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Release of simulated MTG LI Level 2 data package
Wednesday, 27 May 2020
A simulated Level 2 dataset of the Lightning Imager (LI) which will fly on Meteosat Third Generation imaging satellites (MTG-I) is now available for user familiarisation.
Updated Atlantic High Latitude radiative flux products from OSI SAF available soon
Wednesday, 20 May 2020
OSI SAF updated Atlantic High Latitude radiative flux products will be available on EUMETCast from 4 June.
New Sentinel-3B SST Processing Baseline released soon
Thursday, 14 May 2020
A new Processing Baseline (PB), v1.40, for the Sentinel-3 SLSTR-B SST products, is planned to be released on 28 May.
Aeolus ALADIN Level 2B wind products available soon
Thursday, 14 May 2020
Aeolus ALADIN Level 2B wind products will be available on EUMETCast and the GTS from 19 May.
GOES-East Level 2 products on EUMETCast soon
Thursday, 14 May 2020
Three GOES-East (GOES-16) Level 2 products will be available on EUMETCast from 26 May.
EUMETSAT redistributes novel, real-time wind data to probe the weather community on the value of a possible operational Doppler Lidar mission
Tuesday, 12 May 2020
Today, EUMETSAT started to make novel observations about the vertical distribution of wind available to national meteorological services for use in weather forecasting.
New LSA SAF radiative flux product on EUMETCast soon
Thursday, 07 May 2020
The new LSA SAF Total and Diffuse Downward Surface Shortwave Flux product will be available from 20 May.
Release of the netCDF Flattener software
Thursday, 07 May 2020
New netCDF Flattener software is now available for users.
New BUFR encoding for EUMETSAT’s wind products
Wednesday, 29 April 2020
A new BUFR encoding sequence for all EUMETSAT’s wind products will be introduced in October 2020.
Be a part of the EGU2020: Sharing Geoscience Online events
Monday, 27 April 2020
With the official cancellation of the annual European Geophysical Union (EGU) General Assembly originally scheduled to take place on 04-08 May in Vienna, we are pleased to announce that all is not lost and a week-long series of online activities will take place instead.
New Fire Radiative Power algorithm implemented for Copernicus Sentinel-3 data
Thursday, 16 April 2020
Rising to the challenge of remote working, teams within EUMETSAT were able to successfully implement a new and improved Near-Real Time (NRT) Fire Radiative Power (FRP) product from Copernicus Sentinel-3.
New regional EARS-MERSI service to be available soon
Thursday, 16 April 2020
Regional EARS-MERSI data will be available on EUMETCast from 22 April.
New Sentinel-3 SLSTR Near Real Time fire product released soon
Wednesday, 15 April 2020
The Copernicus Sentinel-3 Near Real Time (NRT) Fire Radiative Power (FRP) product will be released on 21 April.
Change to SNPP VIIRS AMV BUFR encoding sequence
Thursday, 09 April 2020
Changes will be made to the NOAA SNPP AMV BUFR encoding sequence on 27 May.
Solidarity and skill triumph over devastation of earthquake, pandemic
Tuesday, 07 April 2020
Accurate weather forecasts are critically important for community safety, particularly during times of crisis.
Gauging the defining challenge of our time
Tuesday, 24 March 2020
The World Meteorological Organization’s “Statement on the State of the Climate 2019” makes for sobering reading.