1. Quickscat/ SeaWinds In the future : AQUA/AMSR-E
EUMETSAT Ocean and Sea Ice Satellite Application Facility
(OSI SAF)
Le SAF Ocean et Glace de mer : le projet, les produits et services
Guenole Guevel, Météo-France / CMS, Lannion
In the future :
AQUA/AMSR-E
OCEANSAT-II NPP–NPOESS SENTINEL 3 GOES-R
MTG
Quickscat/
SeaWinds
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2. Rencontre Mercator -Météo-France, Toulouse, 14 Juin 2010
EUMETSAT
EUMETSAT, intergovernmental organisation created in 1986, is the European operational satellite
agency for monitoring weather, climate and environment. EUMETSAT operates a system of
meteorological satellites monitoring the atmosphere and ocean and land surfaces which deliver
weather and climate-related satellite data, images and products – 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
This information is supplied to the National Meteorological Services of the organisation's 21 Member
and nine Cooperating States in Europe, as well as other users worldwide.
The SAFs
The SAFs (Satellite application Facility) were created by EUMETSAT in order to enrich its
ground segment and to take benefit from the local expertize of its member states.
There are now 8 SAFs :
SAF on Support to Nowcasting and Very Short Range Forecasting
Ocean and Sea Ice SAF
Climate Monitoring SAF
Numerical Weather Prediction SAF
Land Surface Analysis SAF
Ozone and Atmospheric Chemistry Monitoring SAF
GRAS Meteorology SAF
SAF on Support to Operational Hydrology and Water Management

3. Co-operating institutes
The OSI SAF
The OSI SAF was created in 1997 as an
answer to requirements from the meteorological
communities of EUMETSAT Member States and
Co-operating States for a comprehensive
information derived from meteorological satellites
at the ocean-atmosphere interface.
Since, the oceanographic community needs
have been also taken into account.
DMI, IFREMER, KNMI, Met.no,
M-F/CMS : R&D and Production
SMHI : R&D
Host Institute
Co-operating institutes
Brief history
- Development phase from 1997 to 2002
- Initial Operational Phase (IOP) from July 2002
to March 2007
CDOP ( Continuous Development and Operations
Phase) from March2007 to February 2012
- Next phase (CDOP-2, 2012 – 2017) under preparation
One main objective :
produce, control and distribute operationally in near real-time
Quality controled products using available satellite data, with the
necessary Users Support activities, and R&D effort
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4. KNMI processing chains
OSI SAF OPERATIONAL ARCHITECTURE
and Data Flow
Satellites data
Ancillary data
Sub-system 1
Sub-system 2
Sub-system 3
CMS processing chains
Met.no (+DMI)
processing chains
KNMI processing chains
IFREMER
FTP Server
Met.no
FTP Server
KNMI
FTP Server
NAIAD
METSIS
EUMETSAT HQ
EUMETCAST
UMARF
Domain/
Parameter
SST & Rad.Fluxes
Sea Ice
Winds

5. KNMI processing chains
OSI SAF OPERATIONAL ARCHITECTURE
and Data Flow
Satellites data
Ancillary data
Sub-system 1
Sub-system 2
Sub-system 3
CMS processing chains
Met.no (+DMI)
processing chains
KNMI processing chains
IFREMER
FTP Server
Met.no
FTP Server
KNMI
FTP Server
NAIAD
METSIS
EUMETSAT HQ
EUMETCAST
UMARF
NetCDF
(HDF)
GRIB
(->ed.2)
GRIB,
NetCDF,
HDF
NetCDF
GRIB
BUFR
formats
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USERS
Domain/
Parameter
SST & Rad.Fluxes
Sea Ice
Winds

6. OSI SAF CURRENT PRODUCTION
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OSI SAF CURRENT PRODUCTION
MetOp-A
NOAA-18/19
AVHRR
DMSP/SSMI
AQUA/AMSR-E
Sea Ice
Concentration
Sea Ice Type
Sea Ice Edge
Sea Ice Drift
ASCAT 25kmWind
ASCAT 12,5kmWind
HRPT
NAR SST
Polar Stereogr. 2km, 7 areas, 4 daily
LML SST
Isolat, isolon 0.1 °, 8- daily-
MAP SST
Isolat, isolon 0.1 °, 2 daily
Global SST
Isolat, isolon 0.05 °, 2- daily-
Full res. MetOp SST
Swath, 1km
MAP DLI
daily
LML DLI
8-Daily
MAP SSI
LML SSI
7-Daily
Met.no
+DMI
KNMI
De Bilt
M-F/CMS
Lannion
EUMETCAST
Met-9
GOES-E

