National Weather Service Juneau Satellite Information

How Satellites Work:

• Radiative Transfer: This first section will really help you get a good feel on exactly how satellites see the earth.
• Sounders: This section is very good and will answer all your questions on the differences between the sounders and the imagers.
• Imagers: This section is not too well organized but it does have a lot of very good information on the imagers. This part of the tutorial focuses more on the 3.9 micron channel and all it is useful for.
• Satellite Derived Motion Field: This section will explain how satellite data can be used to get such products as High density winds, Satellite Derived soundings, Fog Products, and so much more that we have never had to look at.

Satellite web sites of interest:

• Goes Sounding Information
• Utilizing GOES-10 High Density Winds In The Forecast Process
• Aviation Applications
• Marine Applications
• GOES Frequently asked Questions
• GOES Sounding Frequently asked Questions
• POES Satellite Products
• CIMSS/ University Wisconsin Satellite Information
• Noaa/Nesdis
• Geophysical Institute at UAF
• Satellite Derived High density Winds
• COMET Home Page

I hope this Satellite information package is very useful in your everyday satellite needs.  While you are using this, remember, if you find something new or just had a question, let me know and I hope I can answer your problem or find someone who can.
 

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