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Image of the week: Amazonian wildfires

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The Amazon is experiencing record-breaking numbers of fires in 2024, exacerbated by dry conditions linked to climate change and El Nino.

The Amazon rainforest is the world’s largest rainforest and plays a key role in regulating the Earth’s climate by absorbing carbon dioxide. It is also an irreplacable biodiversity hotspot and the region is home to millions of people.

Visiting scientists

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Building scientific relationships by working closely with researchers and scientists globally.

Science innovation

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Forecasting innovation with AI

Early Career Scientists Initiative

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What is the Early Career Scientists (ECS) Initiative?

Since 2020, EUMETSAT has been running the Early Career Scientists (ECS) Initiative, a celebration of the excellent research and operations work done by those in the beginning of their careers.

The ECS initiative, which takes place at our annual EUMETSAT meteorological satellite conferences, consists of two major parts.

Meteosat Third Generation - Sounder brochure

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Check out this 6-page brochure detailing everything you need to know about the new Meteosat Third Generation - Sounder (MTG-S) satellite, scheduled to launch in 2025.

Image of the week: Sundhnúkur eruption

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This week’s image of the week is of the recent volcanic eruption from the Sundhnúkur crater row, in Iceland.

Revisiting the Direct Assimilation of Scatterometer ‘Sigma0’ over the Ocean

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This study explores the direct assimilation of scatterometer backscatter coefficients (sigma0) using an artificial neural network

Image of the week: Hurricane Ernesto

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This week’s image of the week is of Hurricane Ernesto.

Scientific algorithms

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The core of any EUMETSAT operational product is its scientific algorithm.

Critical satellite infrastructure starts deployment in Africa

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EUMETSAT supports the African Union Commission’s effort to set up the next-generation of receiving stations used by national weather services across the continent.

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