
Sentinel-3 OLCI Total Columnar Water Vapour in BUFR available soon


Sentinel-3 OLCI Total Columnar Water Vapour (TCWV) NRT product, in BUFR format, will be available from 19 January 2022.
13 January 2022
13 January 2022
The TCWV data and the complementing TCWV errors are taken from the Integrated Water Vapour (IWV) data and IWV error, as already provided as part of the OLCI marine product in SAFE format, and then encoded in BUFR format. The documentation of the OLCI marine products is, therefore, applicable for the product contents.
Example filename
W_XX-EUMETSAT-Darmstadt,SURFACE+SATELLITE,S3B+OL+NRT+WV_C_EUMS_20220110113200_WV_VV.bin
The TCWV NRT BUFR product will be distributed on EUMETCast and on the GTS.
EUMETCast distribution
EUMETCast Europe, High Volume Service Transponder 2 (HVS-2)
Sentinel-3A
Channel: E2H-S3A-03
Multicast address: 224.223.224.12
PID: 610
Sentinel-3B
Channel: E2H-S3B-03
Multicast address: 224.223.224.13
PID: 610
EUMETCast Terrestrial
Sentinel-3A
Channel: T01-S3A-03
Multicast address: 232.223.222.39
Sentinel-3B
Channel: T01-S3B-03
Multicast address: 232.223.222.47
GTS distribution
Bulletin headers
Sentinel-3A
IELX01-49 EUMS
Sentinel-3B
IELX51-99 EUMS
Users wishing to receive the TCWV NRT BUFR product via EUMETCast should register via our Earth Observation Portal (EOP).
For more information, contact our User Service Helpdesk.