Warning level (in swedish) 1, SwedenThe research is directed towards operational meteorology, hydrology and oceanography but also climate research. A great part of the research is done in international projects where co-operation takes place with several other European countries within the so-called Satellite Application Facilities.
Our group of research in atmospheric remote sensing consists of about ten people. More about research in atmospheric remote sensing:
Satellite observations are essential in climate research
In climate research cloudiness is an important parameter to study, in order to understand what is happening with the radiation balance of the planet and its atmosphere. The SMHI research participates in a project which involves development of statistics on cloudiness conditions, which among other things can be used in evaluation and improvement of climate models.
Climate studies of clouds, radiation and atmospheric water vapour - Climate Monitoring SAF (CM SAF)There is a demand for automatic cloud analysis in a number of areas
The information from weather satellites is an important part of both research and operational meteorology. The SMHI research involves development and improvement of algorithms and software for automated satellite image information. The atmospheric remote sensing research is a part of a European project called Nowcasting SAF.
Interesting remote sensing images
The summer of 2010 is very hot and dry over large part of Russia. With this metop image it is possible to see the wild fires as browish-redish colour.
Archive image of the month