Satellite Services and Research
In Satellite Services and Research group, we develop services for operational use in FMI, particularly for the Arctic Space Centre FMI-ARC. End-users of the developed services are EU Copernicus, ESA, EUMETSAT and WMO, as well as private companies and governmental institutes in Finland.
The Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI) provides first-hand information about the atmospheric, terrestrial, and marine environments.
Space-borne observations of the Earth play an important role, supporting research and operational activities within these core areas.
Sodankylä Arctic Space Centre (FMI-ARC) is an excellent base for studying various themes of global change in a northern context.
Satellite observations help us better understand the conditions on Earth and provide information on air pollution, amount of carbon dioxide, or the scope of the Arctic sea ice.
Our specific research topics and products include:
Snow cover monitoring
Soil frost in northern hemisphere
Sea ice applications of EO data
EO Satellite CAL-VAL assets in Sodankylä
Auroras in Fennoscandia
Flood monitoring
Atmospheric monitoring (ozone or GHG)