FCI Mission Advisory Group (FCI MAG) June 2022
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FCI MAG meeting, 27-29 June 2022
LI Mission Advisory Group (LI MAG) December 2022
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LI MAG meeting, 6-7 December 2022
LI Mission Advisory Group (LI MAG) April 2023
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LI MAG meeting, 25-26 April 2023
IRS Mission Advisory Group (IRS MAG) May 2023
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The Meteosat Third Generation (MTG) series of future European geostationary meteorological missions consists of two satellites: the imaging satellites (MTG-I) and the sounding satellites (MTG-S). The Infrared Sounder (IRS) is one of the two instruments hosted on board the MTG-S satellites.
IRS Mission Advisory Group (IRS MAG) November 2023
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The Meteosat Third Generation (MTG) series of future European geostationary meteorological missions consists of two satellites: the imaging satellites (MTG-I) and the sounding satellites (MTG-S). The Infrared Sounder (IRS) is one of the two instruments hosted on board the MTG-S satellites.
Image of the week: Tropical Cyclone Ewiniar
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Tropical Cyclone Ewiniar brought high winds, heavy rainfall and flooding to Luzon, the largest island in the Philippines, which caused casualties, power outages and property damage.
Agreement facilitates Africa’s access to European weather satellite data
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EUMETSAT and AUC signed an agreement to further strengthen cooperation on Earth observation.
Satellites over Africa save lives
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Two upcoming satellite programmes – MTG and EPS-SG – will be game changers for Africa.
Image of the week: Cyclone Ialy
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This week’s image of the week is of Tropical Cyclone Ialy in the Indian Ocean, and it was captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-3 satellite.
Assimilation of satellite sounder profiles in NWP
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The motivation for the study was to maximise the amount of information conveyed to the model, particularly regarding water-vapour, and to minimise the computational load during the assimilation process. The experiments were conducted at ECMWF using their operational Integrated Forecast System (IFS). The forecast skills were evaluated against independent reference measurements.