EUMETSAT | Monitoring the weather and climate from space

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The storm seeker

As a child, EUMETSAT Research Fellow Felix Erdmann recalls sitting for hours gazing at thunderstorms, mesmerised by their beauty, power,

Scientists gather virtually to discuss advances in Earth observation

About 600 scientists meet virtually at EUMETSAT annual conference.

New data discovery online courses coming soon

Short online courses on data discovery for weather, oceanography, air quality and climate starting October 2021.

EUMETCast Europe service – transponder migration

The second transponder used for EUMETCast Europe High Volume Service will migrate from C10 to C3 in 2022.

Copernicus Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich products on the GTS soon

Low Resolution Level 2 products from the Poseidon-4 Altimeter available on the GTS from 9 September 2021.

New LI test data released for user familiarisation

New simulated MTG LI Level 2 datasets became available in September 2021.

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Artificial Intelligence for Earth Monitoring MOOC

Registration now open.

Recent updates

New pilot data services released

WEKEO V1: Connect directly to Copernicus data

COVID-19 - Access to EUMETSAT

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).

Who we are

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

Current events

Machine learning for seamless thunderstorm nowcasting from multiple data sources

Online webinar, 6 October 2011, 11:00 UTC.

User preparation webinar on EPS-SG MWS, MWI and ICI

Webinar on MWS, MWI and ICI, 11–12 October, 12:00–14:00 UTC.

Artificial Intelligence for Earth Monitoring MOOC

Registration now open.

Gap filling ocean data (statistical and machine learning methods)

Online webinar, 19 October 2011, 11:00 UTC.

User preparation webinar on EPS-SG RO

Webinar on RO, 27–28 October 2021, 12:00–14:00 UTC.

Weather-related satellite data with Jupyter Notebooks

Online webinar, 9 November 2021, 12:00 UTC.

Winter weather in satellite data

Online webinar, 24 November 2021, 12:00 UTC.

IASI 2021 Conference

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

Coding for EO (Python & R)

Online webinar, 8 December 2011, 12:00 UTC.

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

Cumbre Vieja volcano eruption

The Cumbre Vieja volcano on the Canary Island of La Palma erupted on 19 September 2021.

Melting Greenland ice sheet cools North Atlantic Ocean

Observing the cooling of the North Atlantic Ocean during the last decade, using weather satellites.

Smoke and burned areas from Greek fires

Smoke and burned area scars from the Greek wildfires in Aug 2021 seen in satellite imagery.

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

In summer 2021 parts of the Mediterranean Sea were shrouded in smoke from wildfires along Turkey's coast.

Devastating floods in western Europe

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

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Latest science blog articles

Inside EUMETSAT: meet Margarita and Tim

Inside EUMETSAT interviews Margarita Vazquez and Tim Hewison.

Forecasting extreme weather now and in the future

Thanks to powerful tools and products that pool together near-real time data on aspects such as rainfall, ground saturation, and humidity, short-term forecasts for extreme weather events are more a