7. OSI SAF CURRENT PRODUCTION : SST and Fluxes
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OSI SAF CURRENT PRODUCTION : SST and Fluxes
MAP SSI
LML SST
NAR SST
MetOp-A
NOAA-1819
AVHRR
Global Metop SST
Full res. Metop SST
HRPT
GRIB, (HDF), NETCDF
NAR SST
Polar Stereogr. 2km, 7 areas, 4 daily, L3
LML SST
Isolat, isolon 0.1 °, 8- daily, L3 -
MAP SST
Isolat, isolon 0.1 °, 2 daily, L3
Global SST
Isolat, isolon 0.05 °, 2- daily, L3 -
Full res. MetOp SST
Swath, 1km, L2
Isolat, isolon 0.1 °, L3,
GRIB, HDF, NETCDF
MAP DLI
daily
LML DLI
8-Daily
MAP SSI
LML SSI
7-Daily
Met.no
+DMI
M-F/CMS
Lannion
EUMETCAST
Met-9
GOES-E

8. OSI SAF CURRENT PRODUCTION: Sea Ice products
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OSI SAF CURRENT PRODUCTION: Sea Ice products
Satellite/
sensor
Fequency,
Time liness
Format and access
Coverage,
Projection, resolution
Required accuracy
DMSP/SSMI
Daily,5h
EUMETCast: and
UMARF : GRIB1
FTP: GRIB1,
NetCDF3,HDF5
>60°N (NH) >60°S (SH)
Polar Stereogr. 10km
10% for NHproduct.
15% for SH-product
when compared to high resolution manual ice charts
(yearly average)
Metop/ASCAT
Daily, 5h
20 km (yearly average) when compared to high resolution manual ice charts
Not defined
Metop/ASCAT,
AMSR-E
Daily, 6h
NetCDF on FTP server, EUMETCAST and UMARF
Polar Stereogr. 62.5km
5 km yearly std deviation
after 48 hours displacement
Sea Ice
Concentration
Sea Ice
Edge
Sea Ice
Type
Low Res. Sea
Ice DRift

9. OSI SAF CURRENT PRODUCTION: Sea Ice products
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OSI SAF CURRENT PRODUCTION: Sea Ice products
NH Sea ice concentration
SH Sea ice concentration
Juin 2010:
Sea Ice Concentration a été retraitée sur la période 1978 – 2007

10. OSI SAF CURRENT PRODUCTION
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OSI SAF CURRENT PRODUCTION
ASCAT 12,5km Wind
MetOp-A
Winds at 10 m, Global, Sat. Swath,
L2, BUFR, NetCDF
ASCAT 25km Wind
ASCAT 12.5km Wind
Validation method :
Triple collocation
with NWP and buoys
Accuracy :
Better than 2 m/s in wind Component RMS
with a bias of less than 0.5 m/s in wind speed
A venir prochainement :
ASCAT 12.5km coastal wind
KNMI
De Bilt

11. OSI SAF TARGET PRODUCTION within 2012
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OSI SAF TARGET PRODUCTION within 2012
Global, Polar Stereogr.
Daily, GRIB, HDF5, NETCDF
Sea Ice
Concentration
Sea Ice Type
Sea Ice Edge
Sea Ice Emissivity
L.R. Sea Ice Drift
M.R. Sea Ice Drift
Satellite swath, BUFR, NetCDF
Enhanced products
ASCAT 25km Wind
ASCAT 12.5km Wind
Higher resolution
GRIB 2, NETCDF
NOAA, MetOp, ATL HL,
polar stereogr. 5km, 2-daily
EUR, polar stereogr. 2km, 2-daily
EUR, polar stereogr. 2km, 2-daily,
Global, 0.05° lat-lon, 2-daily
LML, GEO, 0.05° lat-lon, hourly
Global Metop SST
NAR Metop SST
NAR NOAA SST
Atlantic SST
Atl. High Lat. SST
Polar Stereogr. 5 km,
2-Daily, GRIB, HDF5, NETCDF
End 2010
Sea Ice Regional Edge
0.1° lat-lon,
hourly +daily,
GRIB,
NETCDF
Atlantic Downward
Longwave Irradiance
Atlantic Surface
Solar Irradiance
Polar Stereog.
5km
HDF, NETCDF
Atl. High Lat. Downward
Atl. High Lat. Surface
>50N, swath proj. 1km, EARS, continuous, NetCDF
Full res. NOAA SST
Global, swath proj. 1km, continuous, NetCDF
Full res. Metop SST

