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EUMETSAT AND ITS PROGRAMMES
Alain RATIER
EUMETSAT
Earth Observation Information Meeting,
Bruxelles, 3 October 2000
9 November 2000
EUMETSAT Member States
17 Member States
3 Cooperating States
Hungary, Poland and Slovakia are Cooperating States of EUMETSAT
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EUMETSAT OBJECTIVES
THE INITIAL CONVENTION:
"The primary objective ... is to establish, maintain and
exploit European systems of operational meteorological
satellites...."
THE NEW CONVENTION:
"A further objective ... is to contribute to the operational
monitoring of the climate and the detection of global climate
change.."
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EUMETSAT SATELLITE PROGRAMMES
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METEOSAT
• Meteosat-5
• Meteosat-6
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01 02
03
04
Over Indian Ocean since 7/98
IODC at 63°E
Hot stand by at 10° W (since 6/98)
• MSG-2
• MSG-3
EPS
• Metop-1
• Metop-2
• Metop-3
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12 1
3
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5
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NominaI operation
estimated lifetime
Non nominal operation
Estimated fuel margin
Available for launch
Operational S/C at 0°(since 6/98)
• MSG-1
06
Approved
• Meteosat-7
MSG
05
Planned
Meteosat VIS imagery
Meteosat IR imagery
Meteosat WV imagery
Meteosat satellite
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0° LONGITUDE AND 63° E METEOSAT IMAGES
METEOSAT-7
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METEOSAT-5
MSG System (from end 2003, TBC)
(Meteosat-MSG parallel operations in 2002/2003)
Operational
MSG
Standby
MSG
Data Collection
System Reports
E xternal
Support Satellite
Ground Applications
SStations Facilities
Primary Ground
Back-up
Station ( PGS )
(SAF )
Ground
Station ( BGS )
EUMETSAT Control
& Processing Centre
Darmstadt
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Data Collection
Platforms (DCP)
Low Rate
User Station
(LRUS)
High Rate
User Station
(HRUS)
MSG Missions
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Multispectral Imagery
Airmass Analysis
Hi-Resolution Imagery
Product Extraction
Data Dissemination
Data Collection
Additional Missions
– Geostationary Earth Radiation Budget
– Search and Rescue
 Data Archive and Retrieval
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MSG SEVIRI Channels
Basic + Airmass + Hi Res Vis Missions
B a s ic
B a n d (µ m )
A irm a ss
B a n d (µ m )
V IS 0 .6
0 .5 6 - 0 .7 1
W V 6 .2
5 .3 5 - 7 .1 5
V IS 0 .8
0 .7 4 - 0 .8 8
W V 7 .3
6 .8 5 - 7 .8 5
IR 8 .7
8 .3 0 - 9 .1 0
IR 1 .6
1 .5 0 - 1 .7 8
O 3 9 .7
9 .3 8 - 9 .9 4
IR 3 .9
3 .4 8 - 4 .3 6
C O 2 1 3 .4
1 2 .4 0 - 1 4 .4 0
IR 1 0 .8
9 .8 0 - 1 1 .8 0
H ig h R e s V IS
1 k m S a m p lin g
IR 1 2 .0
1 1 .0 0 - 1 3 .0 0
HRV
0 .5 - 0 .9
3 km data sampling intervals at SSP, except HRV (1 km)
Images each 15 minutes
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SEVIRI Channels Weighting Functions
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Cloud Distribution: low (red), mid (grey), high (white)
MGS simulation: from GOES-8
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Discrimination of cloud phase: 8.6 - 11µ vs 11 - 12 µ
Source: NOAA/CMISS (airborne observations)
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Snow detection (1.6 µ channel) (Source: NASA)
Clouds
Thin Cirrus
Snow
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From space
“OK” Tornado : 3 May 99
1800 UTC
From ground
530 CDT (2330 UTC)
2300 UTC
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Mid troposphere Humidity
(+ ECMWF contours at 600 hPa)
High trosphere Humidity
