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	NWP Satellite Application Facility

The NWP SAF is a EUMETSAT-funded activity that exists to co-ordinate research and development efforts among the SAF partners to improve the interface between satellite data and NWP for the benefit of EUMETSAT member states. The NWP SAF is led by the Met Office, with partners ECMWF, KNMI and Météo-France. More about the aims of the NWP SAF.

NWP SAF overview from EUMETSAT's IMAGE newsletter (PDF file)

NWP SAF deliverables

The SAF is concerned with the NWP data assimilation process rather than with generating geophysical parameters. Its main deliverables are software packages and data monitoring reports.

AAPP	SSMIS_PP	1D-Var Schemes	Scatterometer
RTTOV & Profiles	Monitoring reports	Cloud Detection Software	IASI PCA Compression

For information on the latest developments see the news page.

User requirements

Two surveys of user requirements have been undertaken. The UR will be updated periodically and the plans of the SAF adjusted accordingly. More about the user requirements.

Please use the Feedback Form to contact us with enquiries and a Request Form to request a software deliverable.

Visiting scientists

A visiting scientist programme allows scientists from institutions that are not SAF members to participate in the activities of the SAF. More about visiting scientists.

Members' site

This area of the site is restricted to the NWP SAF Development Team.

Most documents on this web site are available in PDF format. To view these documents you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your computer. You can download this viewer free from Adobe's web site.