The following new observations have been activated in the operational ECMWF assimilation system since October 2019:
Observations | Main impact | Activation date |
Scatterometer winds from ASCAT on Metop‐C | Near-surface winds over ocean | 2 December 2019 |
Radiances from MWHS‐2 on FY‐3D | Humidity, clouds, dynamics | 2 December 2019 |
Soil moisture from ASCAT on Metop‐C | Soil moisture, screen-level parameters | 10 December 2019 |
Atmospheric Motion Vectors from GOES‐17 (replacing GOES‐15) | Tropospheric wind | 10 December 2019 |