Slide: 15th COPS Wokshop, Stuttgart, 26 – 28 March 2007 EUMETSAT Contributions to COPS Volker Gärtner Marianne König

Slide: 25th COPS Wokshop, Stuttgart, 26 – 28 March 2007  Nominal Meteosat and Metop operational services  Extra image data from the trial Rapid Scanning Service  Extra Meteorological Product (GII on pixel basis) During the COPS Operations Period EUMETSAT is providing the following data streams EUMETSAT Contribution to COPS

Slide: 35th COPS Wokshop, Stuttgart, 26 – 28 March 2007  MET-9 at 0° takes over the prime service from Met-8 on 11 April 07.  MET-8 at 3.4°W becomes backup satellite for the prime service on 11 April 07. After 10 May 07, will start RSS preparation. It will be relocated to 9.5 °E in Jan 08.  MET-7 at 57.5°E carries out the Indian Ocean Data Collection service.  MET-6 drifting to 67.5°E in support to MET-7 for the IODC DCP acquisition in eclipse. Stop manoeuvres planned on 26 April 07. MET-6 co- aligned with MET-7 beginning of April 07. EUMETSAT Meteosat Configurations in 2007

Slide: 45th COPS Wokshop, Stuttgart, 26 – 28 March 2007 EUMETSAT Rapid Scaning Service

Slide: 55th COPS Wokshop, Stuttgart, 26 – 28 March 2007 Meteosat Image Taking  100 rpm spinner  Scan – step mechanism  1500 scan lines in 15 minute  (1 baseline repeat cycle)  1250 for forward scan lines

Slide: 65th COPS Wokshop, Stuttgart, 26 – 28 March 2007 What is ‘Rapid Scanning’  For MSG we normally scan the full Earth disc every 15 minutes  To increase the temporal resolution (i.e. to decrease the time between scans) we can opt to scan a smaller area more frequently  This is ‘Rapid Scanning’ (it could also be called ‘Reduced Scanning’)

Slide: 75th COPS Wokshop, Stuttgart, 26 – 28 March 2007 With MSG we can scan in 15 minutes either: The same reduced area several times The full disc 3 x 5 minute scan of the top 1/3 of the Earth 15 minute scan of the full Earth disc

Slide: 85th COPS Wokshop, Stuttgart, 26 – 28 March 2007 MSG Rapid Scanning during COPS Experiment  It is planned to introduce an operational MSG Rapid Scanning Service (RSS) by the second quarter of 2008  During summer of 2007 an intensive test and validation period to prepare for the operational RSS service is conducted  This validation period coincides with the COPS operational period (June, July & August of 2007)  It is a best effort activity to be as continuous as possible, but no service commitment can be made

Slide: 95th COPS Wokshop, Stuttgart, 26 – 28 March 2007 Rapid Scanning Trials During 2007  24 hour rapid scanning tests made during MSG-1 and MSG-2 commissioning – results were largely OK  First extended rapid scanning trial (with Met-9 at 0 degrees) took place between February results look reasonable  Next extended trial (2 weeks) is planned for May using Met-8 at 3.4°W  Long continuous tests will coincide with COPS experiment  It looks as if it will be possible to perform almost continuous rapid scanning for the 3 months, but it will at least need a 1-2 day interruption every month  Should there be a need to modify the spacecraft procedures or to reconfigure the ground segment EUMETSAT reserves the right to do so

Slide: 105th COPS Wokshop, Stuttgart, 26 – 28 March 2007 Nominal Meteosat Scan (15 minutes)

Slide: 115th COPS Wokshop, Stuttgart, 26 – 28 March 2007 Rapid Meteosat Scan (5 minutes)

Slide: 125th COPS Wokshop, Stuttgart, 26 – 28 March 2007 Rapid Meteosat Scan (5 minutes)

Slide: 135th COPS Wokshop, Stuttgart, 26 – 28 March 2007 Rapid Meteosat Scan (5 minutes) - Airmass RGB

Slide: 145th COPS Wokshop, Stuttgart, 26 – 28 March 2007 Nominal Meteosat Scan (15 minutes) - HRV

Slide: 155th COPS Wokshop, Stuttgart, 26 – 28 March 2007 Rapid Meteosat Scan (5 minutes) - HRV

Slide: 165th COPS Wokshop, Stuttgart, 26 – 28 March 2007 Data provision during COPS  Nominal Meteosat-9 Images will be disseminated via EUMETCast.  Nominal MPEF products will be disseminated via EUMETCast.  High resolution GII will most likely be available via FTP.  Radid Scan Images of Meteosat-8 will be disseminated via EUMETCast (subject to ground segment configuration).  All historic Image Data and Products are available from the EUMETSAT archive. Online ordering via the EUMETSAT Web Site (

