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WEATHER FACSIMILE [3 records]

Record 1 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 2 1981-12-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aeroindustry
CONT

Knowledge of the weather is therefore a major feature of the facilities at the centre, with facsimile printers supplying regular updates of the weather forecasts for the whole of the United States, backed up by satellite pictures of the actual situation every 30 minutes.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Constructions aéronautiques
CONT

Des imprimantes de fac-similés permettent de disposer à intervalles réguliers d'une carte météorologique de l'ensemble des États-Unis, et des photographies de satellites fournissent la situation réelle toutes les 30 minutes.

Spanish

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Record 3 1979-02-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Facsimile
  • Weather Stations and Meteorological Instruments and Equipment
  • Meteorological Forecasting, Data Measurement and Analysis
OBS

In just one weather facsimile network, more than 900 recorders throughout the United States copy weather charts 7 days a week, 24 hr a day.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Télécopie
  • Stations, instruments et équipements météorologiques
  • Prévisions météorologiques et mesure et analyse des données
CONT

Les usagers les plus importants de la télécopie sont les services météorologiques qui ont besoin de pouvoir transmettre très rapidement entre leurs stations leurs cartes pointées rassemblant les résultats d'observation (...) les appareils de télécopie météorologique sont volumineux (cylindres d'émission de 15 cm de diamètre sur 60 cm de longueur).

Spanish

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