by A number of satellites are to be introduced into space in order to lead early weather and possibly save lives, experts said.
The project hopes to improve short -term and long -term forecasts, which will also help scientists to monitor extreme weather worldwide.
The project for the second generation of Metop aims to make the weather forecast more precisely by providing more detailed information for predictive models that flow into MET Office data.
His first satellite, Metop-SG A1, will be launched on Wednesday from French Guayana and will collect data on weather patterns next year.
The European organization for the exploitation of meteorological satellites (Eumetsat) and the European Space Agency lead the project, in which six satellites are transferred to an orbit with low earth.
Phil Evans, General Director of Eumetsat, said the new satellites would help save lives by predicting increasing extreme weather before it happens.
He said: “In the past 40 years, extreme weather has cost hundreds of billions of euros and tens of thousands of human life – storms such as Boris, Daniel and Hans, record heat and violent forest fires are just the latest memories.
“The start of Metop-SG A1 is an important step forward to enable national weather services in our Member States to save sharper tools to save lives, protect property and to build up resistance to the climate crisis.”
After use, the satellites in Europe and the worldwide improved forecasts for up to 10 days in advance could see.
The data can also help short-term forecasts and enable experts to recognize the Tell-Tale signs of early storm development and other weather events with a high impact, especially in higher widths.
On the satellite there is a tracker named The Copernicus Sentinel 5 Mission, which is mainly used to monitor air quality and long -term climate monitoring.
The satellite is stationed about 800 km above the earth and completes a full orbit every 100 minutes. It goes near the north and south poles, so that he can take pictures of the entire globe during the day.
In addition to imaging, the satellite uses other devices such as sounds to collect data on temperature, precipitation, clouds, wind, pollution and other factors to predict the weather.
This information is attributed to stations such as the newly installed satellite tracking court in the Met Office Headquarters in Exeter.
This will be “absolutely important” for weather forecasts, said Simon Keogh, head of space applications in the MET Office.
He said: “We know how important satellite data is for forecast accuracy, with around a quarter of the existing accuracy from this source.
“The next generation of these satellites is not only important for maintaining existing accuracy, since old systems go offline, but also for improving observations for the next generation of weather forecasts.
“This project is absolutely important because we make sure that we can still deliver more precise forecasts for the next five days and beyond.”
The British Minister of Science Lord Vallance said: “Our weather is becoming more and more an extreme and unpredictable. This start is the latest result of the UK investments invested in Great Britain with European partners to strengthen the weather forecasts so that we can keep up with our changing climate.
“The use of the first -class knowledge from this satellite will improve our ability to predict even earlier weather events. This protects our infrastructure, our economy and life, which means that our plan for changes is on the route.”
The fourth Heatwave of the summer was announced on Tuesday. Organizations issued amber health warnings and a possible risk of life from the high temperatures.
This year, the world experienced its third warmest July, according to experts, with heat and fatal floods during the month.