( + contours ECMWF contours at 300 hPa)
GOES high density winds in mid & high troposphere
2 May, 1998 (Source: P. Menzel, NOAA/CMIS)
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Ozone product & derived wind field (black arrows)
(Source: Météo-France)
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GOES SST: high amplitude (2-3 °K) diurnal cycle (low wind conditions)
Source: NOAA/CMIS
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ACCESS TO MSG DATA
• DIRECT REAL TIME ACCESS VIA LRUS & HRUS USER STATIONS
– ALL SEVIRI CHANNELS AT FULL SPACE-TIME RESOLUTION ON HRIT/HRUS
– 3 TO 5 CHANNELS FULL SPATIAL RESOLUTION/REDUCED TIME SAMPLING ON LRIT/LRUS
PLUS PRODUCTS (TBC)
– PROCUREMENT OF USER STATIONS UNDER USER RESPONSIBILITY, KEY UNIT DELIVERED BY
EUMETSAT, FREE LICENSE FOR RESEARCH USE
• REAL TIME ACCESS
– THROUGH GTS/RMDCN: MPEF/SAF PRODUCTS
– MSG INTERNET SERVICE : CONTENTS TBD
• OFF-LINE ACCESS:
– FROM U-MARF: IMAGERY & MPEF PRODUCTS
– FROM SAF ARCHIVING FACILITIES (TBC): SAF PRODUCTS
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MSG RESEARCH ANNOUNCEMENT OF OPPORTUNITY
• Jointly released by ESA and EUMETSAT
• Objective is to stimulate:
– use of MSG data for research, in combination with other data (e.g.
ERS, ENVISAT)
– structured interactions between research and operational communities
• 43 Investigator Teams selected (Peer Selection)
– Data available free of charge, dedicated interactions with MSG Project Teams
– Investigations/Research not funded by ESA/EUMETSAT
• First RAO workshop held in Bologna in May 2000
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EPS within IJPS
INITIAL JOINT POLAR SYSTEM
METOP 1 & 2 a.m.
NOAA N & N’ p.m.
Blind orbits
data dump
Global data
dump
Global data
dump
SAF
NOAA global data
METOP blind orbits
EPS GS
NOAA GS
METOP global data
NOAA blind orbits
NOAA POES SYSTEM
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CNES
IASI TEC
SAF
EUMETSAT POLAR SYSTEM
SCOPE/BREAKDOWN OF EPS PROGRAMME
3 Metop satellites
3 Launch services
EPS Ground Segment
including SAFs
14 years of operation
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EPS MISSION OBJECTIVES:
OPERATIONAL METEOROLOGY & CLIMATE MONITORING
 Temperature and moisture sounding for NWP
 High accuracy/vertical resolution
 All weather capability
 Troposphere, stratosphere and troposphere/stratosphere interactions
 Imagery of clouds and land/ocean surfaces
 Air-sea interactions
 Ozone mapping & monitoring
 Data collection and location
 Direct broadcast/support to nowcasting
 Search and Rescue
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EPS Capabilities/Payload
 Atmospheric Sounding (temperature, moisture, O3/species):
- IR/MW imaging sounders: HIRS-4/IASI, AMSU-A/MHS
- UV/VIS imaging sounder: GOME-2
- limb viewing radio-occultation sounder: GRAS
 Global VIS/IR Imagery: AVHRR-3
 2-Dimensional wind field at ocean surface: ASCAT
 Data Location & Collection: ARGOS DCS-2 Terminal
 Global and Local Data Access: Solid State Recorder/X-Band
downlink/HRPT/LRPT
 Search & Rescue: S&R Terminal
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METOP INSTRUMENT PAYLOAD
GRAS
GOME-2
AVHRR-3
HIRS-4
IASI
ASCAT
AMSU-A1
MHS
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AMSU-A2
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Source: The Met. Office
IASI: Simulated Performances (Moisture)
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Source: NOAA
Cloud Liquid Water (top) and Rain Index (bottom)
Total Ozone and Profile (GOME/ERS-2)
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ERS Wind Vector Field (500 km Swath)
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Source: ESA
EPS Data Circulation
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Global data read-out through high latitude station
