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Satellite Application Facility for Numerical Weather Prediction

The NWP SAF is a EUMETSAT-funded activity that exists to co-ordinate research and development efforts among the SAF partners to improve the interface between satellite data and NWP for the benefit of EUMETSAT member states. The NWP SAF is led by the Met Office, with partners ECMWF, KNMI and Météo-France. More about the aims of the NWP SAF.

NWP SAF overview from EUMETSAT's IMAGE newsletter (PDF file)

 NWP SAF deliverables
The SAF is concerned with the NWP data assimilation process rather than with generating geophysical parameters. Its main deliverables are software packages and data monitoring reports.
 NWP SAF news
  • Technical reports on Scatterometer Data Assimilation and Scatterometer Wind Bias Correction have been published on the scatterometer pages to assist users of the scatterometer wind processing software and its products. 26 January 2012.
  • Version 1.3 of the ECMWF Cloud/Aerosol Detection Software has been released. The update introduces capability to process data from the Cross-track Infrared Sounder (CrIS), onboard the NPP satellite. Additionally, a couple of bugs are fixed and the implementation of the cross-band option is modified towards a more conservative approach. More information can be found on the IR aerosol and cloud detection software webpage. 02 December 2011.
  • AWDP version 2.1 has been released. The backscatter correction used in the wind processing has been adapted to the new level 1 processor version 7.4. Moreover, some bugs and other issues have been solved. See the scatterometer pages for more information. 3 August 2011.
 Further news items can be seen on the NWP SAF News page.
 Visiting scientists

A visiting scientist programme allows scientists from institutions that are not SAF members to participate in the activities of the SAF. More about visiting scientists.
 Contact us
Questions for other users and developers can be posted on the RTTOV or AAPP Forums. To contact us with other enquiries, please use the NWP SAF Helpdesk link, or use a software request form to request a software deliverable.
 Members' site
This area of the site is restricted to the NWP SAF Development Team.

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