Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP SAF)

Supporting Numerical Weather Prediction activities

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Satellite Application Facilities (SAFs)

Utilising specialist expertise from the Member States, Satellite Application Facilities (SAFs) are dedicated centres of excellence for processing satellite data.

Top of the atmosphere view from ISS. Credit: ISS/NASA

Atmospheric Composition monitoring (AC SAF)

The AC SAF processes satellite data on ozone, other trace gases, aerosols and ultraviolet data.

Climate monitoring (CM SAF)

The CM SAF generates and archives high-quality climate datasets.

Land Surface Analysis (LSA SAF)

The LSA SAF exploits remotely-sensed data on land, land-atmosphere interactions and biosphere applications.

Ocean and Sea Ice (OSI SAF)

The OSI SAF provides comprehensive information on the ocean-atmosphere interface.

Radio Occultation Meteorology (ROM SAF)

The ROM SAF generates and archives high-quality GNSS Radio Occultation (RO) data for NWP.

Support to Nowcasting and Very Short Range Forecasting (NWC SAF)

Nowcasting is a weather forecast for the next few hours, based on current information.

Flooded street in England. Credit: Brian Jackson

Support to Operational Hydrology and Water Management (H SAF)

The H SAF generates and archives datasets and products for operational hydrological applications.

The NWP SAF is dedicated to improving the utilization of satellite data in numerical weather prediction.

Last Updated

26 September 2023

Published on

23 June 2020

It develops and provides software that assists in the extraction of data from satellite instruments, facilitating their integration into weather prediction models. The portfolio also includes a radiative transfer code (RTTOV), allowing the simulation of a wide range of satellite measurements. Furthermore, the NWP SAF supports the user community with monitoring services, allowing data users to assess availability of satellite data and possible interruptions or degradations.

Find out more about the NWP SAF here.