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Exchange of global data with NOAA
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Direct data read-out services: HRPT and LRPT
 High Resolution Picture Transmission
 Low Resolution Picture Transmission
 Digital version of NOAA APT
 Level of communality with MSG HRIT/LRIT
 Coordinated with CGMS
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Near Real Time delivery of CGS products (level 1 & selected level 2) to
Primary NRT Terminals within Member States
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Near Real Time delivery of level 2 products through GTS/RMDCN
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The EUMETSAT Ground Segment
Delivers products/services required by EUMETSAT Users
Has a distributed architecture, including :
Central facilities at EUMETSAT HQ
Satellite/Mission Control
Data Acquisition/Dissemination
Image Data Processing/Preprocessing: level 1
Meteorological Products Extraction: selected level 2
Multi-mission Archiving and Retrieval Facility (U-MARF)
Ground Stations : Primary, Back-Up and Support
Network of Satellite Applications Facilities
hosted by national Met Services
deliver other level 2 products and selected level 3
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EUMETSAT GROUND SEGMENT BREAKDOWN
9 November 2000
Development of SAF Network
 Development of 7 SAFs approved by Council
– 3 funded from MSG Programme budget
- SAF on support to Nowcasting and VSRF
- SAF on Ocean and Sea Ice
- SAF on Ozone Monitoring
– 1 funded from MTP Programme budget
- SAF on Climate Monitoring
– 3 funded from EPS Programme budget
- SAF on Numerical Weather Prediction
- SAF on GRAS Meteorology
- SAF on Land Surface Analysis
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EUMETSAT OVERALL GROUND INFRASTRUCTURE
Svalbard
EPS Polar CDA Station
EUMETSAT HQ
Central Facilities
Acquisition and
Control Station
Exchange of IJPS
data with NOAA/USA
Back-up or
Support Station
Satellite Application Facility
Madrid (E):
Helsinki
Copenhagen
Bracknell
MDD-FDRS
Offenbach
EUMETSAT HQ Darmstadt
MCC + MPEF
FDRS
Lannion
Usingen
MSG PGS
Weilheim
Meteosat BGS
Toulouse
MDD
Fucino
Meteosat PGS
Lisboa
Madrid
Canary Island
MSG BRGS
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Support to Nowcasting and very
Short Term Forecasting
Lannion (F):
Ocean and Sea Ice
Helsinki (FIN):
Ozone Monitoring
Offenbach (D):
Climate Monitoring
Bracknell (UK):
Numerical Weather Prediction
Copenhagen (DK): GRAS Meteorology
Lisboa (P):
Land Surface Analysis
Roma
MDD
Planned extension
(EPS)
PGS Primary Ground Station
MDD Meteorological Data Distribution
BRGS Back-up and Ranging Station
FDRS Foreign Data Relay Support
CDA Command and Data Acquisition
MCC Mission Control Centre
MPEF Meteorological Product Extraction Facility
U-MARF Multi-mission Archiving and Retrieval Facility
MTP MARF
MTP Import
or Ingestion
MSG Ground
Segment
MSG-GS
Front-End
Archive
Repository
EPS Ground
Segment
EPS-GS
Front-End
Catalogue
SAF
Facility
SAF Local Archive
&Catalogue
UMARF
Facility
External Users
User services
User Interface
External Users
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SAF
Local
User
Service
s
RESERVE SLIDES
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EUMETSAT's Satellite Coverage and Indian Ocean Data Coverage
60 N
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Meteosat-7
Meteosat-5
Prime Position
IODC Position
0° Longitude
63°E
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Slide: 32a
GEOSTATIONARY COMPOSITE IMAGE OF THE GLOBE
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METEOSAT SECOND GENERATION (MSG)
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MSG Responsibilities
