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🚨Save the date!

Join us for a very special EUMETSAT Meteorological Satellite Conference, where we will be celebrating our 40th anniversary.

📅21-25 September 2026
📍Darmstadt, Germany
📝Registration opens in the next few weeks

For more information on #EMSC2026, visit www.eumetsat.int/eumetsat-met...
April 20, 2026 at 8:44 AM
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🚨Registration is open for the EUMETSAT Meteorological Satellite Conference! #EMSC2026

📅21-25 September 2026
📍Darmstadt, Germany

🌍Sessions cover seamless prediction, climate science and international coordination, plus 40th anniversary celebrations!

Full details www.eumetsat.int/eumetsat-met...
June 2, 2026 at 9:05 AM
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Welcome to Day 1 of #EMSC2026 special 40th anniversary edition in Darmstadt! 🌍🛰️

We're kicking off the week with a welcome ceremony, followed by a keynote on "New Frontiers for Operational Earth Observation" by Thomas Zurbuchen (ETH Zürich).

🔴 Watch live: youtube.com/live/9Zsz1Xf...
September 21, 2026 at 6:43 AM
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🤝 Strengthening global partnerships for Earth observation!
At #EMSC2026, Tomomi Nio (JAXA) and Phil Evans (EUMETSAT) officially signed the extended EUMETSAT-JAXA cooperation agreement, marking an exciting new chapter in our collaboration. 🌍🛰️
Read more: www.eumetsat.net/eumetsat-str...
September 22, 2026 at 3:50 PM
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To mark #EMSC2026, DWD President Sarah Jones highlighted 40 years of partnership with EUMETSAT. 🛰️⚡

Satellite data feeds ~80% of DWD's global prediction models, with new #MTG & Metop-SG capabilities turning space-based observations into life-saving weather warnings.

Read: bit.ly/4xAJZmV
September 23, 2026 at 1:59 PM
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That’s a wrap on #EMSC2026! 🥂

Congratulats to our Early Career Scientist Initiative award winners recognised during the closing ceremony! 👏

Thank you to all speakers & attendees who joined us in Darmstadt to celebrate 40 years of EUMETSAT. Here’s to the future of EO - see you in Lisbon in 2027!
September 25, 2026 at 11:41 AM
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Attending the EUMETSAT Meteorological Satellite Conference? #EMSC2026

The interactive programme is live!

Sessions cover a range of topics from satellite data in seamless prediction to climate data records and greenhouse gases.

Explore all the details www.eumetsat.int/eumetsat-met...
June 29, 2026 at 12:12 PM
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🚨 Save the date!

Join us for a very special EUMETSAT Meteorological Satellite Conference, where we will be celebrating our 40th anniversary.

📅 21-25 September 2026
📍 Darmstadt, Germany

For more information on #EMSC2026, visit www.eumetsat.int/eumetsat-met...
March 27, 2026 at 1:05 PM
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(L-R) Thomas Zurbuchen, Phil Evans, Hanno Benz and Paolo Ruti presenting from #EMSC2026 this morning. Inspriring messages from all speakers and interaction with audience.

Still plenty to come today! Stay tuned here. 🛰️
September 21, 2026 at 7:57 AM
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🚨 Closing soon!

Use this weekend to submit your abstract for this year's EUMETSAT Meteorological Satellite Conference in Darmstadt, Germany - deadline Sunday 15 February!

More information on #EMSC2026 and submissions here: www.eumetsat.int/eumetsat-met...
February 12, 2026 at 9:15 AM
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Here’s how we closed Day 2 at #EMSC2026!

⚡ Severe storms & lightning activity with MTG LI, microwave imaging, & EUMETSAT/NOAA JPS
🔥 Real-world impact on wildfire detection & rainfall seasonality
📊 Fast-paced poster lightning talks & evening poster session
🧁 #EUMETSAT40 cupcakes

See you tomorrow! 🛰️
September 22, 2026 at 4:35 PM
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🚨 Deadline 15 February!

Last few days to submit your abstract for this year's EUMETSAT Meteorological Satellite Conference in Darmstadt, Germany.

More information on #EMSC2026 and submissions here: www.eumetsat.int/eumetsat-met...
The exterior of the Darmstadtium Congress Centre.
February 5, 2026 at 3:57 PM
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How do satellites track extreme events and climate drivers? Find out today at #EMSC2026! 🛰️

🔥 12:30 Workshop: Tracking active fires with Sentinel-3 & MTG FCI (limited spots)
📊 Main Sessions: CO2M monitoring, MTG FCI updates & planned/future missions

More on CO2M here: www.eumetsat.int/co2m
September 22, 2026 at 7:54 AM
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What an action-packed Day 1 at #EMSC2026! ✨

Afternoon highlights included the 1st year of MTG FCI data, EPS-SG previews, & celebrating 40 years of international EO collaboration! 🌍🛰️

Recording available for all morning plenary sessions at: bit.ly/3V5r9XA
September 21, 2026 at 3:37 PM
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Today at the #EMSC2026 Director-General Phil Evans & Paul Counet presented our new Strategy 2040 to journalists.

