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Visiting scientists

 

Building scientific relationships by working closely with researchers and scientists globally

Inside EUMETSAT HQ
Inside EUMETSAT HQ

We welcome scientists from partner institutions to learn from each other and build on our complementarities.

Last Updated

11 September 2024

Published on

02 September 2024

EUMETSAT welcomes scientists from partner organizations worldwide to maximize the global impact of our Earth observation data. By working together, we share technologies and expertise, enhancing the accuracy, scope, and reliability of our products and processes. Stronger collaborations are key to our ability to contribute positively to the global effort to build complementary, comprehensive and impactful sets of data and products that benefit our member states and international partners. This effort is crucial to tackle global challenges like climate change and disaster management more effectively, but also to foster innovation, and reduce duplication of effort.

The following scientists visited us in 2024:

Name, FirstnameStart DateEnd DateAffiliationCountryResearch Topics
Derksen, Chris04/03/202407/03/2024Environment and Climate Change CanadaCanadaPresentation of "The Terrestrial Snow Mass Mission: Ku-band radar measurements to support cold regions hydrology" at SWG 56.
Leblanc, George04/03/202407/03/2024National Research CouncilCanadaPresentation on "Recent and on-going activities at NRC Aerospace related to addressing the problem of Wildfires" at SWG 56. Discuss potential EUM-NRC science cooperation activities with airborne campaigns and fire monitoring.
Khan, Amir Ali04/03/202407/03/2024National Research CouncilCanadaPresentation on "Integrating EUMETSAT Data in Hydrology and Coastal Research Workflows at the NRC’s Ocean, Coastal and River Engineering Research Centre”. Discuss potential EUM-NRC science cooperation activities for hydrology and for coastal zones.
Lu, ZhangOctober 2024November 2024(China Meteorological Administration) CMAChinaThe exchange and learning for retrieval algorithm of XCO2 and XCH5. The exchange and learning for validation of remote sensing XCO2 and XCH4.
Xiaochun, Zhai01/07/202413/09/2024China Meteorological Administration (CMA) (NSMC)China
  • The intercomparison and validation of CMA and EUMETSAT sea ice products.
  • The scientific exploitation of the EUMETSAT collected ground-based radiometer and scatterometer data collected during the MOSAiC campaign.
  • The sharing and possible comparison of sea surface wind retrievals obtained from CMA and EUMETSAT instruments.
Kroodsma, Rachael03/07/202405/07/2024National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)United States of AmericaMicrowave radiometers
Gambacorta, Antonia03/07/202405/07/2024National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)United States of America 
Haofei, WangOctober 2024October 2025China Meteorological Administration (CMA) (NSMC)ChinaThe familiarisation of the calibration and monitoring of polarimeters. The processing of polarimeters from raw counts to geo-located and calibrated level-1 and level-2 products. The familiarisation, use, and further development of the operational polarimeter level-1 monitoring and instrument diagnostic tools.
PrantikOctober/November 2024To be confirmedIndian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)India 
Mishra, Manoj KumarOctober 2024To be confirmedIndian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)IndiaAerosol retrieval and validation
Straka, William07/10/202408/10/2024National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)United States of AmericaFlood mapping algorithm, validation, and outreach
Sauvage, Laurent15/10/202415/10/2024ReuniwattFrancePresentation/Seminar on sky imager activities; Meet and discuss with EUMETSAT experts on cloud, water vapour and aerosol products: IR sky imagers technical features and applications; On-ground IR sky imager network and campaigns; Possible live demonstration with actual live data but also archive wrt satellite acquisitions (GEO and LEO); EUMETSAT operational needs (data quality, timeliness/data access, long term availability).

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