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Image of the week: Okavango Delta

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This week’s image of the week is of the Okavango Delta to help highlight World Wetlands Day.

Advancing ocean colour science: measurement training and comparison in Venice

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Venice hosts advanced training on ocean-colour field radiometry protocols for validation.

EUMETSAT to continue developing critical infrastructure for Destination Earth

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The EC digital twin initiative will keep benefiting from EUMETSAT’s big data know-how.

Cluster meeting on developing applications to support the European Green Deal

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Developing innovative applications based on meteorological satellite data to support the European Green Deal.

More than half a billion flashes Lightning detector details storms like never before

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EUMETSAT’s Remote Sensing Scientist Sven-Erik Enno reflects on the Meteosat Third Generation Lightning Imager impacts, following its first full operational year.

Image of the week: First images from Meteosat Third Generation Sounder 1

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This week’s image comes from the first image release of the Meteosat Third Generation Sounder 1 (MTG-S1) satellite.

EUMETSAT and ESA set to start the implementation of EPS-Sterna

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EUMETSAT and ESA sign the cooperation agreement for the EPS-Sterna programme.

See into Earth's atmosphere like never before

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Discover the first images from the MTG-S1 Infrared Sounder.

Europe’s first meteorological infrared sounder reveals the atmosphere in 3D

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The first images from Europe’s pioneering meteorological infrared sounder were unveiled today.

2023's Antarctic sea ice extent is the lowest on record

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Gilbert, E.; Holmes, C.

Publication title: Weather

2024

DOI: 10.1002/wea.4518

Abstract:

Antarctic sea ice is a vitally important part of the regional and global climate. In 2023, sea ice extent fell to record lows, reaching unprecedented … Antarctic sea ice is a vitally important part of the regional and global climate. In 2023, sea ice extent fell to record lows, reaching unprecedented values for both the summer minimum, winter maximum and intervening freeze-up period. Here, we show that the extreme values observed were truly remarkable within the context of the satellite record, despite the challenge of quantifying how rare such an event might be, and discuss some contributing factors. While this could be part of a decline in sea ice associated with human-caused climate change, it is too early to say conclusively if this is the case. © 2024 The Authors. Weather published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of Royal Meteorological Society. more

Application Climate Data Records Cryosphere OSI-SAF

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