Slide: 175th COPS Wokshop, Stuttgart, 26 – 28 March 2007 Interesting Products for Nowcasting - GII The Global Instability Indices (GII) Product:  A number of (empirical) instability indices are computed from the MSG image data, together with forecasted temperature and humidity profiles.  These indices describe the potential for convection during still cloud-free conditions.  The GII product includes e.g. the Lifted Index, the K- Index, and Total Precipitable Water

Slide: 185th COPS Wokshop, Stuttgart, 26 – 28 March 2007 Operational EUMETSAT Product COPS Product 15 x 15 Pixel Resolution 1 x 1 Pixel Resolution Global Instability Indices K - Index

Slide: 195th COPS Wokshop, Stuttgart, 26 – 28 March 2007 Global Instability Indices Precipitable water Operational EUMETSAT Product COPS Product 15 x 15 Pixel Resolution 1 x 1 Pixel Resolution

Slide: 205th COPS Wokshop, Stuttgart, 26 – 28 March 2007 High resolution GII during COPS  For the COPS experiment it is planned to produce the GII product for the European area on a pixel basis.  The product will be made available in near real-time.  The distribution mechanism will most likely be via FTP service.

Slide: 215th COPS Wokshop, Stuttgart, 26 – 28 March 2007 Metop data provision during COPS  During the time of the COPS campaign the Metop data will be available in near real-time via direct reception (HRPT receiving stations).  The global level 1b and level 2 products will be available via EUMETCast.  All historic Metop data are available from the EUMETSAT archive. Online ordering via the EUMETSAT Web Site (

Slide: 225th COPS Wokshop, Stuttgart, 26 – 28 March 2007 EUMETSAT Thank you ! Monitoring Weather, Climate and the Environment Contact:

Slide: 235th COPS Wokshop, Stuttgart, 26 – 28 March 2007 EUMETCast the EUMETSAT Data Dissemination Service

Slide: 245th COPS Wokshop, Stuttgart, 26 – 28 March 2007  Generic, multi-mission dissemination systems based on standard DVB multicast technology  Uses commercial broadcast channels on TV, DTH telecommunication satellites  Off-the shelf, commercially available reception equipment  IP over DVB standard coding  Transparent transfer of files, i.e. files received exactly as sent  Use of standard formats/encoding - XRIT, BUFR, GRIB, HDF …  Secure access control at individual file and group of Users level  Open, flexible, scalable architecture EUMETCast Technical Approach & Standards

Slide: 255th COPS Wokshop, Stuttgart, 26 – 28 March 2007 EUMETCast Overview

Slide: 265th COPS Wokshop, Stuttgart, 26 – 28 March 2007 EUMETCast Coverage

Slide: 275th COPS Wokshop, Stuttgart, 26 – 28 March 2007 Hardware Recommendations  Recommend separating the procurement of hardware from the software  Items could be sources separately – local procurement of hardware  More flexible maintenance approach  Easier to upgrade individual items of the reception station  Recommend operating with 2 PCs  First for reception of the DVB signal (running the TELLICAST software) and any housekeeping activities  Second for any application software and further data processing  If a user has low processing/data needs, a single PC could be used  RAM Disk for the TELLICAST file database buffer  Optimal antenna size EUMETCast-Africa (2.4m)  User-friendly set-up Generic EUMETCast Solution

Slide: 285th COPS Wokshop, Stuttgart, 26 – 28 March 2007 EUMETCast (DVB) Standard Hardware - indicative costs Generic EUMETCast Solution LNB/Feedhorn, Antenna DVB PCI Card100 EUR EUMETCast Client Software 60 EUR 2 x PC, Hard Disk, Ethernet2000 EUR 2400 EUR EUMETCast Key Unit (EKU) 40 EUR Total (2 PCs) 200 EUR Total (1 PC) 1400 EUR

Slide: 295th COPS Wokshop, Stuttgart, 26 – 28 March 2007 Software Requirements Auxiliary software Operating software (Windows or Linux) - included within the cost of PC Housekeeping software – included in cost of application software, or available as freeware Generic EUMETCast Solution

Slide: 305th COPS Wokshop, Stuttgart, 26 – 28 March 2007 Application software – depends upon users needs  Ensure range of satellite & instruments data covered matches your needs  Processed Products and in-situ data can be received/displayed  Accepts a range of standard formats from the variety of input data  Range of processing matches current and foreseen needs:  Projection, Landmarks, Calibration, Logs & Reports  Adequate Display Function:  Quick-Look, Zoom & Pan, Animation, Overlays, Histogram, Pixel Analysis.  Colour Table, RGB Comparisons  Meteorological displays:  Cloud development, cloud analysis  Forecasting displays  User-friendly software Generic EUMETCast Solution

Slide: 315th COPS Wokshop, Stuttgart, 26 – 28 March 2007 EUMETSAT Thank you ! Monitoring Weather, Climate and the Environment Contact: