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| MetOp-A is Europe's first polar orbiting satellite dedicated to operational meteorology, and with its contribution to the American Polar Orbiting Environmental Satellite (POES) Programme it marks a new era in global weather prediction and climate monitoring. From its polar orbit 800 km above the surface of Earth, MetOp's range of 13 American and European instruments provides a wealth of accurate and detailed information to meteorologists and scientists around the world.
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| | | | | Hurricane Katrina, 28 August 2005 - image from NOAA-15 (AVHRR).
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| | | | Last update: 16 November 2006 | |
| | In depth ObjectivesEUMETSAT Polar System (.pdf)Related links  NOAACNES
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