Public release of Metop-C AVHRR and ATOVS Level 1B data
Metop-C AVHRR and ATOVS (MHS and AMSU-A) Level 1B data will be available on EUMETCast from 2 April.
23 September 2021
01 April 2019
The MHS L1B (MHS GDS Level 1B — Metop ) and AMSU-A L1B (AMSU-A GDS Level 1B — Metop ) data from Metop-C have been successfully validated and have operational quality. The Metop-C AVHRR L1B data (AVHRR GDS Level 1B — Metop), currently have pre-operational quality as the validation of cloud mask is still ongoing.
The Product Validation Report will be available soon.
The data will be distributed on EUMETCast Europe, High Volume Service Transponder 1 (HVS-1), using the following channels:
| Product | HVS-1 Channel | Multicast address | PID |
|---|---|---|---|
| AVHRR L1B | E1H-EPS-10 | 224.223.223.12:6010 | 600 |
| MHS L1B | E1H-EPS-8 | 224.223.223.12:6008 | 600 |
| AMSU-A L1B | E1H-EPS-2 | 224.223.223.12:6002 | 600 |
Example filenames
AVHR_xxx_1B_M03_20190219083703Z_20190219084003Z_N_C_20190219100112Z.bz2
W_XX-EUMETSAT-Darmstadt,SOUNDING+SATELLITE,METOPC+MHS_C_EUMP_20190219085750_01482_eps_t_l1.bin
W_XX-EUMETSAT-Darmstadt,SOUNDING+SATELLITE,METOPC+AMSUA_C_EUMP_20190219090121_01482_eps_t_l1.bin
Note: When the Metop-C satellite is declared operational, some elements of the filenames will change, as follows:
- AVHRR L1B: ‘_C_’ will become ‘_O_’.
- MHS L1B and AMSU-A L1B: ‘EUMP’ will become ‘EUMR’ and ‘_t_’ will become ‘_o_’.
Users wishing to receive these new Metop-C data should register via our Earth Observation Portal (EOP).
For more information, contact our User Service Helpdesk.