12. OSI SAF TARGET PRODUCTION within 2012
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OSI SAF TARGET PRODUCTION within 2012
Global, Polar Stereogr.,
Daily, GRIB, HDF5, NETCDF
Sea Ice
Concentration
Sea Ice Type
Sea Ice Edge
Sea Ice Emissivity
L.R. Sea Ice Drift
M.R. Sea Ice Drift
Satellite swath, BUFR, NetCDF
ASCAT 25km Wind
New products
ASCAT 12.5km Wind
ASCAT 12.5km Coastal Wind
End 2010
GRIB 2, NETCDF
NOAA, MetOp, ATL HL,
polar stereogr. 5km, 2-daily
EUR, polar stereogr. 2km, 2-daily
EUR, polar stereogr. 2km, 2-daily,
Global, 0.05° lat-lon, 2-daily
LML, GEO, 0.05° lat-lon, hourly
Global Metop SST
NAR Metop SST
NAR NOAA SST
Atlantic SST
Atl. High Lat. SST
Polar Stereogr. 5 km,
2-Daily, GRIB, HDF5, NETCDF
Sea Ice Regional Edge
0.1° lat-lon,
hourly +daily,
GRIB,
NETCDF
Atlantic Downward
Longwave Irradiance
Atlantic Surface
Solar Irradiance
Polar Stereog.
5km
HDF, NETCDF
Atl. High Lat. Downward
Atl. High Lat. Surface
>50N, swath proj. 1km, EARS, continuous, NetCDF
Full res. NOAA SST
Global, swath proj. 1km, continuous, NetCDF
Full res. Metop SST

13. OSI SAF TARGET PRODUCTION within 2012
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OSI SAF TARGET PRODUCTION within 2012
Global, Polar Stereogr.
Daily, GRIB, HDF5, NETCDF
Sea Ice
Concentration
Sea Ice Type
Sea Ice Edge
Sea Ice Emissivity
Sea Ice Drift
Polar Stereogr. 5 km,
2-Daily, GRIB, HDF5, NETCDF
Sea Ice Regional Edge
0.1° lat-lon,
hourly +daily,
GRIB,
NETCDF
Atlantic Downward
Longwave Irradiance
Atlantic Surface
Solar Irradiance
Polar Stereog.
5km
HDF, NETCDF
Atl. High Lat. Downward
Atl. High Lat. Surface
GRIB 2, NETCDF
NOAA, MetOp, ATL HL,
polar stereogr. 5km, 2-daily
EUR, polar stereogr. 2km, 2-daily
EUR, polar stereogr. 2km, 2-daily,
Global, 0.05° lat-lon, 2-daily
LML, GEO, 0.05° lat-lon, hourly
Global Metop SST
NAR Metop SST
NAR NOAA SST
Atlantic SST
Atl. High Lat. SST
>50N, swath proj. 1km, EARS, continuous, NetCDF
Full res. NOAA SST
Global, swath proj. 1km, continuous, NetCDF
Full res. Metop SST
Satellite swath, BUFR, NetCDF
ASCAT 25km Wind
ASCAT 12.5km Wind
Products available in NetCDF

14. OSI SAF TARGET PRODUCTION within 2012
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OSI SAF TARGET PRODUCTION within 2012
Archive
at UMARF
Archive in
production
Centers via
internet
Global, Polar Stereogr. 10 km,
Daily, GRIB, HDF5, NETCDF
Sea Ice
Concentration
Sea Ice Type
Sea Ice Edge
Sea Ice Emissivity
Sea Ice Drift
Polar Stereogr. 5 km,
2-Daily, GRIB, HDF5, NETCDF
Sea Ice Regional Edge
0.1° lat-lon,
hourly +daily,
GRIB,
NETCDF
Atlantic Downward
Longwave Irradiance
Atlantic Surface
Solar Irradiance
Polar Stereog.
5km
HDF, NETCDF
Atl. High Lat. Downward
Atl. High Lat. Surface
GRIB 2, NETCDF
NOAA, MetOp, ATL HL,
polar stereogr. 5km, 2-daily
EUR, polar stereogr. 2km, 2-daily
EUR, polar stereogr. 2km, 2-daily,
Global, 0.05° lat-lon, 2-daily
LML, GEO, 0.05° lat-lon, hourly
Global Metop SST
NAR Metop SST
NAR NOAA SST
Atlantic SST
Atl. High Lat. SST
>50N, swath proj. 1km, EARS, continuous, NetCDF
Full res. NOAA SST
Global, swath proj. 1km, continuous, NetCDF
Full res. Metop SST
Satellite swath, BUFR, NetCDF
ASCAT 25km Wind
ASCAT 12.5km Wind
New archive

