Anke Duguay-Tetzlaff (MeteoSwiss / CM-SAF) and Vincent Humphrey - Climatological Drought Monitoring in Switzerland Using EUMETSAT SAF Satellite Data
Competency Framework
WMO Satellite Skills
Description
Anke Duguay-Tetzlaff and Vincent Humphrey present about the recent Swiss drought monitoring project and use of EUMETSAT satellite data for drought monitoring.
Content
The Swiss government has started a drought monitoring project in 2023. The goal is to set an operational drought monitoring and warning system in the upcoming years. In a pre-study we have analyzed the potential of EUMETSAT satellite data for climatological drought monitoring in Switzerland. We will present possibilities and shortcomings of the different analyzed soil moisture, land surface temperature and evaporation data and provide an outlook on how we plan to integrate EUMETSAT data in the system.