STATUS OF ATMOSPHERIC MOTION VECTORS AT ECMWF

An update on the status of the monitoring and use of AMVs at ECMWF is presented, with a particular focus on Meteosat 8 AMVs, which have been assimilated operationally at ECMWF since June 2005. Other monitoring and assimilation activities have included the transition from GOES 9 to JMA’s MTSAT-1R and the arrival of a new product from CMA’s FY-2C