SEVIRI Physical Retrieval products of NWC-SAF
Competency Framework
WMO Satellite Skills
Application
Description
The purpose of this tutorial is to help the reader understand and use the SEVIRI Physical Retrieval (SPhR) product of the EUMETSAT Nowcasting SAF.
Content
The purpose of this tutorial is to help the reader understand and use the SEVIRI Physical Retrieval (SPhR) product. SPhR's purpose is to provide information on convective environmental parameters, particularly on moisture content and atmospheric instability. These parameters are crucial in studying the potential for deep convection, and in predicting the development of convective clouds. Moisture, instability and a lifting (trigger) mechanism are needed for the formation of deep convection.