ECMWF Newsletter #187

New observations October 2025 – March 2026

 

The following new observations have been activated in the operational ECMWF assimilation systems during October 2025 – March 2026.

Observations Main impact Activation date

Radio occultation bending angles from PlanetIQ YAM-8

Temperature and winds in upper troposphere/lower stratosphere

13 Nov 2025

All-Sky Radiances (ASRs) from Meteosat-12 (replacing Meteosat-10)

Tropospheric humidity and wind

20 Nov 2025

Radio occultation bending angles from Metop-D

Temperature and winds in upper troposphere/lower stratosphere

11 March 2026