14-17 Oct 2019 / Darmstadt, Germany
SALGEE is a user group led by the Bulgarian NIMH, with focus on drought and fire monitoring by means of satellites. It was initially concerned with Eastern Europe, as an area plagued with fires, in particular during the summer period. However, following the spread of fires in the warmer climate scenarios, the area of action of the group extends to cover most of Europe (Sweden was affected by fires last summer), the Middle East and Northern Africa.
In the past NASA, ECMWF, NOAA, LSA SAF, and Italian and Greek universities, have shared their expertise during the three day conference.
The previous meetings took place in Bulgaria, Turkey, Portugal, Italy and Armenia. This year it will be held at the EUMETSAT headquarters in Germany, with a special focus on climate and include the Climate SAF consortium, as a contributor to the implementation of the EUMETSAT SAF strategy related to climate monitoring.