Satellite skills and knowledge for operational meteorologist
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This mini-module is part of a series of MTG mini modules produced by EUMETSAT/EUMeTrain with the aim of providing quick and useful learning experience about the new satellite products.
In this exercise you will learn about detection of supercooled droplets which pose a problem for the air traffic.
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This mini-module is part of a series of MTG mini modules produced by EUMETSAT/EUMeTrain with the aim of providing quick and useful learning experience about the new satellite products.
In this exercise you will learn about the improvements in fog & low cloud detection using the new FCI products.
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This mini-module is part of a series of MTG mini modules produced by EUMETSAT/EUMeTrain with the aim of providing quick and useful learning experience about the new satellite products.
In this exercise you will learn about FCI ability to detect fires and how it compares to previous generation of satellite instruments.
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This mini-module is part of a series of MTG mini modules produced by EUMETSAT/EUMeTrain with the aim of providing quick and useful learning experience about the new satellite products.
In this exercise, you will practise forecasting using numerical models, radar data and different MTG satellite products for severe weather.
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This mini-module is part of a series of MTG mini modules produced by EUMETSAT/EUMeTrain with the aim of providing quick and useful learning experience about the new satellite products.
In this exercise you will learn about features in LI data as well as some limitations.
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This training module shows the unique challenges that forecasters face when using satellite imagery in high latitude regions. Using a lot of examples and fun exercises, it compares different types of satellites (geostationary, polar) and different generations of satellites as well as benefits and drawbacks of each. It also explains different phenomena that occur in these high latitude regions due to viewing geometry and much more.
Gwenaël LE BRAS shows what MTG means in context of SST monitoring.
The MTG-I1 launch introduced the Flexible Combined Imager (FCI), boosting spatial and temporal resolution for Sea Surface Temperature (SST) retrievals. OSI SAF focused first on maintaining service continuity by developing a new Level 3 product matching current MSG resolutions. Higher input resolution from FCI enhances product quality, especially through improved cloud masking. Research is also underway to create a new high-resolution SST product leveraging FCI’s advanced capabilities. The MTG-S1 recent launch will further expand SST coverage, with the processing of the new InfraRed Sounder (IRS) data.
Roxane Desire shows the best RGBs for detection of typical winter weather phenomena: snow, ice and supercooled water clouds.
With the operational deployment of MTG, there are now various methods available for detecting snow on the ground. RGB products, in particular, provide high-contrast images that help distinguish snow on the ground from the underlying surface, low clouds, or ice clouds. We will also explore some important nuances to consider. Finally, still in the context of winter-related issues, we will discuss how these same RGB products can be used to detect supercooled water clouds, which can be responsible for ground ice formation or aircraft icing.
Pieter Gröenemeijer talks about using the IRS data in the context of convection forecasting.
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Ivan Smiljanic talks about turbulence and waves, showing many different examples.
Turbulence and waves in the atmosphere, like in other fluids, are signatures of usually dynamically strong processes that cause these disturbances. Also, they can be very dangerous on their own and can propagate to different parts of the atmosphere. Waves and turbulence behave differently in different fluids, and are seen differently with different spectral channels, thus not always easy to identify through satellite data. In this short lecture we will show you how these regular and irregular atmospheric motions are after all captured by advanced FCI instrument, and how that makes our everyday lives safer.
Djorjde Gencic shows the most useful RGBs for fog and low cloud detection, and mentions some "under development" products as well.
This presentation focuses on the detection of fog and low clouds with the Flexible Combined Imager (FCI) on Meteosat Third Generation. It highlights the significant advancements over SEVIRI — particularly the improvements in spatial, temporal, spectral, and radiometric resolution — that greatly enhance the ability to identify, monitor, and characterize fog and low cloud dynamics.
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Zsofia Kocsis shows a wide range of possible visualizations using IRS Level-2 (L2) test data.
The Infrared Sounder (IRS) onboard the MTG-S1 is the first geostationary sounding instrument to perform measurements over Europe with a temporal resolution of 30 minutes. EUMETSAT will provide temperature and water vapour profiles, together with instability indices derived from these measurements, thereby offering complementary information to Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP) model outputs and radiosonde observations for nowcasting applications. In this talk we will show different visualization of IRS Level-2 (L2) test data.