The Regional Data Services are provided by the EUMETSAT Advanced Retransmission Service (EARS), a network of Advanced High Resolution Picture Transmission (AHRPT) reception stations.
The EUMETSAT Advanced Retransmission Service (EARS) comprises nine separate data services: EARS-ASCAT, EARS-ATOVS, EARS-AVHRR, EARS-IASI, EARS-NWC, EARS-ATMS, EARS-CrIS, EARS-VIIRS and EARS-VASS.
They aim to provide users with high timeliness regional data from polar orbiting meteorological satellites, in support of Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP) and Nowcasting (NWC) applications.
This is achieved through a network of Direct Broadcast stations receiving and processing data and redistribution of products to users in near-real time.
An overview of the stations and satellites supporting each Regional Service is provided in the tables below.
Five Core EARS European Stations
| Service/ DB Station |
EARS ATOVS | EARS AVHRR | EARS ASCAT | EARS IASI | EARS NWC | EARS ATMS | EARS CrIS | EARS VIIRS | EARS VASS | EARS MERSI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SVA | MetB N19 MetA N18 MetC |
MetB MetA N19 MetC |
MetB MetA MetC |
MetB MetA MetC |
MetB N19 |
SNPP N20 |
SNPP N20 |
SNPP N20 |
FY-3C FY-3D |
FY-3D |
| MAS | MetB N19 MetA N18 MetC |
MetB MetA N19 MetC |
MetB MetA MetC |
MetB MetA MetC |
MetB N19 |
SNPP N20 |
SNPP N20 |
SNPP N20 |
FY-3C FY-3D |
FY-3D |
| KAN | MetB N19 N18 MetC |
MetB N19 MetC |
MetB MetC |
MetB MetC |
MetB N19 |
SNPP N20 |
SNPP N20 |
SNPP N20 |
FY-3C FY-3D |
FY-3D |
| ATH | MetB N19 MetA N18 MetC |
MetB MetA N19 MetC |
MetB MetA MetC |
MetB MetA MetC |
MetB N19 |
SNPP N20 |
SNPP N20 |
SNPP N20 |
FY-3C FY-3D |
FY-3D |
| LAN | MetB N19 MetA N18 MetC |
MetB MetA N19 MetC |
MetB MetA MetC |
MetB MetA MetC |
MetB N19 |
SNPP N20 |
SNPP N20 |
SNPP N20 |
FY-3C | FY-3D |
CONTRIBUTING EARS stations
| Service/ DB Station |
EARS ATOVS | EARS AVHRR | EARS ASCAT | EARS IASI | EARS NWC | EARS ATMS | EARS CrIS | EARS VIIRS | EARS VASS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MOS | MetB N19 MetA N18 | MetB MetA N19 | MetA MetB | MetB | MetB N19 |
SNPP | SNPP | ||
| NOV | MetB MetC N18 N19 |
MetB MetC |
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| KHA | MetB MetC N18 N19 |
MetB MetC |
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| GAN | MetB N19 N18 | MetB N19 | MetB | MetB | MetB N19 | ||||
| EDM | MetB N19 N18 | MetB | |||||||
| STD | MetB MetC MetA N19 N18 |
MetB MetA | MetB MetA |
N20 SNPP |
N20 SNPP |
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| MUS | MetB N19 MetA N18 | MetB MetA |
Satellites and instruments supported by EARS
Each of the EARS services retransmits observations from an instrument, or an instrument group, and aims to provide a homogeneous service across the NOAA, Metop and FY3 polar orbiting satellite platforms.
The satellites and instruments supported by EARS are as follows:
| EARS Service | Satellite Series and Instruments | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NOAA NN’: NOAA18 & 19 |
Metop: Metop-A & B |
Metop: Metop-C |
NOAA JPSS: Suomi-NPP & NOAA-20 |
FY-3: FY-3C |
FY-3: FY-3D |
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| EARS-ATOVS | HIRS/4 AMSU-A MHS |
HIRS/4 AMSU-A MHS |
AMSU-A MHS |
- | - | - | |
| EARS-AVHRR | AVHRR/3 | AVHRR/3 | AVHRR/3 | - | - | - | |
| EARS-ASCAT | - | ASCAT | ASCAT | - | - | - | |
| EARS-IASI | - | IASI | - | - | - | - | |
| EARS-NWC | AVHRR/3 | AVHRR/3 | AVHRR/3 | - | - | - | |
| EARS-ATMS | - | - | - | ATMS | - | - | |
| EARS-CrIS | - | - | - | CrIS | - | - | |
| EARS-VIIRS | - | - | - | VIIRS | - | - | |
| EARS-VASS | - | - | - | - | MWHS-II | MWHS-II MWTS-II |
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| EARS-MERSI | - | - | - | - | - | MERSI-II | |
Related information
A full list of EARS products can be found in the Product Navigator.
Access to the data and products typically involves an initial registration process. For further information, please visit our Data Registration page, or register on the Earth Observation Portal (EOP).