----- Original Message -----
From: "Ian Deans" <isdeans1.-_@...>
To: "Metop" <METOP@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, July 02, 2009 8:59 AM
Subject: [METOP] Metop L2 Sounding Products


>I am curious to know what exactly are the Metop L2 Sounding Products and
> what channel they are received.
>
> It appears that you need to be receiving this data to have your account
> automatically activated for the NOAA 19 L2 ATOVS on EPS-14. I am not
> concerned about NOAA 19 L2 ATOVS as it in bufr format and therefore
> unusable, but as I say I am curious about the Metop data as I haven't
> heard
> of that before.
>
> Regards
> Ian.

Sounding products is just really ATOVS. Data derived from AMSU, HIRS MHS
etc., is often referred to as sounding products, if I understand correctly.
This link gives a better description than I can :-

http://www.eumetsat.int/Home/Main/Media/Features/707517?l=en

Regards
Douglas.