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Observations from meteorological satellites are crucial inputs for the generation of weather forecasts and, in order to derive an estimate of the benefit-to-cost ratio of the polar-orbiting EPS/Metop-SG satellite programme proposed by EUMETSAT and ESA, an assessment of the socio-economic benefits of forecasts within the EU, in a number of key areas, is overlaid onto an analysis of the impact of polar-orbiting satellite observations on forecast skill, to produce a likely benefit-to-cost ratio of 20 for the proposed programme.
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Hallegatte, S., Eyre, J., McNally, T., Potthast, R., Husband, R. (2014). The Case for the Eumetsat Polar System (EPS)/Metop Second-Generation Programme: Cost Benefit Analysis. In: Al-Ekabi, C., Baranes, B., Hulsroj, P., Lahcen, A. (eds) Yearbook on Space Policy 2011/2012. Yearbook on Space Policy. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-1649-4_7
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