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GOES IMAGERY [3 records]

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Record 1 2004-11-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Weather Stations and Meteorological Instruments and Equipment
  • Remote Sensing
CONT

GOES [geostationary operational environmental satellites] provide visible and infrared radiometer data that are used for imaging purposes, radiation measurements, and temperature profiles. GOES satellite imagery is used to estimate rainfall amounts, snow accumulation, and overall extent of snow cover. In addition, satellite sensors detect ice fields and map the movement of sea and lake ice.

CONT

The visible and infrared radiometer is a standard radiometer that measures the intensity of radiation in five wavelength channels.

OBS

VIR: Visible and Infrared Radiometer (NOAA and ITOS) [National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Satellite and Improved TIROS Operational System].

OBS

VIRR: Visible and InfraRed Radiometer (METEOSAT).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Stations, instruments et équipements météorologiques
  • Télédétection
OBS

Mais, un grand nombre de stations terriennes de satellite météorologique GVAR (satellite géostationnaire opérationnel d'étude de l'environnement variable) ou S-VISSR (radiomètre à balayage rotatif dans le visible et l'infrarouge-étendu) en Régions 2 (les Amériques) et 3 (Asie et Pacifique Sud) de l'UIT sont exploitées dans la bande 1683-1690 MHz.

Spanish

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Record 2 2003-03-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cartography
  • Facsimile
  • Meteorological Forecasting, Data Measurement and Analysis
CONT

HF-WEFAX chart for Australia. High Frequency Weather Facsimile, or HF-WEFAX, provides terrestrial based re-transmission of imagery from GOES satellites. Along with images, weather charts and data are transmitted on regular schedules.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cartographie
  • Télécopie
  • Prévisions météorologiques et mesure et analyse des données

Spanish

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Record 3 1996-09-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Space Exploration Equipment and Tools
DEF

Sensor on GOES satellites providing imagery which shows cloud distribution and temperature and the vertical distribution of temperature and water vapour.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement et outillage d'exploration spatiale
DEF

Détecteur à bord des satellites GOES générant des images de la nébulosité, du profil de température et de la teneur en vapeur d'eau de l'atmosphère.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Equipo de exploración espacial
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