Precipitation estimations from geostationary orbit and prospects for METEOSAT Second Generation

A new technique for detecting precipitation at mid-latitudes during daytime using Meteosat Second Generation SEVIRI

A new method for the detection of precipitation during daytime using MSG SEVIRI data is proposed. The approach is not only applicable for the detection of mainly convectively induced precipitation by means of the commonly used relation between infrared cloud top temperature and rainfall intensity but enables also the detection of stratiform precipitation (e.g. in connection with mid-latitude fr...

Determination of circumsolar radiation from Meteosat Second Generation

Reliable data on circumsolar radiation, which is caused by scattering of sunlight by cloud or aerosol particles, is becoming more and more important for the resource assessment and design of concentrating solar technologies (CSTs). However, measuring circumsolar radiation is demanding and only very limited data sets are available. As a step to bridge this gap, a method was developed which allow...

Meteosat Second Generation Cirrus Detection Algorithm MeCiDA

The Image Processing Facility for METEOSAT Second Generation

The first METEOSAT Second Generation satellite will come into service in 2001. It will acquire image data in 12 spectral channels with a total data volume of 265 Mbytes every 15 minutes. These data are received, processed, and distributed by the EUMETSAT Ground Segment in real-time. The Ground Segment architecture is composed of blocks of grouped functionality called facilities. The Image Proce...

Meteosat Second Generation Data for Assessment of Surface Moisture Status

Two approaches for estimation of remotely sensed land surface temperature, Ts, based on MSG-SEVIRI data have been tested in a semi-arid environment in West Africa. A local algorithm, based on in situ measured Ts and a regional algorithm, based on MODIS LST products. They are both based on the split-window technique and show encouraging results, however applications are limited to the region for...