EUMETSAT | Monitoring the weather and climate from space

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A record-breaking year for the climate

The State of the Climate in 2022 reveals a record-breaking year.

EUMETSAT and the ECMWF launch the European Weather Cloud

The European Weather Cloud provides seamless access to online data, functions, and services from both the ECMWF and EUMETSAT.

Lightning product from Met Office to be replaced

The current Met Office ATD lightning system will become ‘non-operational’ after 1 October 2023.

Availability of Sentinel-6 data in the Data Store

Sentinel-6 data will be accessible in EUMETSAT Data Store by the end of November 2023.

A forecasting revolution on its way

MTG-I keeps the promise of a revolution in weather forecasting.

AC SAF NRT IASI NH3 product on EUMETCast soon

The NRT IASI NH3 product from AC SAF will be available on EUMETCast from 21 September 2023.

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.

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New Earth view stream

Discover our new imagery stream directly from the Meteosat and Copernicus Sentinel-3 satellites.

Learning in the extreme

Using new machine learning methods to further the potential of EUMETSAT data

Catching the Sun

Supporting UV forecasts with data from EUMETSAT’s Meteosat programme

Setting sights north

Collaboration between countries in Northern Europe enables specialists to get the most out of data delivered by EUMETSAT’s programmes

Tracking and tracing atmospheric change

EUMETSAT missions enhance global observations of greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution

Announcements

MTG data

EUMETSAT Meteorological Satellite Conference 2023

Upcoming launches

WEKEO V1: Connect directly to Copernicus data

EUMETCast Satellite Operational Service Status Indicator (OSSI)

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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

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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).

15th RA I Dissemination Expert Group (RAIDEG) meeting

RAIDEG meets twice yearly, in online and in-person formats

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.

International Weather and Climate Forum

The International Weather and Climate Forum will take place in Paris, France from 6 to 8 October, 2023.

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.

Copernicus OC-SVC information day

EUMETSAT is hosting the Copernicus Ocean Colour System Vicarious Calibration (OC-SVC) information day at its headquarters in Darmstadt, Germany.

Second Destination Earth User eXchange

Register for the second Destination Earth User eXchange.

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

Extreme floods in Libya and central Greece

Unprecedented flooding events impacted Greece and Libya in early September 2023.

Massive fires in northern Greece

A massive wildfire outbreak in the second half of August impacted parts of northern Greece.

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.

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Latest feature articles

Tracking and tracing atmospheric change

Learning in the extreme

Catching the Sun

The ice cloud cartographer

Setting sights north

Animations from Europe's first Lightning Imager

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