EUMETSAT SATELLITE APPLICATION FACILITY ON OZONE AND ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY MONITORING

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O3M SAF entered CDOP-2

On 20 June 2011, EUMETSAT and O3M SAF leading entity signed an agreement for Continuous Development and Operations Phase 2. This phase started 1 March 2012 and will last for the next five years.

Within CDOP-2, we introduce new products: IASI ozone and trace gases, high-resolution ozone profiles and new GOME-2 trace gas and aerosol products. We will also start preparations for the EPS Second Generation instruments, scheduled to be launched around 2020.

The next Metop satellite will be launched in May 2012 and for some time we will have two GOME-2 instruments in orbit simultaneously. This enables better ground resolution or global coverage, depending on which approach is preferred.

Clear-sky near real-time UV index (NUV/CLEAR) product of O3M SAF, processed by DMI,
in Google Earth