November 9, 2010 Satellite Imagery Use at the Aviation Weather Center C. Bruce Entwistle Science and Operations Officer
AWC Forecast Desks Global Graphics (2) Tropical Convective SIGMET Collaborative Convective Forecast (CCFP) Area Forecast (FA) (3)
AWC Warning Area
International SIGMETs
CONUS Convective SIGMETs
CONUS Area Forecasts
µm VIS Brightness normalized by cosine of solar zenith angle Terminator
2 km IR – SABIR curve
2 km IR – ICE curve
4 km WV
Global Mosaic – WV 14 km