1. Meteosat Third Generation (MTG)
presented by Johannes Schmetz on behalf of Ernst Koenemann, Director of Programme Development EUMETSAT

2. ... 30 years of continuous operations ...
MTG to Secure Continuity of EUMETSAT Services
1977
2002
2015 / 2017
MOP/MTP
MSG
MTG-I and MTG-S
1 observation mission:
MVIRI: 3 channels
Spinning satellite
800 kg
3 observation missions:
SEVIRI: 12 channels
GERB
Rapid Scanning (~2008)
Spinning satellite
Class 2-ton
x15
4 observation missions:
Full disc imaging (16 channels)
High resolution imag (4 channels)
Infra-Red Sounder
- Lightning Imager
3-axis stabilised satellites
Class 3-ton
x20
years of continuous operations ...
Chemistry UVN Mission
embarked on MTG-S
provided via GMES Segment 2

3. Three generation of Mereosat imagers: From ‘MVIRI’ over ‘SEVIRI’ to ‘FCI’ on MTG
1=VIS0.6
12=HRV
2=WV6.2
3=IR10.8

4. Three generation of Mereosat imagers: From ‘MVIRI’ over ‘SEVIRI’ to ‘FCI’ on MTG
1=VIS0.6
2=VIS0.8
3=NIR1.6
4=IR3.8
5=WV6.2
6=WV7.3
7=IR8.7
8=IR9.7
9=IR10.8
10=IR12.0
11=IR13.4
12=HRV

5. Three generation of Mereosat imagers: From ‘MVIRI’ over ‘SEVIRI’ to ‘FCI’ on MTG
3=VIS0.6
4=VIS0.8
7=NIR1.6
9=IR3.8
10=WV6.2
11=WV7.3
12=IR8.7
13=IR9.7
14=IR10.5
15=IR12.3
16=IR13.3
1=VIS0.4
2=VIS0.5
5=NIR0.9
6=NIR1.3
8=NIR2.2

6. Monitoring of Meso-scale Features
High Spatial/Temporal Resolution ->Monitoring Mesoscale Features
Monitoring of Meso-scale Features
NOAA AVHRR RGB Image, 27 June 2001, showing Severe Thunderstorms over the Alps and S. Germany

7. MTG-IRS will detect ‘moisture flow’
MTG-IRS mission give new information on horizontal and vertical gradients of moisture, wind and temperature
=> between radiosondes and the hyperspectral soundings from the polar satellites.
H2O(p) CO
T(p) Sfc O3 Sfc
Temp (CO2)
Surface, Clouds O3
Surface,
Clouds
H2O, CH4, N2O CO
N2O,
700 – 1210 cm-1
1600 – 2175 cm-1

8. The MTG Lightning Imager (LI)
The LI on MTG measures Total Lightning:
Cloud-to-Cloud Lightning (IC) and Cloud-to-Ground Lightning (CG)
Blitze km²/Jahr
Development of active convective areas
=> Intensity and movement
Monitoring of storm lifecycle
Validation of convective initiation
forecast

9. MTG-S will accommodate the GMES Sentinel 4 mission ‘Ultraviolet Visible Near-Infrared (UVN)’
The UVN will focus on the European countries: The Field Of Regard (FOR), projected on the Earth surface covers longitudes 10° West to 45° East and latitudes 30° North to 65° North
The UVN supports atmospheric chemistry and air quality monitoring over Europe. Products to be derived are trace gases (O3, NO2, SO2, HCHO) and aerosol (optical depth, scattering height).
The accommodation of Sentinel 4 on MTG (and Sentinel 5 on Post-EPS) was approved by Council in July 2008
ESA coordinates with EUMETSAT the finalisation of GMES Sentinel 4 Phase 0 and the preparation for start of Phase A

10. MTG Deployment Scenario
Notional
MTG
In-orbit
Deployment
Scenario
(reaching 20 years
Operational Service
for the Imaging
Mission)
MFG
Meteosat Fourth Generation ….