The following new observations have been activated in the operational ECMWF assimilation system since January 2019.
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Observations |
Main impact |
Activation date |
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32 new drifting buoys in the northeast Pacific Ocean |
Mean sea-level pressure |
12 and 17 January 2019 |
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Atmospheric Motion Vectors from a combination of Metop-B and -C AVHRR imagery |
Tropospheric wind |
17 January 2019 |
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Radiances from AMSU-A and MHS on Metop-C |
Temperature, humidity, clouds, dynamics |
14 March 2019 |
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Bending angles from GRAS on Metop-C |
Temperature in upper troposphere/ lower stratosphere |
14 March 2019 |