EUMETSAT Meteorological Satellite Conference 2024

The 2024 EUMETSAT Meteorological Satellite Conference, as a key annual event for the meteorological and scientific communities in satellite remote sensing, will take place in Würzburg, Germany. EUMETSAT will be joined in the organisation and hosting of the event by the Deutsche Wetterdienst (DWD), the national provider for weather and climate services in Germany. The theme of this year’s annual EUMETSAT conference is “The Earth Observation value chains for weather, climate and hydrosphere”. Participants from around the world can meet to share their experience and knowledge during plenary, poster, and workshop sessions.

The conference will host several side meetings/workshops, including a meeting of weather forecasters attending the conference. A workshop on MTG data access and visualisation using Jupyter Notebooks will be offered, as well as a session on training activities.

View the interactive conference programme /abstract brochure.

Registration to attend the conference is still open. Register here.

EUMeTrain Marine Course – 2025 (save the date!)

Between 31 March and 4 April 2025, EUMeTrain in cooperation with EUMETSAT and EUMETCAL will organize the 6th Marine Course. The course will be in a classroom format, preceded by a short asynchronous on-line course preparation, and will take place in Lisbon, at the headquarters of the Portuguese Institute for the Sea and Atmosphere (IPMA). The target audience are marine forecasters across Europe and the course aims to strengthen the operational forecasters' competencies in analysing, forecasting and issuing warnings related to hazardous meteorological phenomena.

During the course, students will have the opportunity to be in direct contact with experts in topics such as winds in the marine environment, namely scatterometer wind observations, and ocean waves, both from model outputs and altimeter observations.

Registration is free and will be open from September to November 2024. The list of accepted participants will be announced in the first half of December 2024. There will be support for a limited number of registrations for travel, accommodation and per diem, upon request. For more information on the course visit the EUMeTrain website or directly the Marine Course announcement link.

Register for EU Data for the Ocean Decade

Oceans are an essential ecosystem for our planet. However, they are threatened by climate change, pollution, and several other factors. The United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development has identified 10 ocean-related challenges to be addressed throughout the decade, to foster the sustainable use of oceans and marine resources.

In this context, EUMETSAT, one of the main contributors to Copernicus, is jointly organising a series of ocean webinars in partnership with the Copernicus Marine Service (implemented by Mercator Ocean International), the European Marine Observation and Data Network (EMODnet), the ECOP Programme, and the UN OD Coordination Office for Ocean Data Sharing.

These webinars will focus on how European initiatives and data from Copernicus, EMODnet and other data sources can contribute to the UN Ocean Decade goals of sustainable use and protection of our oceans.

By taking part in the series, participants will gain a comprehensive understanding of how to access marine data through different platforms and contribute to the protection and sustainable use of oceans and marine resources.

Register on the webinar series website.

Register for the European Marine User Days

The EUMETSAT Marine User Days will bring together existing and prospective users from across the diverse marine user community. The event will act as a showcase for use cases by focusing on the data provided by the European organisations involved in the Copernicus programme and their role in oceanography and marine applications. It is also a networking opportunity for users across the value chain and will feature a workshop to engage with user needs and feedback.

Emphasis will be placed on data from across the value chain, including satellite data, derived products and climate data records and their applications. Copernicus contributing mission data from EUMETSAT’s meteorological missions, and data from the satellite application facility specialising in ocean and sea ice, will broaden the scope.

The Marine User Days will be open to participants from across the community, including those involved at the policy and governance level, academia and research, and commercial entities. Attendees will benefit from the opportunity to present their use cases to the wider community of users and potential customers, but also to provide feedback to the European Commission and Copernicus entrusted entity representatives.

Registration is now open, with a deadline of 10 October. Register on the event page.

Future Focus Workshop: Wildfires

Building on the EUMETSAT user days and previous workshops addressing the usage of Earth Observations for wildfire monitoring, the workshop will address:

• Current status and advances in monitoring wildfires from space.
• The role of satellite data in emission estimates.
• The impact of fires on the wider ecosystems and climate.

