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 Exceptionally low temperatures and snow across much of Central and Western Europe
Freezing temperatures, combined with snow over the past few days, have caused problems throughout Europe. On Monday, a slow-moving cold front moved across Central Europe, covering parts of Europe with several inches of snow. |
New Year message
EUMETSAT’s Director-General, Dr. Lars Prahm, reflects on a very successful 2008 and looks forward to continuing progress in the New Year.
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Jason-2 begins routine oceanography mission
In mid-December, instruments on board Jason-2 began disseminating the first near-real-time Operational Geophysical Data Record (OGDR) data to all users on a regular basis. This marked the beginning of the routine oceanography mission of the Jason-2 altimetry satellite. |
ASCAT Level 2 Soil Moisture Operational
EUMETSAT is pleased to announce that on 11 December 2008 the Advanced SCATterometer (ASCAT) Soil Moisture service was
declared operational. This event is the result of a very successful collaboration between EUMETSAT and the Institute of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, Vienna University of Technology, Austria. |
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