission of Meteosat Second Generation. Who we are EUMETSAT is the European operational satellite agency for monitoring weather, climate and the environment from space. Previous Current events Current events Next Workshop on the Optimal Use of Operational Satellite Microwave Products Scientific Workshop on the Optimal Use of Operational Satellite Microwave Products for High Latitudes and Polar Area Models. Copernicus Marine Data Stream for Operational Services - Ocean Applications Sharing knowledge, skills, resources and code to help access and process Sentinel-3 data for marine workflows and applications. The second international OSOS-2 Second Operational Satellite Oceanography Symposium, 25-27 May 2021 All Current Events Previous Latest case studies Latest case studies Next Tuesday, 23 February 2021 15 February 2021 07:00 UTC-19 February 08:00 UTC EUMETSAT Science Blog Large dust plume ejecting off west Africa Saharan dust heading for Europe in Feb 2021; second major dust outbreak of the season Monday, 8 February 2021 5 February 2021 09:00 UTC-7 February 11:00 UTC EUMETSAT Science Blog Meteosat-11 captures plume of Saharan dust coming from northern Africa On 5-6 February 2021, a massive amount of Saharan dust was advected across the Mediterranean Sea into central Europe. Tuesday, 2 February 2021 May, June, December 2020 and January 2021 EUMETSAT Science Blog Contrails - when do we see them from satellites? Looking at the contrails in satellite images and investigating supportive atmospheric conditions. Thursday, 11 February 2021 1-15 February 2021 EUMETSAT Science Blog February 2021: very cold first half in Europe and North America Winter 2020/21 brings arctic weather conditions to northern & central Europe. Thursday, 28 January 2021 27 January 11:00 UTC-28 January 10:00 UTC EUMETSAT Science Blog Series of storms over parts of western Europe Series of storms brings torrential rain to Western and Central Europe in late January 2021. Tuesday, 9 February 2021 26 January 2021 00:00 UTC-29 January 10:00 UTC EUMETSAT Science Blog Storm Justine hits the Azores At the end of January 2021 a series of storms formed in North Atlantic, one of them moving close to the Azores. All Case Studies Previous Latest Science Blog articles Latest Science Blog articles Next An exceptional year for stratospheric ozone An exceptional year for stratospheric ozone Ready to launch this weekend: Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich Ready to launch this weekend: Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich Branching out into the world of strategy and international relations at EUMETSAT Branching out into the world of strategy and international relations at EUMETSAT Tracking desert locusts with satellite services Tracking desert locusts with satellite services Smoke from exceptional California wildfires reaches Europe Smoke from exceptional California wildfires reaches Europe Monitoring the ocean and fisheries using Earth observation data Monitoring the ocean and fisheries using Earth observation data The Science Blog