The event will bring together science experts, data providers, application experts, and end users to address the full-range cycle of wildfire monitoring, and include the full value chain from data to end user. It will progress on the following objectives:

1. Inform on existing and upcoming EO data relevant for wildfire monitoring (observations and modelling).
2. Present and discuss initiatives related to EO products, user networks, data access, knowledge sharing, and services.
3. Discuss needs and priorities on existing and future products from next-generation satellites within operational value chains.
4. Enhance engagement with a wide community of users, value adders, and service providers to better identify their needs.

See the event page for more information.

6th Joint Training on Atmospheric Composition

The main objective of course is to provide a holistic introduction to the end-to-end processes involved in atmospheric composition monitoring and modelling. This includes state-of-the-art sensing instruments and techniques (satellite, airborne, surface), emissions inventories, modelling concepts and processes, such as data assimilation and model evaluation, service provision, applications, and policy needs.

Additional objectives of the training are to introduce participants to observation and model data, and to develop participants’ skills in accessing, handling, and processing data in a variety of applications. Fostering collaboration and networking among participants from multiple countries and backgrounds is also a key aim of the course.

The course is targeted at post-graduate level students, researchers, and other professionals. The registration for the event is now closed.

More information is available on the event page.

SALGEE & LSA SAF User Workshop on "Monitoring Drought Impacts on Vegetation & Feedback"

The Satellite Applications in Land Surface Analyses Group for Eastern Europe (SALGEE) and the Satellite Application Facility on Land Surface Applications (LSA SAF) are jointly organising the 2024 User Workshop on "Monitoring Drought Impacts on Vegetation & Feedback." This workshop will focus on applying EUMETSAT land-surface data in vegetation and drought monitoring. Its goal is to identify co-development and collaboration projects that bridge the gap between research and operations.

During the workshop, users of EUMETSAT land-surface data from both research and operational services will have the opportunity to present their studies and operational applications.

EUMETSAT, and the relevant SAFs, are invited to present their existing and future products and services. The workshop will provide a platform for discussing current and future user needs, which will be considered in the evolution of EUMETSAT products and services.

By the end of the workshop, we aim to identify a few co-development projects to support users interested in jointly developing operational applications using EUMETSAT data. The European Weather Cloud (EWC) could serve as a collaborative space.

The workshop is by invitation only. If you are interested in participating, please contact training@eumetsat.int.

International Autumn School on Satellite Data Analysis

The Satellite Data Analysis Autumn School aims to unite the academic community and National Meteorological Services (NMSs) to promote and enhance the use of satellite data and products, including those from Satellite Application Facilities (SAFs), across various application areas and research fields. The school’s objective is to foster cooperation between academia and NMSs, and to enhance the skills and competencies in satellite data exploitation of young researchers and staff at NMHSs. This will encourage further research and application of the data.

The workshop will cover key topics, including the basics of remote sensing with satellites, land applications, precipitation and moisture analysis, atmospheric composition, nowcasting (including Lightning Imager data), and sessions on data access and handling. The target audience includes masters and PhD students, young professionals from regional universities, and researchers in NMHSs. Application to the school is available upon nomination.

Candidates nominated by the EUMETSAT member NMHSs can register on the course page.

Register for the OSI SAF Sea Ice Climate Records, a EUMETSAT short course

Within the frame of EUMETSAT short courses, OSI SAF is introducing a new series of webinars to present its work and products.

In this webinar, sea ice specialists from the Norwegian Meteorological Institute will present the Sea Ice Climate Records they are producing and distributing through OSI SAF.

Find out more and to register see the webinar page.

WG CEF webinars

Two more WG CEF webinars have been scheduled in the coming months. They are: The warning system at MET Norway and development of impact-based warnings for society, by Ina Kindem, on 26 September 2024, and DMI warning system, by Knud-Jacob Simonsen, on 21 November 2024. Further details to come.

Both webinars are free and open for everyone. Register via the links below:

1. The warning system at MET Norway and development of impact-based warnings for society.


2. DMI warning system.