 ESA
– Develops the MSG-1 Prototype satellite according to EUMETSAT
requirements
– Acts, on behalf of EUMETSAT, as procurement agent for MSG-2/-3
satellites
 EUMETSAT
– Contributes one third of the MSG-1 funding, and funds procurement
of MSG-2/-3
– Finalises and maintains End User Requirements
– Procures all launchers
– Develops the Ground Segment
– Ensures consistency between space system segments (space,
ground, launcher service segments)
– Operates the MSG System (12 years)
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MOP/MTP - MSG Comparison
Meteosat First Generation
(MOP/MTP)
Meteosat Second Generation
(MSG)
 3-channel Imaging
Radiometer
 12-channel Enhanced
Imaging Radiometer
 100 RPM Spin-stabilised
Body
 100 RPM Spin-stabilised
Body
 Solid Apogee Boost Motor
 Bi-propellant Unified
Propulsion System
 5 years Station Keeping
 200 Watts Power Demand
 720 kg in GTO orbit
 Flight qualified with Delta
2914, Ariane 1-3-4
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 7 years Station Keeping
 600 Watts Power Demand
 2030 kg in GTO orbit
 Design compatibility with
Ariane 4 and 5
MSG Performance Comparison
O ld M e te o s a t (M T P )
N e w M e te o s a t (M S G )
V is ib le c h a n n e ls
1
3 + HRV
W ate r V a p o u r
1
2
IR w in d o w (+ a b s o rp tio n )
1 (+ 0 )
6 (+ 2 )
S a m p lin g d is ta n c e
V is : 2 .5 k m
V is : 3 k m / H R V : 1 k m
IR : 5 k m
IR : 3 k m
R a d io m e tric R e s o lu tio n
0 .4 K
0 .2 5 K
Im a g e R e p e a t C yc le
3 0 m in
1 5 m in
R a w D a ta R a te
333 kbps
3200 kbps
D a ta C o lle c tio n S ys te m
3 3 re g io n a l 0 .1 k b p s
2 1 0 re g io n a l 0 .1 k b p s
3 3 in te rn a tio n a l
4 0 in te rn a tio n a l + 2 1 0
P rim a ry D is s e m in a tio n
H R I: 1 6 6 k b p s
H R IT : 1 0 0 0 k b p s
S e c o n d a ry D is s e m in a tio n
W E F A X : a n a lo g u e
L R IT : 1 2 8 k b p s
M e te o ro lo g ic a l D a ta D is trib u tio n
M D D : u p to 4 x 2 k b p s
(d a ta in L R IT )
D C P R e tra n s m is s io n S ys te m
D R S : 1 2 .5 k b p s
(d a ta in L R IT )
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MSG SEVIRI Instrument
 Spinning Enhanced Vis & IR Imager
 12 channels
 Image each 15 minutes
 3 km horizontal sampling
 Hi-Res channel at 1 km
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SEVIRI IR Channel Bands
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MSG MPEF Products Baseline
Cloud Analysis (CLA)
Cloud Top Height (CTH)
Global Instability (GI)*
Atmospheric Motion Vectors (AMV)
(IR 10.8, WV 6.2, WV 7.3, VIS 0.6)
Clear Sky Radiance (CSR)
Tropospheric Humidity (THU)
Total Ozone (TOZ)*
Calibration Monitoring (CAL-MON)
Climate Data Set (CDS)
ISCCP Data Set (IDS)
GPCP Precipitation Index (PI)
* GI & TOZ: algorithm development by SAF and extraction by MPEF
Meteorological Products proposed as baseline for the MSG MPEF development
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Atmospheric Motion Vectors (AMV) extracted from VIS
(yellow), IR 10.8 µ (red) & WV 6.2 µ (blue) channels
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LI GOES
LI MSG(Simulé)
Comparison GI MSG (sim.) and GOES
HRIT-LRIT User Stations
• User Station functions developed/demonstrated as part of DADF, for monitoring purpose
• Detailed Design of DADF Prototype Stations available to potential customers and providers
on EUMETSAT Home Page
• Users expected to procure their respective User Station(s) from Industry
• Station Key Units to be supplied by EUMETSAT
• Definition of the LRIT and HRIT data streams under discussion
• HRIT data stream expected to contain all SEVIRI channels at full resolution
• EC supporting acquisition of HRUSs in Africa (PUMA initiative)
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GS - Data Acquisition Dissemination Facility - User Stations
