TAMSAT Overview

TAMSAT - Tropical Applications of Meteorology using SATellite and other data.

We investigate the use of satellite imagery for estimating rainfall and other surface water budget components mainly in Africa but also in other regions as required. A routine product of the group is a ten-daily, Meteosat-derived rainfall estimate for seasonally arid areas of Africa based on the recognition of storm clouds in the thermal infra-red imagery. This methodology is used by Agrhymet and by a number of African Meteorological Services to provide vital up to the minute information on the state of the rainy season to the agricultural sector. Rainfall anomalies for each month are computed relative to a 10-year rainfall climatology of Africa. (1991 - 2000).

Operational Activities

Link here to the website for SAMIS - Satellite based Agro-Meteorological Information System for the Sudan.

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