Roger Saunders
@sat_metman
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Expertise in satellite data and promotes the use of satellites for weather forecasting and climate monitoring. Keen Runner and Cyclist.
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Joined January 2011
I’ll be leaving twitter soon joining Bluesky. This will be my last post but I’ll monitor for a while longer.
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🔔 1 Day to Go! Standing tall at SDSC SHAR, PSLV-C59 is ready to launch ESA’s PROBA-3 satellites, showcasing India’s role in global space innovation. 🌌 This mission highlights advanced space technologies made possible by the collaboration between NSIL, ISRO, and ESA. 📅
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🔥Next @NWP_SAF Training Course satellite data assimilation will take place at @ECMWF on 24 - 27 March 2025🛰️ This is a great opportunity to learn about the usage of satellite obs in NWP systems. ‼️Applications close on 17 November 2024‼️ https://t.co/zPB8A4V2st
events.ecmwf.int
This 5-day course is sponsored by EUMETSAT and is open to anybody with a suitable background. This course provides a comprehensive overview of the usage of meteorological satellite observations in...
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U.S. military weather satellite program in flux as Space Force evaluates options https://t.co/0qtVxF7647 via @SpaceNews_Inc
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Military's weather satellite program in flux as Space Force evaluates options
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Today the release of pre-operational data from MTG imager from @EUMETSAT marks a milestone for the European meteorology (a kind of a revolution). In the image below I mark some simple but important differences in the capabilities that we have now with MTG ... 1/2
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Sentinel-2C has launched! 🚀 Part of #Copernicus, the spacecraft will look down at our planet from orbit, gathering valuable data that will help in a range of areas, from responding to natural disasters to informing responses to climate change. 🛰️🌍 https://t.co/y3eJAiUnz0
gov.uk
Science Secretary Peter Kyle welcomed the launch of the Sentinel-2C satellite, which lifted off successfully this morning (Thursday 5 September) at 2:50am BST from Kourou in French Guiana.
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Information on #ArcticWeatherSatellite is now on OSCAR/space
We had a double launch yesterday! #ArcticWeatherSatellite and #Phisat2 were both launched on board a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from the Vandenberg Space Force and are now doing well. More info on Φsat-2: https://t.co/n2GS2y7Nin More info on AWS:
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A new WMO project aims to increase and improve weather, water, ice, and climate information about the Arctic and Antarctic. It will help develop observation systems and Earth system models and advocate for improved forecasting services. 🔗 Details: https://t.co/50N3r1dsS0
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🚀SSLV-D3/EOS-08🛰️ Mission 🔸SSLV's third & final flight will launch EOS-08 microsatellite on August 15, 2024, at 09:17 IST from Sriharikota 🔹It completes the SSLV Development Project and enables operational missions by Indian industry and NSIL. https://t.co/lPNreIHFd0
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Accurate weather forecasts are an essential part of everyday life but it's something that the Arctic region is still missing. That's why this July we are launching @esa's #ArcticWeatherSatellite 🛰️ Meteorologists will also use the mission to improve weather forecasts around
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Details for the 25th International TOVS Study Conference (ITSC-25) have been announced! ITSC-25 will take place May 8-14, 2025 in Goa, India. Thanks to the local host @ncmrwfmoes for their support. For more information: https://t.co/G3TOb2ny06
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Great to see GOES-U launch and provide important services to weather forecasting and space weather. More details on GOES-U in OSCAR/Space
Breaking: NOAA’s newest satellite lifts off from Cape Canaveral, FL! #GOESU will capture 24/7 high-res imagery, providing important observations & tracking hazardous weather events on Earth & in space. Watch: https://t.co/OLyLqyDCAS
#ReadyToGOES
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NASA Successfully Launches GOES-U Satellite To Monitor Weather in Space, Earth and Solar Storms https://t.co/kNEy0NNYkw
#NASA #GOESU #GOESUSatellite #Satellite #Space @NASA
latestly.com
NASA on Wednesday successfully launched the GOES-U (Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite U) aimed at monitoring weather in space and on Earth as well as large solar storms. 🔬 NASA...
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Let’s go to space! NASA, NOAA & SpaceX are poised to launch the GOES-U weather observation satellite later today. A two-hour window opens at 5:16 p.m. EDT, although the probability of inclement weather prohibiting launch is currently 70%. Go GOES-U! 📸 me for @considercosmos
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Satellite weather data plays growing role in saving lives
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Eumestat early warning system helps predict climate trends and forthcoming extreme weather events in Europe and Africa
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An absolutely incredible view of a dust storm marching across Mexico and New Mexico Wednesday evening.
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An interesting discussion on how ML and physics based NWP models are evolving.
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Alan Thorpe, former Director-General at ECMWF, and Florian Pappenberger, our current Deputy Director-General and Director of Forecasts and Services, discuss the enormous opportunities and challenging...
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