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Release of Metop-A AVHRR Polar Atmospheric Motion Vectors Climate Data Record Release 1
Thursday, 21 November 2019
Metop-A AVHRR Polar Atmospheric Motion Vectors Climate Data Record Release 1 is now available to users.
Release of Metop-A IASI Level 1C Climate Data Record Release 1
Thursday, 21 November 2019
Metop-A IASI Level 1C Climate Data Record Release 1 is now available to users.
Metop-C EARS-IASI Level 2 data on EUMETCast soon
Thursday, 21 November 2019
Metop-C EARS-IASI Level 2 data will be available on EUMETCast Europe from 28 November.
Joint European-US ocean-monitoring satellite undergoes pre-launch tests
Friday, 15 November 2019
Testing is underway on the spacecraft that will provide highly accurate measurements of the amount and rate of global sea level rise until the 2030s through a joint European-US mission.
New Heat Flux products from LSA SAF on EUMETCast soon
Thursday, 14 November 2019
New Heat Flux products from LSA SAF will be available on EUMETCast from 28 November.
Metop-C ASCAT Winds from OSI SAF on EUMETCast soon
Thursday, 14 November 2019
OSI SAF Metop-C ASCAT Winds will be available from 28 November.
Met services prepare for next-generation satellite systems
Wednesday, 13 November 2019
The upcoming deployment of two next-generation meteorological satellite systems will bring weather forecasting accuracy and climate monitoring into a new era, the head of Europe’s meteorological satellite agency said today.
Call For Media: Last glimpse of the Sentinel-6 satellite
Monday, 04 November 2019
The Copernicus Sentinel-6 satellite, which will measure sea-level rise and ice thickness, will be available for a last visit in the cleanroom before it is further tested and prepared for launch in late 2020 from the Vandenberg Air Force Base, California.
GOES-West GLM products on EUMETCast soon
Thursday, 31 October 2019
GOES-West GLM (Geostationary Lightning Mapper) products will be available on EUMETCast from 14 November.
Release of new IASI Level 2 PPF (Product Processing Facility) Version 6.5
Thursday, 24 October 2019
The new IASI L2 PPF Version 6.5 is planned to be released on 4 December.
End of Regional EARS services from the USA
Thursday, 24 October 2019
The EARS data from the USA will no longer be available on EUMETCast from 12 December 2019.
Public release of Metop-C global IASI Level 2 products
Thursday, 17 October 2019
Metop-C global IASI Level 2 products will be available on EUMETCast and on the GTS from 24 October.
Jason-2 altimetry satellite decommissioned
Friday, 04 October 2019
Jason-2 altimetry satellite decommissioned after more than 11 years of ocean monitoring
Jason-2 Announcement
Monday, 30 September 2019
After more than 11 years in orbit and well beyond its three- to five-year mission baseline, the Ocean Surface Topography Mission (OSTM) on Jason-2 will permanently cease acquisition of scientific data at 06:48 UTC on 1 October 2019 due to ageing-related issues onboard the spacecraft.
Updated version of the proxy MTG FCI Level 1C datasets released
Monday, 30 September 2019
An updated version of the proxy Meteosat Third Generation (MTG) Flexible Combined Imager (FCI) Level 1C datasets issued in June, has now been released.
EUMETSAT promotes international cooperation and prepares for launching next generation satellites to bring monitoring of weather and climate to a new era
Monday, 30 September 2019
BOSTON - As forecasting of high impact weather needs to meet higher expectations in our changing climate, EUMETSAT promotes international cooperation under the aegis of the WMO and is preparing to deploy one next-generation satellite per year in the period 2021-2025.