(for monitoring purpose)
H R IT U se r S tatio n
3 ,7 m A nte n n a
H e lia x
C a b le
SCSI
H R IT
MUBM
IF C a b le
Down
C o n ve rte r
FDDI
P C W o rks tatio n
E th e rn e t
F D D I R in g
DADF
L a s e r p rin te r
E th e rn e t
1 ,8 m A nte n n a
H e lia x
C a b le
SCSI
L R IT
MUBM
IF C a b le
FDDI
P C W o rks tatio n
L R IT U se r S tatio n
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Down
C o n ve rte r
MSG PROGRAMME STATUS
• SYSTEM: SYSTEM CRITICAL DESIGN REVIEW SUCCESSFUL
• SPACE SEGMENT: MSG SATELLITES
– MSG-1/2/3 UNDER DEVELOPMENT/PROCUREMENT
– FLIGHT ACCEPTANCE REVIEW UNDER WAY (2 PHASES)
• GROUND SEGMENT
– TEST & INTEGRATION OF INDIVIDUAL FACILITIES UNDERWAY
• DIFFICULTIES WITH CONTROL CENTRE (CF), IMAGE PROCESSING (IMPF) &
PRIMARY GROUND STATION (PGS)
– PRE-INTEGRATION STARTED, START OF FULL INTEGRATION PENDING
DELIVERY OF KEY FACILITIES
• LAUNCHER
– ARIANE-4 BASELINE FOR MSG-1
• LAUNCH DATE: JANUARY 2002 TARGETED (NO MARGIN)
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EUMETSAT POLAR SYSTEM (EPS)
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A MAJOR COOPERATION BETWEEN EUROPE AND THE USA
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IN THE MARGINS OF THE G7, EUROPE AGREED IN PRINCIPLE TO SHARE THE
BURDEN OF THE METEOROLOGICAL POLAR SERVICE WITH THE USA
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INITIAL JOINT POLAR SYSTEM (IJPS) TO BE IMPLEMENTED
 In the context of the USA Convergence
 Under a NOAA-EUMETSAT cooperation agreement signed in November 1998
 Through integration & coordination of the NOAA POES and the EUMETSAT EPS
(EUMETSAT POLAR SYSTEM) Programmes
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SCOPE OF COOPERATION
 Afternoon & early morning orbits covered by the USA (POES & DMSP Satellites)
 Morning orbit covered by Europe (Metop Satellites)
 Exchange of instruments and data, coordinated development and operations
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The EPS System within the IJPS System
IJPS
EPS
system
NOAA
system
NOAA
Users
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WMO
Community
through GTS/RMDCN
EPS
Users
EPS: AN INTEGRATED EUROPEAN EFFORT
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COOPERATION BETWEEN EUMETSAT, ESA AND CNES
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EPS SPACE SEGMENT: Metop SATELLITES
 Metop-1 developed/co-funded with ESA; Metop-2 & 3 jointly procured
 (single contract for Metop-1/2/3), fully funded by EUMETSAT
 IASI-1 developed/co-funded by CNES, under CNES-EUMETSAT cooperation; IASI-2 & 3
 procured by CNES, fully funded by EUMETSAT
 MHS instruments for NOAA N/N’ & Metop-1/2/3 procured by EUMETSAT
 ARGOS DCS Terminals provided by CNES
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LAUNCH SERVICES PROCURED BY EUMETSAT
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EPS GROUND SEGMENT
 Central Core Ground Segment (CGS) developed/procured by EUMETSAT
 Network of 7 satellite applications facilities (SAF) developed by EUMETSAT member states
 in cooperation with EUMETSAT
 IASI-TEC and IASI operational level 1 processor developed by CNES
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EPS SYSTEM OPERATED BY EUMETSAT (14 YEARS)
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height: 6.3 m
transverse section:
3.4 m x 3.4 m
(launch configuration)
solar panel: 11.3 m
power: 2210 W
(end of life, orbit average)
lifetime: 5 years
13 instruments
launch mass: 4200 kg
data flow: 3500 kbps
The Metop Satellite
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IASI Instrument
 Mission Objectives:
- Temperature profile: 1K/1km (in the lower troposphere)
- Relative Humidity: 10%/1 km (in the lower troposphere)
