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Image of the week: Desert dust from space

This week’s image of the week focuses on Saharan dust moving across the Red Sea towards Saudi Arabia.

Meteosat

Image of the week: World Environment Day

Watching our Earth from 36,000km.

Image of the week: Tropical Cyclone Ewiniar

Tropical Cyclone Ewiniar brought high winds, heavy rainfall and flooding to Luzon, the largest island in the Philippines, which caused casualties, power outages and property damage.

23 May 2024

Agreement facilitates Africa’s access to European weather satellite data

EUMETSAT and AUC signed an agreement to further strengthen cooperation on Earth observation.

A view of Europe and Africa take by Meteosat-11 at noon (UTC) on 26 June 2022

Image of the week: Cyclone Ialy

Watching our Earth from space.

Assimilation of satellite sounder profiles in NWP

The motivation for the study was to maximise the amount of information conveyed to the model, particularly regarding water-vapour, and to minimise the computational load during the assimilation pro

Meteosat

Image of the week: Saharan dust from space

Desert dust particles are lifted into the atmosphere by gusts of surface wind and can be transported and deposited thousands of kilometres away.

Upgrading Aeolus aerosol observational capabilities towards improving air quality and NWP models

ADD-CROSS assesses the impact of cross-channel assimilation on air quality and numerical weather prediction (NWP).

Clouds with sun rays. Credit: Photo Gallery

Image of the week: intriguing cloud patterns near the Cape Verde islands

The cloud patterns are known as von Kármán vortices and are formed over the ocean when islands disrupt the wind flow. The strength of the wind affects the patterns of the swirls.

Satellites

Image of the week: phytoplankton bloom from space

The bloom is most likely caused by coccolithophores (cyan colour) and other phytoplankton species. Phytoplankton play a key role in marine ecosystems as the basis of the food chain.

Phytoplankton blooms west of Brittany, France

Meteosat

Image of the week: Earth view for Earth Day

Watching our Earth from 36,000km.

Literature Review: Miniaturized Concepts for Spaceborne Hyperspectral Earth Observation

22 April 2024

European State of the Climate 2023

European State of the Climate 2023 details unwelcome records for heatwaves and extreme weather events

Contribution to the NOAA OSSE to estimate EPS-Aeolus impact on NWP

AboutThe purpose of this study is to help estimate the individual impacts of current Aeolus observations and future EPS-Aeolus-like observations on NWP.

Mesoscale Improved Data Assimilations of Scatterometer winds (MIDAS)

The MIDAS project studied the use of scatterometer wind data within mesoscale Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP) models.

Weather

Image of the week: Global weather from space

Watching our Earth from 36,000km.

15 April 2024

The European Weather Cloud needs you!

Research and development call currently open

Image of the week: Storm Kathleen

Storm Kathleen was a deep area of low pressure that moved towards the UK and Ireland from the southwest, bringing unseasonably strong winds and causing travel and power disruption.

10 April 2024

Estimating energy output from solar panels

A new case study highlights a valuable tool for estimating energy output from solar panels

Improving BRDF and aerosol models for calibration above desert

This study aimed to enhance the EUMETSAT vicarious calibration system across a selection of bright desert pseudo-invariant calibration sites.

4 April 2024

Have a good flight AWS!

Today is the last chance to see the Arctic Weather Satellite in Europe before it is launched.

3 April 2024

Collaborating to enhance water management in Africa

Earth observation data to assist in responses to risk and water management

Image of the week: Phytoplankton from space

The bright offshore bloom is most likely caused by coccolithophores, microscopic single-celled plant-like organisms that live in large numbers throughout the upper layers of the ocean.