1. TIROS-1: The First Weather Satellite

3. Geostationary Orbit

4. GOES Weather Satellite

5. GOES Weather Satellite

10. Polar Orbit

11. NOAA Polar Orbiter

14. Visible Imagery (.5-.7 microns)

16. Infrared Imagery (typically 10-12 microns)

19. IR Enhancement
Steep Linear Enhancement: Going through a wide range of shades over a limited temperature range
Contouring: Discontinuous change of shading at certain temperatures to indicate specific values
Color enhancement: Using color to highlight certain temperature values.

23. MB Enhancement

26. Fog Product Based on Difference Between IR and SW IR

30. Water Vapor Channel

33. Products from the GOES Sounder

34. 19 Channels

40. GPS Sounding A constellation of GPS satellites orbit the earth.
By measuring the delay in time as the GPS signal is bent by the earth’s atmosphere, one can acquire density information that can be used to create temperature and humidity soundings.
Can do this with fixed receivers on earth or with receivers on satellites--the COSMIC project.

43. Cosmic Soundings