- Trace gases: O3 low resolution profile, CH4, CO columns
 Main Characteristics:
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High spectral resolution (0.25 cm-1 unapodized)
Spectral range: 3.4 to 15.5 µ
Radiometric resolution < 0.2 K (NeDT), accuracy < 0.5 K
Horizontal resolution/sampling: 12km/25km
Wide swath (2200km) scanning synchronised with AMSU-A
Built-in imager for co-registration with AVHRR and Back-up
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EPS Product Services
 PRODUCT SERVICES AVAILABLE FROM CORE GROUND SEGMENT
 & NETWORK OF SATELLITE APPLICATION FACILITIES
 CGS BASELINE PRODUCTS INCLUDE:
 All level 1 Products from all NOAA & Metop sensors
 Selected Level 2 Products: Temperature/Moisture Profiles, Cloud Products...
 VARIETY OF SERVICES/LEVEL 2 PRODUCTS FROM 7 SAFs:
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Ocean & Sea Ice
Support to nowcasting & VSRF (SW Packages)
Ozone Monitoring
GRAS Meteorology
Climate Monitoring
Land Surface Analysis
NWP
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Value of EPS to Meteorological Applications (1)
 NOWCASTING AND VERY SHORT TERM FORECASTING
 High Revisit frequency at high latitudes not covered by geostationary spacecraft
 Microwave measurements not available from geostationary orbit
 passive temperature/moisture sounding: AMSU-A/MHS
 active: scatterometry over ocean (wind), ice and land
 sensor synergy: co-located sounding, imagery, scatterometry
 HRPT/LRPT real time service
 NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION
 advanced sounding (global mission)
 temperature, moisture, ozone
 troposphere and stratosphere
 all weather (AMSU-A/MHS/GRAS)
 higher accuracy vertical resolution (1K/1km)
 enhanced information on surface parameters
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Value of EPS to other Applications (2)
 CLIMATE RESEARCH AND APPLICATIONS
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Air Sea Interactions (AVHRR, IASI, ASCAT)
Troposphere-Stratosphere Interactions (GRAS)
Cloud-Radiation Interactions/GEWEX
Ocean, Ice and Climate (ASCAT, AVHRR…)
Biosphere and climate
Dedicated SAF
 OZONE & UV MONITORING, ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY
 GOME-2, HIRS AND IASI
 Dedicated SAF
 CONTINENTAL BIOSPHERE AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
 Vegetation monitoring
 Dedicated SAF
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EPS PROGRAMME STATUS
 PROGRAMMATICS/DECISIONS
 Metop-1 & EPS Programmes approved; agreements signed with NOAA (IJPS) & ESA
(Metop)
 All space segment contracts signed: Metop, IASI, GOME-2
 Procurement of launch services initiated with Arianespace/Starsem
 Alcatel selected as CGS Prime Contractor; improvements of proposal under
negotiation/Contract Proposal to be approved by Council in September 2000
 Site selected for Polar CDA Station: Svalbard
 DEVELOPMENT MILESTONES
 System Requirements Review held in February 2000, System PDR wrap up planned
in 2001
 Satellite PDR held in June 1999, Critical Design Review planned in 2001
 IASI CDR planned in 2001; MHS instruments delivered to NOAA
 Ground Segment Requirement Review held in July 1999
 CGS kick-off meeting planned in November 2000
 Launch in 2005
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SAF Network: Programmatics
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Distributed element of EUMETSAT Application Ground Segment
– Providing services to operational and other users, such as:
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real-time/off line products
user software packages
data management and related user services
– Research and development, including coordination
– Focus: operational meteorology and climate monitoring
