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    Webinar with Anton Verhoef, Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute, Rianne Giesen, Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute, Gwenaël Le Bras Météo France, Hayley Evers-King, EUMETSAT. 

    Register here for this short course on 2 Sept 2024, 08:00 UTC or 13:00 UTC

    The Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute (KNMI) satellite wind team is specialized in retrieving sea surface winds from scatterometer observations. The team is responsible for the production and distribution of OSI SAF wind products and for the scatterometer winds products in the Copernicus Marine Service catalogue. This event will focus on presenting the particularities of these products and their access.

    The different products will be presented by KNMI team members responsible for these products. They will provide a short introduction on scatterometer wind retrieval, explain the differences between the wind products and illustrate how the datasets are organized.

    Usage of these products will then be presented through a specific use case.

    The short course will consist of a 1-hour webinar. Two sessions with the same content will be held on September 2 (08:00 - 09:00 and 13:00 - 14:00 UTC). Participants are invited to choose the session that fits them best. The session will include a Q&A and feedback session. To support participants in using the datasets and tools we highlight, the online Q&A platform will remain open for one week following the webinar. Any queries posted will be quickly responded to.

    Target audience:

    • Marine/weather forecasters.
    • Climate scientists.
    • Oceanographers.
    • Sailors and sailing application users.
    • Private and public sector specialists, e.g. from the wind energy and marine transport sectors.

    Expected outcomes

    Participant will:

    • Understand the basics of wind retrieval from scatterometers.
    • Understand the value and the limitations of these products.
    • Know how to access OSI SAF’s and Copernicus Marine Service wind products.
    • Have a better understanding of the products available.
    • Know which product fits which purpose.
    • Learn about planned product evolutions.

    Agenda:

    The webinar will be broken into 7 sections:

    • Welcome & introduction (EUMETSAT) (5 min).
    • The OSI SAF  (Gwenaël Le Bras - ~10min).
    • OSI SAF winds catalogue  (Anton Verhoef - ~10min).
    • The Copernicus Marine Service scatterometer wind catalogue (Rianne Giesen - ~10min).
    • Answering the questions on Slido.
    • Use case (TBD - ~10min).

  • How to participate

    We'll meet you on Zoom Webinar 

    Zoom is a web-based video conferencing tool with a local, desktop client and a mobile app that allows us to meet online. You do not need an account to join the session. To join, simply click the link provided when registering. You can register for the course via our event page. (Troubles joining?)

    Here are a few tips you may consider:

    1. For better audio quality, please prepare a headset with a microphone.
    2. Join 5-10 minutes early to test your audio. Here is how to do it. 
    3. Use your real name. 

    Need help in Zoom?

    We want to make sure you get support when you need it. During the session, please use the Chat window and select Send to: Support to send a message to our colleagues who can help you. 

    Your questions on Slido.com

    During the webinar, we will be using Slido to answer your questions. Go to Slido.com and use #EUMSC50 or click here. No log in is required. You can also join Slido from your phone.

  • Recording and resources

    All presentations and the recording of the session will be shared under this section.

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