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Features More intense Indian summer monsoons A recent case study shows an increase in intensity in Indian summer monsoons Features Igniting Africa’s satellite data potential How training initiatives in Africa support specialists to harness the power of EUMETSAT data. Features Diving into the data: drought monitoring in Switzerland MeteoSwiss specialists reflect on new approaches to drought monitoring using EUMETSAT data Features A virtual Earth Destination Earth has been launched today Features Satellites over Africa save lives Two upcoming satellite programmes – MTG and EPS-SG – will be game changers for Africa. Features Behind the data: rescuing rock lobsters from a red tide Satellite data were used to monitor a red tide event in South Africa in early 2022. Features Behind the data: measuring ocean carbon Quantifying ocean carbon is essential for understanding climate change. Features The emission missions How EUMETSAT’s satellite missions help shine light on the climate crisis. Features Facing the elements in Iceland How EUMETSAT data is used to support forecasts and hazard warnings in Iceland. Features Cutting through the noise Shin Koyamatsu homes in on the most meaningful infrared sounder data Features Behind the data: detecting marine heatwaves Dr Rob Roebeling discusses the importance of satellites in detecting marine heatwaves Features Tracking and tracing atmospheric change EUMETSAT missions enhance global observations of greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution Features Learning in the extreme Using new machine learning methods to further the potential of EUMETSAT data Features Catching the Sun Supporting UV forecasts with data from EUMETSAT’s Meteosat programme Features The ice cloud cartographer New Ice Cloud Imager will fill in key gaps in weather forecast and climate models. Features Setting sights north Collaboration between countries in Northern Europe enables specialists to get the most out of data delivered by EUMETSAT’s programmes Features Animations from Europe's first Lightning Imager Impressive first animations from the Lightning Imager Features Ensuring the speedy flow of data Milad Tawk, Dissemination Operations Engineer, supports the Meteosat Third Generation mission. Features Preventing space collisions To keep MTG-I1 safe, a flight dynamics team monitors space debris and plans manoeuvres. Features Discover the first images of MTG-I1 Earth’s (cloudy) beauty revealed like never before. Features Oceans of data Hilary Wilson on the huge team effort driving the Copernicus Sentinel-3 mission Features In the line of fire How EUMETSAT satellite data is supporting wildfire management across Europe and beyond Features Portrait of a lake’s death Portrait of a lake’s death: how Copernicus data was used to profile the rapid demise of Chile’s Laguna de Aculeo Features Behind the data: Better monitoring of cyclones Satellite altimeters provide key observations that improve weather forecasting models. Features In the heat of the moment How satellite data are helping authorities and other data users to better understand the impacts of heatwaves and drought and identify warning signs Features Serving the users Sean Burns explains what’s so tricky about getting products to the people who use them. Features Future focus: Towards better flood and drought monitoring Using remote sensing data to improve understanding of floods, droughts and climate change. Features Navigating space law Mechtild Lauth, Head of Legal Affairs, supports the Meteosat Third Generation mission. Features A 36,000 kilometre-journey into orbit Spaceflight services company Telespazio helps EUMETSAT ensure a successful MTG-I1 LEOP. Features The best of both worlds How innovations in science and technology have driven Meteosat programmes to new heights. Features The unbelievable joy of a satellite launch Christian Corba manages the Meteosat Third Generation launch service. Features A storm short-range weather models didn’t see Training is key to enable meteorologists in Kenya to better predict high-impact storms. Features Preparing for Meteosat Third Generation: Think global, act local How experts in Central and Eastern Europe are preparing for Meteosat Third Generation Features Achieving difficult things Gareth Williams leads the Flight Operations Division Features Galaxy hunter by night Quality Assurance Manager Maria Jose Marquez, explains her work on MTG. Features The legacy of TOPEX-Poseidon TOPEX-Poseidon changed the way we see sea-level rise. Features Letting imagination flow Meet Jochen Grandell, one of many behind the Meteosat Third Generation mission. Features Nowcasting: winning the race against time EUMETSAT’s Nowcasting Satellite Application Facility prepare for Meteosat Third Generation Features Keeping the data flowing Ground Stations Operations Manager Rocío Martín Pardo explains her work on MTG. Features Training forecasters to use new data A training manager explains his work on MTG Features Long journey to the skies First of Meteosat Third Generation’s imager satellites on its way to its launch pad in Kourou, French Guiana. Features Breaking through the clouds How EUMETSAT’s new satellite help understand and predict cloud development Features At the helm of the next-generation MTG satellite programme Alexander Schmid leads the Meteosat Third Generation programme. Features Fighting wildfires with satellite data in Tanzania Satellite data help Tanzanian communities improve fire management strategies. Features Steering the first Meteosat Third Generation satellite into orbit The project manager of the Launch and Early