Irish Meteorological Society Public Lecture

dublin | sci-tech | event notice Thursday April 18, 2013 21:01 by weather fan

EUMETSAT: A European Success Story’

The Irish Meteorological Society invites you to a Public Lecture in the Custom House, Thursday April 25th at 6-30pm. ‘EUMETSAT: A European Success Story’ by Declan Murphy.

EUMETSAT is responsible for the launch and operation of meteorological satellites which make a significant contribution to weather forecasting and to the monitoring of the global climate.

Members of the public are welcome and admission is free. Please book at www.irishmetsociety.org. Tea/coffee from 5-30pm and complimentary satellite poster for attendees.

Additional Information:

EUMETSAT isEurope’s meteorological satellite organisation. It operates an array of geostationary and polar-orbiting weather satellites that provide images and quantitative data to weather forecast centres all overEuropeand the rest of the world.

Inspired by the earlyU.S.satellites, the meteorological services ofEuropebrought EUMETSAT into being in 1986. The story of its conception, modest beginnings and its growing success over the years is the subject of the Irish Meteorological Society’s talk on 25 April, 2013.

Declan Murphy was Director of Met Éireann from 1989 to 2009. He served as Chairman of the Council of EUMETSAT from 2004 to 2008. He is the author of the history of EUMETSAT - “EUMETSAT 25 Years” – published on the organisation’s 25th anniversary in July 2011.

Remember: Bookings at: www.irishmetsociety.org