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Artist's impression of Meteosat Second Generation (MSG)

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Artist's view of Meteosat Second Generation (MSG). Satellite observations from space contribute to better weather forecasts, as only satellites can observe weather patterns on a global scale including the Atlantic Ocean, over which most of Europe's weather originates.

Credits: ESA-D. Ducros 2002

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Background

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Exercises

Worksheet Introduction Exercise 1: Inspect the Meteosat images Exercise 2: Find weather boundaries Exercise 3: Find low pressure systems Exercise 4: My weather forecast