European Weather Cloud research & development call

The European Weather Cloud is the cloud-based collaboration platform for meteorological application development and operations in Europe. It enables the digital transformation of the European Meteorological Infrastructure.

Research and development (R&D) applications are open to researchers from any publicly funded organisation in EUMETSAT Member States and should be submitted no later than 31 July 2025 for a project start in October 2025. The projects can have a maximum length up to three years, after which continuation would require a new proposal.

More information and how to apply: https://user.eumetsat.int/news-events/news/european-weather-cloud-research-and-development-call.

CALMet XVI - CONECT 3 Conference approaching

As announced in the previous training bulletin, the Joint CALMet XVI - CONECT 3 Conference will take place 24-28 November 2025, in Florence, Italy. This event will take place in hybrid format. It will bring together educators, trainers, and training managers from universities, research institutions, and National Meteorological and Hydrological Services, under this year's theme Future-Proofing Meteorological Training: Bridging Collaboration, Experience, and Innovation.

The conference Second Announcement has been issued.

The deadline for proposals is 29 August 2025.

EUMETSAT Climate Symposium: From space to climate services: co-creation in action

Join us in celebrating 25 years of Climate at EUMETSAT.

The EUMETSAT Climate Symposium 'From Space to Climate Service: Co-creation in Action' will be designed to strengthen the interactions between policy and decision-makers, operational national and European climate service providers, the research community, and EUMETSAT to unlock the power of satellite climate data for the benefit of society, employing the latest technology. Our geographical focus will be Europe, the opportunities and challenges to tackle for the benefit of its citizens.

This symposium targets policy and decision-makers at all administrative levels, developers of workflows using satellite climate data, providers of operational climate data and services and their users, as well as experts for suitable technology for co-creation in cloud computing. Through keynote talks and discussions, the event aims to facilitate connections, networking, and collaboration between the participating communities, promoting and fostering partnerships and joint action.

Find out more at https://www.eumetsat.int/eumetsat-climate-symposium-co-creation-action.

Advanced, multi-sensor ocean colour training at IOCS

The International Ocean Colour Science meeting will return to Darmstadt, Germany for its 6th iteration, from 1-5 December 2025. The meeting, which covers optical radiometry of all water types, brings the scientific community and space agencies together to support open communication between the two, informing future missions, and driving forward science and applications.

As part of this year's programme, EUMETSAT, in partnership with the IOCCG, will offer an advanced, multi-sensor ocean colour training course. The event, held from 7-11 December, will be hosted on site at EUMETSAT and will cover key aspects of satellite ocean colour, including atmospheric correction, bio-optical algorithm selection, product quality, validation, and multi-sensor synergy. It will be supported by Copernicus Sentinel-3 OLCI, NASA PACE OCI and Copernicus Sentinel-2 MSI experts and be highly interactive, introducing hands-on examples throughout. Alongside training sessions, participants will have opportunities to learn more about satellite operations.

In addition to gaining skills needed to access and work with a variety of ocean colour data streams, participants should expect to leave the course with a clear understanding of the challenges we face in ocean colour and the approaches we take to addressing them.

Applications for the course will open shortly. More information can be found on our Moodle platform.

Community of Practice for GenAI usage in meteorological education and training

Generative AI is rapidly transforming how we design and deliver meteorological education and training. Each time a member of our global network hosts a hands-on workshop, or shares a practical demonstration, the energy and insights are unmistakable — and highly valuable.

At a recent VLab meeting we agreed it is time to channel this momentum into a formal, worldwide Community of Practice. Our vision is a collaborative space — supported by a Signal group, an online workspace, and a series of concise webinars — where we can exchange knowledge, skills, and proven 'recipes' for using GenAI in our daily work as educators, trainers, and training managers.

What we are looking for:

1. Hands-on GenAI practitioners willing to present a 20 to 30-minute webinar that explains the why, how, and what for of a concrete GenAI application in our field.
2. Recommendations for potential speakers who are actively exploring or implementing GenAI tools in their day-to-day work.

1. Offer to present: Share your experience and lessons learned in a short, practical webinar.
2. Nominate a colleague: If you know someone whose GenAI work could benefit the community, please put us in touch.
3. Suggest topics or tools you would like covered in future sessions.

If you are interested, or if you have someone in mind who might be, please contact us directly:

1. Marcial Garbanzo Salas (marcial.garbanzo@ucr.ac.cr)
2. Heleen ter Pelkwijk (heleen.ter.pelkwijk@knmi.nl)

Together, we can build a vibrant learning community that empowers us all to use Generative AI more effectively.

Applications open for the Autumn School on Satellite Data Analysis

The school aims to bring together the academic community and national meteorological services (NMS) to explore the use of satellite data and Satellite Application Facility (SAF) products in various application areas. Participants will gain hands-on experience in navigating data platforms and accessing and processing satellite data for developing custom applications and research projects.

It will focus on the following topics:

1. Basics of remote sensing with satellites, emission, absorption, channels, data access, and handling
2. MTG FCI RGB images and LI products
3. Land applications — LSA SAF products
4. Precipitation and moisture — HSAF products
5. Atmospheric composition — AC SAF products
6. Nowcasting — NWC SAF products

Application is available upon nomination. Candidates nominated by the EUMETSAT member NMHSs can register at: https://classroom.eumetsat.int/mod/
questionnaire/view.php?id=18523

EUMeTrain MTG-S Event Week

Meteosat Third Generation satellites bring many improvements over its predecessors, therefore, EUMeTrain is planning another Event Week focusing on the newly launched MTG Sounder, coupled with the FCI winter applications.

The event will aim to highlight the benefits that come with the first European sounding satellite in geostationary orbit.

More information will be made available in September/October on the EUMeTrain website.

Ocean surface scatterometer winds from OSI SAF and Copernicus Marine Service

The Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute (KNMI) satellite wind team is specialised in retrieving sea surface winds from scatterometer observations. The team is responsible for the production and distribution of OSI SAF wind products and for the scatterometer winds products in the Copernicus Marine Service catalogue.

This event will focus on presenting the particularities of these products and their access.

Find out more and join at https://classroom.eumetsat.int/course/view.php?id=566.