DMI (Danish Meteorological Institute) The Danish Meteorological Institute are a world-class meteorological institute. DMI provides meteorological services in the Commonwealth of the Realm of Denmark, the Faroe Islands, Greenland, and surrounding waters and airspace including forecasting and warnings and monitoring of weather, climate and related environmental conditions in the atmosphere, on land and at sea. www.dmi.dk
	David Meldrum Ltd (DML) offers design and consultancy services in support of ocean, polar and telecommunications R&D
	ESA (European Space Agency) The European Space Agency (ESA) is Europe’s gateway to space. Its mission is to shape the development of Europe’s space capability and ensure that investment in space continues to deliver benefits to the citizens of Europe and the world. ESA's programmes are designed to find out more about Earth, its immediate space environment, our Solar System and the Universe, as well as to develop satellite-based technologies and services, and to promote European industries. www.esa.int
	KIT (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology) KIT (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology) is among the leading engineering research institutions worldwide. The Meteorological Satellite Applications (MSA) research group within KIT has a strong heritage in the development of algorithms for processing meteorological satellite data. www.kit.edu
	NPL (National Physical Laboratory ) NPL is the UK's National Measurement Institute, and is a world-leading centre of excellence in developing and applying the most accurate measurement standards, science and technology available. www.npl.co.uk
	PTB (Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt), Germany The Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB) is the national metrology institute providing scientific and technical services. PTB measures with the highest accuracy and reliability - metrology as the core competence. www.ptb.de
	RAL (Rutherford Appleton Laboratories) Space RAL Space is STFC’s ‘Space Department’ providing world-leading research and technology development, space test facilities, instrument and mission design, and studies of science and technology requirements for new missions. It is dedicated to supporting the programmes of the STFC, as well as undertaking a large number of contracts for agencies, industry and other commercial customers. www.stfc.ac.uk
	The University of Southampton The University of Southampton is a research intensive university and a founding member of the Russell Group of elite British universities. In the 2014 Research Excellence Framework Southampton was ranked 8th for research intensity. Southampton has also achieved consistently high scores for its teaching and learning activities and is regularly ranked in the top 100 universities in the world. www.southampton.ac.uk

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