The following new observations have been activated in the high-resolution ECMWF assimilation system since the beginning of 2018:
Observations | Main impact | Activation date |
|---|---|---|
Atmospheric Motion Vectors and All-Sky Radiances from Meteosat-11 (replacing Meteosat-10, which has been excluded since 7 February 2018) | Tropospheric wind and humidity | 20 February 2018 |
Radio occultation bending angles from GNOS on FY-3C | Temperature in upper troposphere/lower stratosphere | 6 March 2018 |
Radiances from ATMS on NOAA-20 | Temperature, humidity, dynamics | 22 May 2018 |
Atmospheric Motion Vectors from GOES-16 (replacing GOES-13, which has been excluded since 2 January 2018) | Tropospheric wind | 22 May 2018 |
Significant wave height from JASON-3 and Sentinel-3A altimeters | Ocean waves | 5 June 2018 |