Operations Phase for MTG-I1 explains her work. Features Keeping an orbiting satellite on track is no easy feat Flight dynamics engineer Miguel Serrano has the challenging job of keeping a satellite on track. Features The woman behind the many moving parts of MTG System Manager Susanne Dieterle, explains her work on the MTG satellite system. Features Ageing satellite prepares for a final move as a new era approaches Ageing satellite undergoes final tests before moving to the graveyard orbit Features EUMETSAT to explore new artificial intelligence approaches EUMETSAT’s new strategy focuses on artificial intelligence approaches. Features Shaped by cyclones Cyclone expert Philippe Caroff explains the importance of the Indian Ocean Data Coverage service. Features Eye of the Tiger CGMS celebrates five decades of collaborative initiatives. Features 50 remarkable years of cooperation Impactful cooperation initiatives under the framework of the Coordination Group for Meteorological Satellites. Features Meteosat Third Generation: Cutting-edge weather data Dr Tony McNally anticipates the benefits of EUMETSAT’s next-generation satellites. Features New satellite ground station in Switzerland inaugurated today Head of MeteoSwiss Regional Centre South talks about new satellite ground station. Features Sentinel-6 reveals clues about the climate hidden in the ocean How an ocean prediction centre uses Sentinel-6 data to monitor ocean and climate change. Features Jupyter Notebook competition A new competition to develop new Jupyter notebooks to help people work with Copernicus data starts today and runs until 4 September 2022. Features Climate change in European context How EUMETSAT data contributes to the Copernicus European State of the Climate report Features Meteosat Third Generation: The eyes on a storm Météo-France’s Sylvain Le Moal on preparations for Meteosat Third Generation. Features Talking point: The Arctic sea ice maximum – feeling the heat Arctic Ocean sea ice reached its annual maximal extent on 7 March 2022. Dr Rasmus Tonboe helps us make sense of some of the talking points. Features The wind watchman Bringing data together for better wind observations and weather forecasts. Features Inside EUMETSAT: meet Niklas and Gesa Inside EUMETSAT interviews Niklas Sinander and Gesa Büttner. Features Inside EUMETSAT: meet Peter and Mari Inside EUMETSAT interviews Peter Albert and Mari Bravo Rodriguez. Features EUMETSAT fellow wins Weather4cast 2021 Challenge Jussi Leinonen developed the competition’s top algorithm for predicting short-term weather. Features Rescuing and restoring satellite data to respond to the climate crisis EUMETSAT’s Jörg Schulz reflects on the importance of restoring data from past satellite missions Features How did the first coronavirus lockdown affect air and ocean pollution? EUMETSAT expert explains the effects of the lockdown on air and ocean pollution Features How satellite data are used in Romania How satellite data are used in Romania to deliver essential services. Features Inside EUMETSAT: meet Sean and Carmen Inside EUMETSAT interviews Sean Burns and Carmen Ricote Navarro. Features Data in Action: Innovative platform to access complex marine data The Marine Analyst makes it easy to access a vast amount of marine environmental data. Features In West Africa, monitoring droughts with satellites saves lives AGRHYMET uses satellite data to forecast the rainy season. Features Inside EUMETSAT: meet Margarita and Tim Inside EUMETSAT interviews Margarita Vazquez and Tim Hewison. Features Forecasting extreme weather now and in the future As Romania prepares to host the 2021 EUMETSAT Meteorological Satellite Conference, we catch up with the team at the National Meteorological Administration (NMA). Features Inside EUMETSAT: meet Ruth and Valentin Inside EUMETSAT interviews Ruth Weitzel and Valentin Costache. Features Unprecedented wildfires devastate Siberia and spread smoke over the Arctic Experts have recorded Siberian smoke reaching the geographic North Pole for the first time. Features A new era of Satellite Application Facilities (SAFs) Lothar Schüller, SAF Network Manager at EUMETSAT, talks about the SAF’s upcoming five-year plan. Features Inside EUMETSAT: meet Elayne and Giuseppe Inside EUMETSAT interviews Elayne Chapman and Giuseppe Longhitano Features Inside EUMETSAT: meet Jyoti and Carmelo Inside EUMETSAT interviews Jyoti Dagar and Carmelo Aveni Cirino Features Inside EUMETSAT: meet Mike and Julia Inside EUMETSAT interviews Mike Williams and Julia Hunter-Anderson Features Inside EUMETSAT: meet Livio and Natasa Inside EUMETSAT interviews Livio Mastroddi and Natasa Strelec Mahovic. Features Inside EUMETSAT: meet Ruth and Hannes Inside EUMETSAT interviews Ruth Britton and Hannes Langeder. Features Inside EUMETSAT: meet Stefania and Paolo Inside EUMETSAT interviews Stefania Tarquini and Paolo Ruti. Features Inside EUMETSAT: meet Gareth and Andrea Inside EUMETSAT interviews Gareth Williams and Andrea Di Giovanni. Features Inside EUMETSAT: meet Yves and Anke Inside EUMETSAT interviews Yves Buhler and Anke Mayer Features Inside EUMETSAT: meet Phil and Sonia Inside EUMETSAT interviews Phil Evans and Sonia Misuri. Features Inside EUMETSAT: meet Julia and Dominika Inside EUMETSAT interviews Julia Figa Saldana and Dominika Czyżewska. Features Ready to launch this weekend: Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich The satellite is scheduled for launch on 21 November 2020. Features Branching out into the world of strategy and international relations at EUMETSAT Rachel, an astrophysics student currently in her third year of university, interned with us over the