Arctic Weather Satellite – The Revolution in Weather Forecasting?

Precise weather forecasts play a crucial role in our daily routines. It influences choices as essential as selecting clothing and as significant as planning crop harvests, ship routes, flight approvals, etc. Several weather forecasts have supported humankind for many years, whether for daily life, industrial work, or science. However, is the current weather forecast suitable for our needs?

 

 

Mission Objective

The Arctic Weather Satellite will supply frequent Earth coverage, enabling streaming temperature and humidity data at every point on Earth.

Mission Significance

• Enhancing both short-range weather forecasting and numerical weather prediction.
• Meteorologists will utilize the mission to enhance global weather forecasts.

Meteorologists are utilizing the mission to enhance short-range and numerical weather prediction, aiming to improve global weather forecasts significantly. The data and insights gathered from this initiative will contribute to refining the accuracy and reliability of weather predictions on a global scale, fostering advancements in meteorological science, and benefiting communities worldwide. In the modern era, satellites in both geostationary and polar orbits supply meteorologists with abundant data for routine weather forecasting. Nonetheless, there is a persistent inadequacy in monitoring the Arctic region.

Mission Participants

ESA is the owner and the primary operator of the mission. ESA, together with the EUMETSAT (European Organization for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites), are the leading operators of the mission, responsible for the development, building, and launching of the AWS.

 

What is unique about the mission?

• New Space Approach – Introducing innovative concepts efficiently in terms of cost and time.
• The arctics forecasting will be more sufficient.
• It will bring global forecasting accuracy improvement in general.

 

Methodology Overview

The satellite mission components include a 19-channel cross-track scanning microwave radiometer, known as the AWS Microwave Radiometer (MWR). This instrument provides high-resolution humidity and temperature soundings of the atmosphere under all weather conditions. The MWR consists of a rotating antenna that focuses incoming radiation onto four feedhorns and four receivers. Each feedhorn is directed to a slightly different ground point, which will be re-mapped during on-ground processing.

 

This integrated system aims to enhance precise weather forecasting capabilities for the Arctic region!

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