RA-I Meteorological Satellite Applications 2020 / RA-I Applications Météorologiques Satellitaires 2020
[EN] In collaboration with the WMO/VLab Centres of Excellence in training on satellite meteorology, the European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT) is organising an online training course for the African meteorological user community. In light of the current global call for social distancing, the 2020 course will be conducted exclusively online, with […]
Two E-SAC EAMAC course participants reflect on their course experience / Deux participants au cours E-SAC EAMAC partagent leur expérience
The African School of Meteorology and Civil Aviation (EAMAC) in cooperation with the European Organization for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT) organised a training for the benefit of the users of the African meteorological community. A face-to-face course was held at EAMAC, Niamey, 2-6 December 2019. The objective of this course on Basic Satellite […]
Did you join Lee-ann’s weather briefing?
The recording of the 30 minute online Weather Briefing facilitated by Lee-Ann Simpson from the South African Weather Service (SAWS) is now available. The session was offered on 29 Nov 2019 on the last day of the RA-I Satellite Applications (E-SAC) course, a yearly online and face-to-face training initiative for African weather forecasters on the […]
Detecting Clear Air Turbulence: South African Case Study
Turbulence is a major concern for the aviation industry. It often goes undetected in cloud-free areas, catching pilots off guard when they fly into it. Turbulence can injure passengers and crew, and cause structural damage to aircraft. This makes it critical for aviation weather forecasters to closely monitor the atmosphere for signs of turbulence and […]
Online Course RA-I Meteorological Satellite Applications 2019
5 August – 6 September, 2019 Registration Deadline: 21 June, 2019 The objective of the online course is to optimize the use of data from meteorological satellites and to increase the knowledge and skills of meteorological trainers, contributing to improve forecasting and subsequently deployed so that they are able to apply their competence from this […]