15. OSI SAF TARGET PRODUCTION within 2012
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OSI SAF TARGET PRODUCTION within 2012
Near-real time
Products on
Local FTP
Servers
NAIAD on IFREMER FTP server
Global, Polar Stereogr. 10 km,
Daily, GRIB, HDF5, NETCDF
Sea Ice
Concentration
Sea Ice Type
Sea Ice Edge
Sea Ice Emissivity
Sea Ice Drift
Polar Stereogr. 5 km,
2-Daily, GRIB, HDF5, NETCDF
Sea Ice Regional Edge
0.1° lat-lon,
hourly +daily,
GRIB,
NETCDF
Atlantic Downward
Longwave Irradiance
Atlantic Surface
Solar Irradiance
Polar Stereog.
5km
HDF, NETCDF
Atl. High Lat. Downward
Atl. High Lat. Surface
GRIB 2, NETCDF
NOAA, MetOp, ATL HL,
polar stereogr. 5km, 2-daily
EUR, polar stereogr. 2km, 2-daily
EUR, polar stereogr. 2km, 2-daily,
Global, 0.05° lat-lon, 2-daily
LML, GEO, 0.05° lat-lon, hourly
Global Metop SST
NAR Metop SST
NAR NOAA SST
Atlantic SST
Atl. High Lat. SST
>50N, swath proj. 1km, EARS, continuous, NetCDF
Full res. NOAA SST
Global, swath proj. 1km, continuous, NetCDF
Full res. Metop SST
Satellite swath, BUFR, NetCDF
ASCAT 25km Wind
ASCAT 12.5km Wind
Metsys on met.no FTP server
Flexible access to full resolution products
(re-mapping,geographical extraction,
filtering, combining…)

16. OSI SAF TARGET PRODUCTION within 2012
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OSI SAF TARGET PRODUCTION within 2012
Near-real time
Products on
Local FTP
Servers
NAIAD on IFREMER FTP server
Metsys on met.no FTP server
Flexible access to full resolution products
(re-mapping,geographical extraction,
filtering, combining…)

17. 2010 2011 2013 New satellites 2015 AQUA/AMSR-E ISRO OCEANSAT-II NPP
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AQUA/AMSR-E
2010
ISRO
OCEANSAT-II
2011
NPP
2013
SENTINEL 3 ???
New satellites
GOES-R
2015
MTG

18. Conclusion www.osi-saf.org www.eumetsat.int
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Conclusion
Le SAF OSI produit et distribue en opérationnel des produits relatifs à des paramètres clef de
l’interface océan-atmosphère, validés, contrôlés en qualité et disponibilité et bénéficiant
des services associés (Site Web, messages de service, documentation…)
Documentation associée de base, disponible sur le site Web :
CDOP Product Requirement Document : ce que le SAF OSI s’engage a faire d’ici 2012;
CDOP Service Specification Document: specifications de la production actuelle et services associés;
Quarterly report, trimestriel;
pour chaque produit : Product User Manual, Validation Report
Le SAF OSI repose sur des centres de production ayant une solide expérience et bénéficiant d’une forte interactivité et synergie entre les équipes de R&D et celles des opérations
Effort continuel en R&D pour garantir la qualité des produits, pour les améliorer,
pour préparer de nouveaux produits, et pour préparer l’avenir (nouveaux satellites).
L’accès aux produits repose à la fois :
sur des serveur FTP locaux, associés à des interfaces spécifiques permettant de traiter des champs
à haute résolution, plutôt à destination de la communauté océanographique et en NetCDF
- et sur EUMETCAST et EUMETSAT Data Center (ex UMARF),plutot pour les produits « grillés »,
en GRIB et BUFR, à destination de la communauté météorologique
cet est libre et gratuit, mais il n’y a pas toujours suffisamment de retour d’information des usagers.
Il est recommandé à ceux-ci de s’enregistrer sur .
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