The journey for Copernicus ocean product quality from Sentinel-3A launch to operations
The Sentinel-3 Validation Team met recently at the European Space Agency in Frascati to discuss the quality of Copernicus ocean colour, altimetry, sea surface temperature (SST) and land cover products. Here are some highlights of progress towards the upcoming operational...
Grandaddy of meteorological satellites gets a celestial send-off
The “grandaddy” of EUMETSAT’s meteorological satellites, Meteosat-7, will soon be retired to a graveyard orbit after almost 20 years of service and several celestial bodies have taken the opportunity to make the send-off memorable.
Observing wildfire smoke plumes from space
Recent wildfires in Chile had a devastating impact on the country, its people and the environment.
A year of polar ice
Analysing how Arctic and Antarctic sea ice extent changed during the year.
Monitoring the Oceans from space MOOC – impressions from students
EUMETSAT recently offered a five week free online course to anyone interested in learning more about how satellites monitor the oceans from space.
Top 10 satellite images of 2016
Here’s a list of our most impressive images and composites of this past year to transition into 2017.
EUMETSAT and the Copernicus Programme – a relationship explained
This new five-minute video explains EUMETSAT’s role in the Copernicus Programme.
What’s new in the ocean monitoring world?
From new satellites to Minecraft models – a lot has been happening in the world of ocean monitoring from space in 2016...here are some highlights.
Cooperation on satellite observation quality
Science is made of people and part of what makes scientific research successful is the continued collaboration with peers. EUMETSAT makes a point of fostering cooperation with various agencies around the world and as part of our mission we often...
Storm Angus – the first named UK storm of autumn 2016
Storm Angus was the first named UK storm of autumn 2016. It brought high winds and flooding to southern parts of the country.