In a milestone year celebrating our 40th anniversary & major launches like MTG-I2 & Sentinel-3C, Strategy 2040 defines our trajectory for the next decade. 🌍🛰️

Read it here bit.ly/3V7Lr2E
September 21, 2026 at 10:32 AM
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Day 2 #EMSC2026! 🤖🛰️

Today’s plenary dives into "The Future User: APIs and Autonomous Systems," bringing together international expertise from DWD & IBM to explore how automated processing & cloud infrastructure transform raw satellite data into actionable insights.

📺 Stream: bit.ly/4yLEtPf
September 22, 2026 at 6:45 AM
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❓Have you registered for the EUMETSAT Meteorological Satellite Conference? #EMSC2026

📅21-25 September 2026
📍Darmstadt, Germany

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June 16, 2026 at 10:10 AM
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What a fantastic Day 4 at #EMSC2026! 📡✨

From ocean data to mapping out satellite technology trends, today brought great vision for the future.

Tonight, guests will take in the sights of Darmstadt! 🌆🥂

Missed this morning’s plenary? Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTCb...
September 24, 2026 at 2:57 PM
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A few impressions from #EMSC2026 in Darmstadt!

CM SAF contributions explored what long-term satellite records reveal about our changing climate and how we sustain and improve these observations.

Thanks to everyone who presented, asked questions and shared ideas!
Model of a Meteosat Third Generation (MTG) satellite in front of a screen displaying the EUMETSAT Meteorological Satellite Conference logo. Photo: Thomas Sikorski EUMETSAT Director-General Phil Evans on the main stage during the opening session of the EUMETSAT Meteorological Satellite Conference in Darmstadt. Photo: Thomas Sikorski Exterior view of the Darmstadtium conference centre in Darmstadt, the venue for the EUMETSAT Meteorological Satellite Conference 2026. Photo: Thomas Sikorski
September 25, 2026 at 11:08 AM
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⚠️Early registration for the EUMETSAT Meteorological Satellite Conference ends 18 July #EMSC2026

📅21-25 September 2026
📍Darmstadt, Germany
🌍Sessions cover seamless prediction, climate science and international coordination, plus 40th anniversary celebrations!
Details www.eumetsat.int/eumetsat-met...
July 14, 2026 at 9:17 AM
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New CM SAF GEO-Ring data: cloud and top-of-atmosphere radiation products for 2021 are now available!

Today at #EMSC2026: Jan Fokke Meirink presents the work.

🕚 11:45–12:00 · Session 2.A
📍 Room 2.02+2.03

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Two maps from the CM SAF GEO-Ring ISCCP-NG Demonstrator showing cloud fraction and reflected solar radiation at the top of the atmosphere. Cloud fraction describes the proportion of an area covered by clouds; reflected solar radiation describes sunlight returned to space by the Earth–atmosphere system. The maps illustrate the near-global coverage obtained by combining observations from five geostationary satellites. The demonstrator dataset covers 2021.
September 23, 2026 at 9:06 AM
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What can satellites tell us about Arctic climate change?

Today at #EMSC2026: Abhay Devasthale on CLARA-A3, Arctic trends and sea-ice melt.

🕛 12:00–12:15 · Room 2.02+2.03

One of six CM SAF-related contributions across today’s Climate Data Records sessions 2.A and 2.C.
“A changing Arctic”: seasonal trends from the CM SAF CLARA-A3 climate data record. A grid of 32 Arctic maps has eight columns, April to November, and four rows: surface albedo, total top-of-atmosphere flux, reflected shortwave flux and outgoing longwave radiation. Blue indicates negative trends and red positive trends. Surface albedo and reflected shortwave radiation show widespread decreases during summer. Outgoing longwave radiation shows increases across much of the central Arctic in spring and autumn. Total top-of-atmosphere flux shows contrasting seasonal patterns, with predominantly negative trends in summer and positive trends in spring and autumn. Each row has its own colour scale. White areas cannot be interpreted without the original figure’s masking information.
September 23, 2026 at 7:13 AM
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Can neural networks help to retrieve cloud properties at night? Explore our ISCCP-NG GEO-Ring research at #EMSC2026.

📍 Today, 22 September | Tuesday Poster Session
Spectrum B–C, Copernicium
Poster 257 | Presented by Jan Fokke Meirink
Scientific poster: “Nighttime Retrieval of ISCCP-NG Cloud Optical and Microphysical Properties using Neural Networks” by Nikos Benas, Jan Fokke Meirink, Martin Stengel and Salomon Eliasson. The study explores how neural networks can estimate cloud optical thickness and effective particle radius at night, when methods relying on reflected sunlight are unavailable. It uses CM SAF’s ISCCP-NG GEO-Ring demonstration dataset, covering 2021 at 30-minute intervals. An initial multilayer perceptron is trained using daytime infrared brightness temperatures and corresponding cloud retrievals. It produces meaningful results but lacks spatial and temporal context, serving as a baseline for further development. Computations use the European Weather Cloud; future evaluation will include independent observations from active sensors. Poster 257, EUMETSAT Meteorological Satellite Conference 2026. Presented by Jan Fokke Meirink.
September 22, 2026 at 7:09 AM