The global Earth-observing satellite constellation (EOSC) is a major international asset that has developed since 1960 with a dramatic growth in size and complexity in the recent past. This high-level review article takes stock and summarizes, from a meteorological perspective, the current constellation’s capabilities, in order to increase awareness, document the value chain of satellite data from measurements to decision making, and illustrate the interconnected and evolving nature of those processes. When assessed in terms of application areas, the constellation is highly interdependent, and the observations it provides complement each other.

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地球观测卫星星座：从气象角度回顾具有广泛应用的复杂、相互关联的全球系统

全球地球观测卫星星座 (EOSC) 是一项重要的国际资产，自 1960 年以来发展起来，最近在规模和复杂性方面急剧增加。这篇高级别评论文章从气象角度评估和总结了当前星座的能力，以提高认识，记录从测量到决策制定的卫星数据价值链，并说明这些过程的相互关联和不断发展的性质. 从应用领域进行评估时，星座是高度相互依存的，它提供的观测相辅相成。