EUMETSAT Polar System

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The EUMETSAT Polar System is a series of European polar-orbiting meteorological satellites that provide global data for weather forecasting, climate monitoring, and environmental observation.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Earth observation satellite system
polar-orbiting meteorological satellite system
application atmospheric chemistry monitoring
climate reanalysis
environmental services
marine meteorology
numerical weather prediction
cooperationWith NOAA
World Meteorological Organization
country European organisation
coverage global
dataAccess archive data services
near-real-time data
dataFormat satellite level 1 products
satellite level 2 products
dataType atmospheric sounding data
cloud imagery
humidity profiles
ozone concentration data
sea surface temperature data
temperature profiles
wind vector data
frequencyOfRevisit global coverage several times per day
groundSegment EUMETSAT control centre
EUMETSAT data processing facilities
includes MetOp-A
linked to: Metop satellites

MetOp-B
linked to: MetOp series

MetOp-C
linked to: MetOp series
launchSiteUsed Guiana Space Centre
launchVehicleUsed Soyuz-ST
linked to: Soyuz-ST-A
operator EUMETSAT
orbitType polar orbit
partOf Global Observing System
purpose climate monitoring
environmental monitoring
global data provision
weather forecasting
relatedProgramme Joint Polar Satellite System
NOAA Polar Operational Environmental Satellites
spaceSegment MetOp series
successor EUMETSAT Polar System Second Generation
supportsProgramme Copernicus services
userCommunity climate research community
environmental agencies
national meteorological services

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European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites hasProgramme EUMETSAT Polar System Second Generation
linked to: EUMETSAT Polar System
Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit-A mountedOn MetOp meteorological satellites
linked to: EUMETSAT Polar System
Sentinel-5 hostPlatform MetOp Second Generation satellites
subject linked to: Sentinel satellites
linked to: EUMETSAT Polar System
Metop satellites program EUMETSAT Polar System
EUMETSAT Polar System successor EUMETSAT Polar System Second Generation
linked to: EUMETSAT Polar System