last few months. Features Tracking desert locusts with satellite services This year brought a locust crisis to eastern Africa, threatening food supplies in an already troubled time. Features Smoke from exceptional California wildfires reaches Europe Satellite observations monitor the transport of emissions. Features Monitoring the ocean and fisheries using Earth observation data In our "Day to Day" series of podcasts, we discuss how Earth observation data benefits our lives in different ways. Features Exploring data services at EUMETSAT We talked (part remotely/part at HQ) with Joana Miguens about her interesting role, continuing our Inside EUMETSAT series. Features Keeping an eye on air turbulence from space For many travellers, air turbulence is often a cause of much concern and in some cases, fear. Features Insight into Jasmin Vural’s life as a fellow Delving further into our continuing series on fellowships, we talked to Jasmin Vural, who is almost done with hers. Features Vasileios Barlakas shares his experience as a fellow with us Continuing our series on fellowships we talked to Vasileios, who is currently halfway through his. Features The role of MOSAiC in EUMETSAT OSI SAF development We've published several posts about the MOSAiC expedition over the last six months, featuring the reports of a group of meteorology students tracking its progress. Features Interning at EUMETSAT A new episode of our Inside EUMETSAT series – get to know us a little better by finding out what everybody does here. Features Introducing the Alfred Wegener Institute and MOSAiC Expedition Right now, the largest polar expedition in history is taking place and a group of students from Germany want to make sure you don’t miss out on any of the Arctic action. Features Sailors drop off ocean-monitoring buoys during trans-Atlantic race An innovative partnership between ocean scientists and sailors. Features Inspiring ocean projects developed at Copernicus hackathon weekend From 22-24 November, 10 teams from across Europe and beyond participated in the Copernicus “OceanHack challenge” in Tallinn, Estonia. Features Mission control engineering at EUMETSAT Elena sat down with us to explain her responsibilities as a Mission Control Engineer for our “Inside EUMETSAT” series. Features Life as a weather technician on board the Polarstern Part three of the Polarstern diaries has landed – read on to hear all about life as an on-board weather technician in the latest blog instalment! Features Sea surface temperature – climate data record generation with SLSTR Sea Surface Temperature data set from 1982 to 2016 now available. Features Metop operations - working as a Spacecraft Engineer at EUMETSAT As part of our “Inside EUMETSAT” series, we sat down to have a chat with Richard Dyer! Features MOSAiC – the international Arctic drift expedition Read the latest summary from the students tracking the expedition. Features Looking back over a year of weather We’ve just published our annual “Year of Weather” video for 2019 and once again, many significant weather events took place across the globe. Features When an umbrella is not enough - discussing severe storms Tomáš Púčik spent some time with us on a recent visit to EUMETSAT to discuss his passion for thunderstorms. Features Taking care of a satellite - what does it involve Meet one of the staff members responsible for making sure the Sentinel-3 satellites run smoothly. Features Introducing Day to Day, EUMETSAT’s first podcast series! If you’ve been looking for something different to listen to then our new podcast series might be just the thing. Features Celebrating International Women’s Day with a special Inside EUMETSAT edition! To coincide with this year’s International Women’s Day (IWD) on 8 March, our Inside EUMETSAT episode will be a little different this time. Features Weather conditions in the Arctic The MOSAiC expedition continues and the students following the mission’s progress have delivered blog number five. Features Discussing Iceland’s severe winter weather Earlier this year we had the pleasure of hosting Elín Björk Jónasdóttir, meteorologist at the Icelandic Meteorological Office (IMO). Features Climate and climate change in the Arctic The latest report from the students following the MOSAiC expedition discusses the Arctic climate, where the RV Polarstern is currently located and trapped in ice. Features Online Learning Opportunities If you’re in need of new learning materials for yourself or for your family, we’ve outlined some of the online training opportunities offered by EUMETSAT. Features Aviation weather consultation onboard the RV Polarstern In the final blog of the series, the students discuss aviation weather reporting for the safety of the helicopter crews coming and going on the mission. Features RV Polarstern, a truly unique ship The second blog from the students tracking the MOSAiC expedition is here. Features Arctic sea ice minimum 2019 – how did it fare this year An annual occurrence when the area/volume of Arctic ice has reached its smallest after the “summer melt season”. Features 2019 - Another record-breaking year for our planet The summer headlines have brought news of scorching temperatures, devastating wildfires and worrying predictions for the future of our planet. Features Working together for the benefit of our planet The 16 September 2019 once again marks the United Nations’ International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer. Features A closer look at Satellite Application Facilities With SAF Network Manager, Lothar Schüller. Features Life as a EUMETSAT fellow Peter Weston shares his experience with us. Load More