Nowcasting SAF – Automatic cloud analysis
The SMHI meteorological researchers are involved in the Nowcasting Satellite Application Facilities (NWC SAF) initiated by EUMETSAT. The NWC SAF derive and develop products for nowcasting and very short range forecasting.
The general objective of the NWC SAF is to provide operational services to ensure the optimum use of meteorological data in nowcasting and very short range forecasting. SMHI are responsible for the development and maintenance of a software package (the PPS-package) to process the products from data gathered from NOAA and Metop satellites.
The NWC SAF products consist of cloud and wind products from imagers (MODIS, AVHRR, VIIRS, SLSTR, MERSI2) on polar orbiting satellites.
Cloud products
Some examples of cloud products from the Nowcasting-SAF.
Current weather in Northern Europe April 9, 2023 at 09:45 UTC.
Cloud probability.
Cloud Type.
Cloud top Temperaure and Height.
Cloud phase.
