METEOSAT geostationary satellite


General Information
Specialized data base
Datasets in the FASTEX Central Archive
Information on available data
Satellite imagery selection page

General Information

  • Description
  • Name : METEOSAT
  • Operator : EUMETSAT
  • Type: geostationary satellite
  • location: 0W 0N
  • Instruments
  • METEOSAT imager characteristics 

    Channel    Wavelength     IGFOV (km)
           (microns)
-------    ---------      ---------
  VIS       0.4-1.1        2.5x 2.5
  IR       10.5-12.5       5.0x 5.0
  WV        5.7-7.1        5.0x 5.0


    • Specialized data base :

  • Météo-France/CMS for real time received data
  • EUMETSAT Archive Center (Darmstadt, Germany)


    • Data sets in the FASTEX Central Archive:

  • Satellite Imagery
    Half-hourly imagery for the three channels
    The METEOSAT map area shows the domain used for METEOSAT imagery.

    • Information on available data in the FASTEX Central Archive
  • Satellite Imagery: summary of the daily data available for each satellite.
    • Updated: 4 Jun 1999
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