NWP SAF: Scatterometers in NWP

Use in Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP)

Use of scatterometer winds at different centres

At the International Ocean Vector Winds Science Team (IOVWST) meeting in May 2010 it was suggested that the NWP SAF scatterometer monitoring pages could host information on how scatterometers are used at different NWP centres.

Click on an icon in the table below to view the information. More centres will be added as details become available.

Scatterometer usage
Centre	Scat usage	Last checked/updated
Met Office (UK)		Sep 15
Environment Canada		May 14
JMA (Japan)		Jul 15
ECMWF		Jul 15

If you are interested in contributing details on how scatterometers are used at your NWP centre please register your interest using the Feedback Form.

Workshops

The International Ocean Vector Winds Science Team (IOVWST) meets annually and much of the participation comes from the NASA OVWST which also meets at the IOVWST meetings.

For more information on the IOWVST and links to past workshop presentations visit http://coaps.fsu.edu/scatterometry/meeting/.

The International Winds Workshops are held every 2 years and though they are primarily focussed on Atmospheric Motion Vectors (AMVs), the group also addresses winds from scatterometers and microwave radiometers.

For more information on the International Winds Working Group and links to the workshop proceedings visit http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/iwwg/iwwg.html.

NWP SAF Scatterometer Monitoring