GIIRS data now available on EUMETCast
Instrument onboard FY-4A satellite is now delivering the first operational data.
The China Meteorological Administration's FY-4A satellite is delivering Geostationary Interferometric Infrared Sounder data from onboard the Hyperspectral Infrared Sounder (GIIRS) as of yesterday, 24 April.
Last Updated
18 May 2022
Published on
25 April 2019
The FY-4A satellite mission objectives support:
- Nowcasting and severe weather warnings
- Regional and global Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP)
- Climate applications
- Environment and disaster monitoring
Find out more information about the satellite here. The GIIRS data is now available from EUMETSAT via EUMETCast Terrestrial and will be important for us and our users in preparing for the delivery of data from the Infrared Sounder (IRS) instrument onboard the future Meteosat Third Generation (MTG) series of European geostationary meteorological satellites. Find out more about the GIIRS instrument by visiting our website, here: http://bit.ly/2IpvBch
