EUMETSAT Science Blog

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This blog has been set up by EUMETSAT to provide news and information about the use of satellite data for weather, ocean, atmosphere and climate monitoring.

Last Updated

18 August 2021

Published on

04 June 2020

Latest from the Science Blog

Inside EUMETSAT: meet Sean and Carmen

Inside EUMETSAT interviews Sean Burns and Carmen Ricote Navarro.

In West Africa, monitoring droughts with satellites saves lives

AGRHYMET uses satellite data to forecast the rainy season.

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

Inside EUMETSAT: meet Ruth and Valentin

Inside EUMETSAT interviews Ruth Weitzel and Valentin Costache.

A new era of Satellite Application Facilities (SAFs)

Lothar Schüller, SAF Network Manager at EUMETSAT, talks about the SAF’s upcoming five-year plan.

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Oceans

Data in Action: Innovative platform to access complex marine data

The Marine Analyst makes it easy to access a vast amount of marine environmental data

Sailors drop off ocean-monitoring buoys during trans-Atlantic race

An innovative partnership between ocean scientists and sailors.

Inspiring ocean projects developed at Copernicus hackathon weekend

From 22-24 November, 10 teams from across Europe and beyond participated in the Copernicus “OceanHack challenge” in Tallinn, Estonia.

Sea surface temperature – climate data record generation with SLSTR

Sea Surface Temperature data set from 1982 to 2016 now available.

Taking care of a satellite - what does it involve

Meet one of the staff members responsible for making sure the Sentinel-3 satellites run smoothly.

Introducing Day to Day, EUMETSAT’s first podcast series!

If you’ve been looking for something different to listen to then our new podcast series might be just the thing.

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Atmosphere

How did the first coronavirus lockdown affect air and ocean pollution?

EUMETSAT expert explains the effects of the lockdown on air and ocean pollution

Unprecedented wildfires devastate Siberia and spread smoke over the Arctic

Experts have recorded Siberian smoke reaching the geographic North Pole for the first time.

An exceptional year for stratospheric ozone

2020 brought prolonged atmospheric vortexes, fuelling the largest sustained ozone holes in years.

Smoke from exceptional California wildfires reaches Europe

Satellite observations monitor the transport of emissions.

Keeping an eye on air turbulence from space

For many travellers, air turbulence is often a cause of much concern and in some cases, fear.

Vasileios Barlakas shares his experience as a fellow with us

Continuing our series on fellowships we talked to Vasileios, who is currently halfway through his.

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Weather

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

Vasileios Barlakas shares his experience as a fellow with us

Continuing our series on fellowships we talked to Vasileios, who is currently halfway through his.

Life as a weather technician on board the Polarstern

Part three of the Polarstern diaries has landed – read on to hear all about life as an on-board weather technician in the latest blog instalment!

MOSAiC – the international Arctic drift expedition

Read the latest summary from the students tracking the expedition.

Looking back over a year of weather

We’ve just published our annual “Year of Weather” video for 2019 and once again, many significant weather events took place across the globe.

When an umbrella is not enough - discussing severe storms

Tomáš Púčik spent some time with us on a recent visit to EUMETSAT to discuss his passion for thunderstorms.

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Climate

Tracking desert locusts with satellite services

This year brought a locust crisis to eastern Africa, threatening food supplies in an already troubled time.

The role of MOSAiC in EUMETSAT OSI SAF development

We've published several posts about the MOSAiC expedition over the last six months, featuring the reports of a group of meteorology students tracking its progress.

Introducing the Alfred Wegener Institute and MOSAiC Expedition

Right now, the largest polar expedition in history is taking place and a group of students from Germany want to make sure you don’t miss out on any of the Arctic action.

MOSAiC – the international Arctic drift expedition

Read the latest summary from the students tracking the expedition.

Weather conditions in the Arctic

The MOSAiC expedition continues and the students following the mission’s progress have delivered blog number five.

Discussing Iceland’s severe winter weather

Earlier this year we had the pleasure of hosting Elín Björk Jónasdóttir, meteorologist at the Icelandic Meteorological Office (IMO).

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Satellites

Unprecedented wildfires devastate Siberia and spread smoke over the Arctic

Experts have recorded Siberian smoke reaching the geographic North Pole for the first time.

A new era of Satellite Application Facilities (SAFs)

Lothar Schüller, SAF Network Manager at EUMETSAT, talks about the SAF’s upcoming five-year plan.

Inside EUMETSAT: meet Stefania and Paolo

Inside EUMETSAT interviews Stefania Tarquini and Paolo Ruti.

Inside EUMETSAT: meet Gareth and Andrea

Inside EUMETSAT interviews Gareth Williams and Andrea Di Giovanni.

Ready to launch this weekend: Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich

The satellite is scheduled for launch on 21 November 2020.

Branching out into the world of strategy and international relations at EUMETSAT

Rachel, an astrophysics student currently in her third year of university, interned with us over the last few months.

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Learning

Branching out into the world of strategy and international relations at EUMETSAT

Rachel, an astrophysics student currently in her third year of university, interned with us over the last few months.

Introducing Day to Day, EUMETSAT’s first podcast series!

If you’ve been looking for something different to listen to then our new podcast series might be just the thing.

Celebrating International Women’s Day with a special Inside EUMETSAT edition!

To coincide with this year’s International Women’s Day (IWD) on 8 March, our Inside EUMETSAT episode will be a little different this time.

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