# EUMETSAT AVHRR Atmospheric Motion Vectors - Metop
*data products*

## Specifications
- **level**: L2
- **distributor**: eumetsat
- **access endpoint**: https://user.eumetsat.int/catalogue/EO%3AEUM%3ADAT%3AMETOP%3AAVHAMV2D
- **access model**: open
- **licence**: EUMETSAT data policy
- **cost model summary**: EUMETSAT catalogue data product for polar-orbiting Metop AVHRR atmospheric motion vectors.
- **primary data portal url**: https://user.eumetsat.int/catalogue/EO%3AEUM%3ADAT%3AMETOP%3AAVHAMV2D
- **use cases**: ["atmospheric motion vectors","polar wind observations","numerical weather prediction"]
- **deployment context**: orbital
- **entity type**: data_product
- **last verified date**: 2026-06-13
- **verified by**: agency-doc
- **claim status**: agency-sourced
- **provider**: eumetsat
- **attributes**: {"level":"L2","distributor":"eumetsat","access_endpoint":"https://user.eumetsat.int/catalogue/EO%3AEUM%3ADAT%3AMETOP%3AAVHAMV2D","access_model":"open","licence":"EUMETSAT data policy","cost_model_summary":"EUMETSAT catalogue data product for polar-orbiting Metop AVHRR atmospheric motion vectors.","primary_data_portal_url":"https://user.eumetsat.int/catalogue/EO%3AEUM%3ADAT%3AMETOP%3AAVHAMV2D","use_cases":"[\"atmospheric motion vectors\",\"polar wind observations\",\"numerical weather prediction\"]","deployment_context":"orbital"}
- **relevance**: in-scope

## Editorial
EUMETSAT AVHRR Atmospheric Motion Vectors - Metop is an open Level 2 data product for polar-orbiting Metop AVHRR atmospheric motion vectors [^eumetsat-metop-avhrr-amv]. The EUMETSAT catalogue exposes global and polar Metop AVHRR AMV product entries, including EO:EUM:DAT:METOP:AVHAMV2D and EO:EUM:DAT:METOP:AVHRAMV [^eumetsat-metop-avhrr-amv][^eumetsat-metop-avhrr-amv-polar]. The product supports atmospheric motion-vector workflows, polar wind observations, and numerical weather prediction use cases [^eumetsat-metop-avhrr-amv-polar]. Buyers should treat it as a derived wind product from AVHRR image tracking, with access through EUMETSAT catalogue endpoints under the EUMETSAT data policy [^eumetsat-metop-avhrr-amv][^eumetsat-metop-avhrr-amv-polar].

## Compositional position
- atmospheric-wind (topics) --[topic_capabilities]--> EUMETSAT AVHRR Atmospheric Motion Vectors - Metop

## Sources
- [eumetsat-metop-avhrr-amv] | AVHRR Atmospheric Motion Vectors - Metop - Global, EUMETSAT catalogue | https://user.eumetsat.int/catalogue/EO%3AEUM%3ADAT%3AMETOP%3AAVHAMV2D | tier=agency-doc | accessed=2026-06-13
- [eumetsat-metop-avhrr-amv-polar] | AVHRR Atmospheric Motion Vectors - Metop - Polar, EUMETSAT catalogue | https://user.eumetsat.int/catalogue/EO%3AEUM%3ADAT%3AMETOP%3AAVHRAMV | tier=agency-doc | accessed=2026-06-13

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