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Geostationary Nowcasting Cloud products to be discontinued

 

Clouds with sun rays. Credit: Photo Gallery
Clouds with sun rays. Credit: Photo Gallery

The Meteosat 0 degree full disc Geostationary Nowcasting Cloud products will be discontinued on 24 February 2022.

Last Updated

22 July 2022

Published on

13 January 2022

The affected products are the Meteosat 0 degree full disc Geostationary Nowcasting Cloud products generated based on V2016 of the NWC SAF GEO software package:

  • Geostationary Nowcasting Cloud Type
  • Geostationary Nowcasting Cloud Mask
  • Geostationary Nowcasting Cloud Top Temperature and Height

These products are currently distributed on EUMETCast Africa and EUMETCast Terrestrial. As of 24 February, they will no longer be generated and their distribution will be stopped.

Note: Europe and North-Atlantic Geostationary Cloud products, based on V2018 of the NWC SAF GEO software package, are available on EUMETCast Europe and EUMETCast Terrestrial:
Europe And North-Atlantic Geostationary Cloud Type - MSG - 0 degree
Europe And North-Atlantic Geostationary Cloud Mask - MSG - 0 degree
Europe And North-Atlantic Geostationary Cloud Top Temperature And Height - MSG - 0 degree

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