Climate Data Records for Atmospheric Motion Vectors for C3S

Within the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) [1], EUMETSAT has generated Climate Data Records (CDRs) for Atmospheric Motion Vectors (AMVs). CDRs for several EUMETSAT geostationary [2] and polar orbiting satellites [3] have been produced. AMVs are an important source of wind information for global NWP re-analysis as well as a possible indicator for climate change as they indicate changes in the position and strength of the jet stream. EUMETSAT AMV CDRs are planned to be assimilated into the 6th European Re-Analysis (ERA6) at the European Centre for Medium range Weather Forecast (ECMWF) [4].