ESSL-EUMETSAT Testbed on Severe Convective Storms
- Start Date:
- Oct. 13, 2025
- City:
- Wiener Neustadt
- Country:
- Austria
- Region:
- Europe
- Description:
- EUMETSAT, in partnership with the European Severe Storms Laboratory (ESSL), offers a series of testbeds to prepare operational meteorologists / forecasters to use data from the Meteosat Third Generation (MTG) and the EUMETSAT Polar System Second Generation (EPS-SG) Programmes. Particular focus is given to the use of novel MTG satellite data from the FCI spectral imager and from the LI lightning imager instrument. In addition, a range of state-of-the-art nowcasting tools and numerical weather prediction-based guidance will be evaluated.
- Targeted Audience:
- The target group of the are operational forecasters with a strong background in severe storms forecasting.
- Host:
- ESSL
- Organizer:
- EUMETSAT, ESSL
- Format/Training Type:
- Classroom Course
- Language:
- English
- Qualifications:
PWS: Public Weather Forecasters BIP-M: Basic Instructional Package for Meteorologists Satellite Skills and Knowledge
- Contact Name:
- Stephan Bojinski
- Contact Email:
- training@eumetsat.int
- Link:
- https://classroom.eumetsat.int/course/view.php?id=158
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