ECMWF Newsletter #184

New observations April – June 2025

 

The following new observations have been activated in the operational ECMWF assimilation systems during April – June 2025.

Observations Main impact Activation date
Atmospheric Motion Vectors from GOES-19 (replacing GOES-16) Tropospheric wind 9 April 2025
Clear Sky Radiances from GOES-19 (replacing GOES-16) Tropospheric humidity and wind 29 April 2025
Global Mode-S aircraft winds Tropospheric wind 8 May 2025
Meteosat-12 Atmospheric Motion Vectors (AMVs) Tropospheric wind 16 June 2025