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in line with the new Convention under ratification
Development/operations co-funded by EUMETSAT and Member States
– EUMETSAT financial contribution
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up to 50% of development cost
up to 75% of agreed operations cost
SAF on Support to Nowcasting and
Very Short Range Forecasting
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Hosted by Spanish NMS (INM) in Madrid
Involvement of Austria, France, Spain, and Sweden
Development kicked-off in February 1997
Targeted products are user software packages to extract:
– Cloud parameters: mask/amount, type, top temperature/height,
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Air mass: analysis and stability, total and layer precipitable water
Winds: high resolution wind vectors
Precipitation: identification of precipitating clouds, convective rainfall rate
Thunderstorms: tracking of rapid developing thunderstorms
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SAF on Ocean and Sea Ice
 Hosted by Météo-France in Lannion
 Involvement of Denmark, France, The Netherlands, Norway,
and Sweden
 Development kicked-off in April 1997
 Examples of targeted products:
– Sea Surface Temperature: Atlantic (10 km resolution), Regional (2 km
resolution)
– Scatterometer surface wind vectors (global)
– Surface radiative fluxes (Atlantic)
– Sea Ice (Polar Atlantic): ice edge/cover, thickness/age
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SAF on Ozone Monitoring
 Hosted by Finnish NMS (FMI), in Helsinki
 Involvement of Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany,
Greece, and The Netherlands
 Development kicked-off in October 1997
 Examples of targeted products
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Ozone: total column, profiles (in real time and off line)
Other Trace Gases: NO2, OClO, BrO total columns
UV: Clear sky UV radiation fields
Associated validation products
9 November 2000
SAF on Climate Monitoring
 Hosted by German NMS (DWD) in Offenbach
 Involvement of Belgium, Germany, Finland, The Netherlands, and
Sweden
 Development kicked-off in February 1999
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Sea Surface Temperature and sea ice cover
Cloud parameters
Surface radiation budget components
Radiation budget components at TOA
9 November 2000
SAF on NWP
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Hosted by the The Met. Office, UK
Involvement of France, ECMWF, The Netherlands, and UK
Development kicked-off in February 1999
Deliverables are User Requirements & Software packages:
– RTMs and observation operators (ASCAT, GOME, ATOVS/IASI,
SSM/I, SEVIRI)
– Software and techniques for improved assimilation of satellite
observations in NWP models
– Monitoring of quality of space observations
9 November 2000
SAF on GRAS Meteorology
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Hosted by Danish NMS (DMI) in Copenhagen
Involvement of Denmark, Spain, and UK
Development kicked-off in April 1999
Examples of targeted products
– High vertical resolution profiles of temperature and moisture (real-time and
off-line) derived from observations by the GRAS instruments flown on the
Metop satellites
– Observation operators for assimilation of GRAS products in NWP models
9 November 2000
SAF on Land Surface Analysis
 Hosted by Portuguese NMS (IM) in Lisbon
 Involvement of Belgium, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Portugal,
Spain, and Sweden
 Development kicked-off in September 1999
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Vegetation parameters and biophysical indicators
Snow cover
Land Surface Temperature, Emissivity and Soil Moisture
Short wave and long wave radiation parameters
Evapotranspiration rate
9 November 2000