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Expansion of Meteorological Satellite Potential 1974 (11th) Vol.1 Technology Today for The Space Congress® Proceedings Tomorrow Apr 1st, 8:00 AM Expansion Of Meteorological Satellite Potential Jerome P. Ashman Detachment 11, 6 Weather Wing, Air Weather Service, USAF, Patrick Air Force Base, Florida Henry W. Brandli Detachment 11, 6 Weather Wing, Air Weather Service, USAF, Patrick Air Force Base, Florida John W. Oliver Detachment 11, 6 Weather Wing, Air Weather Service, USAF, Patrick Air Force Base, Florida Follow this and additional works at: https://commons.erau.edu/space-congress-proceedings Scholarly Commons Citation Ashman, Jerome P.; Brandli, Henry W.; and Oliver, John W., "Expansion Of Meteorological Satellite Potential" (1974). The Space Congress® Proceedings. 2. https://commons.erau.edu/space-congress-proceedings/proceedings-1974-11th-v1/session-5/2 This Event is brought to you for free and open access by the Conferences at Scholarly Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in The Space Congress® Proceedings by an authorized administrator of Scholarly Commons. For more information, please contact [email protected]. EXPANSION OF METEOROLOGICAL SATELLITE POTENTIAL Major Jerome P. Ashman Major Henry W. Brandli Captain John W. Oliver Detachment 11, 6 Weather Wing Detachment 11, 6 Weather Wing Detachment 11, 6 Weather Wing Air Weather Service, USAF Air Weather Service, USAF Air Weather Service, USAF Patrick Air Force Base, Florida Patrick Air Force Base, Florida Patrick Air Force Base, Florida ABSTRACT Meteorological satellites in polar and geosta­ distances from the equator, however, the resolu­ tionary orbit are presented in this paper along tion of the satellite product decreases consider­ with examples and limitations. NOAA and NASA ably. If the Indian Ocean areas or Africa must be satellite programs, present and future in the me­ viewed continuously, other geostationary satel­ teorological field, are discussed along with lites have to be launched. The newest geostation­ spectral interval, ground resolution and opera­ ary satellite system is called GOES. Two launches tional applications. The USAF/AWS Defense Mete­ are planned in 1974. Some of the capabilities are orological Satellite Program (DMSP) is scheduled shown on the next figure. Figure 2 indicates that for operation at the Air Force Eastern Test Range resolutions to a 1/2 mile are expected. (AFETR) in the Spring of 1974. The DMSP acquisi­ tion system is described with respect to sensor For higher latitudes, polar orbiting meteorologi­ type and satellite orbital parameters. Two cal satellites like ITOS are used. ITOS satel­ satellites are in orbit at any given time provid­ lites are classified as NOAA when operational. An ing real time, visual and infrared, imagery every example of NOAA-2 video and infrared imagery of six hours. Imagery examples depicting meteoro­ the scanning radiometry is shown (Figure 3) . logical, geophysical, oceanographic, and earth resources applications are presented. Some added NOAA-3, the newest satellite, as well as HOAA-2, benefits with regard to the energy crisis are a has a Vertical Temperature Profile Radiometer able possibility with the DMSP system or similar to acquire vertical temperature profiles worldwide. sensor use. Part of the U.S. national system is the NASA Nim­ bus program. There have been five Nimbus vehicles DISCUSSION launched to date, primarily on an R&D basis. How­ ever, there have been numerous operational uses of Today, we are going to talk about the meteorolog­ the data. Some of the early Nimbus had automatic ical satellites with specific emphasis on the picture transmission (APT) which was used in many Defense Meteorological Satellite Program. The places at the same time that ESSA-2, 4 and 6 APT first meteorological satellite was launched on 1 capabilities existed NIMBUS was local noon where­ April 1960, April Fool's Day and, in light of the as ESSA was early morning. Nimbus 4 capabilities outstanding success of the program, the venture are shown on Figure 4 . has proven to be anything but a foolish under tak­ ing. The enhancement or the use of a temperature/humid­ ity infrared radiometer as well as the Image Di- The National Satellite System consists of NASA sector Camera System (IDCS) over India is con­ and NOAA vehicles. Most meteorological satellites trasted on Figure 5. launched have either been polar orbiting or geo­ synchronous orbiting systems. Polar orbits have Figure 6 is an infrared photograph of the Gulf periods from 100 to 120 minutes with altitudes Stream from the Nimbus 2, which has been converted from 400 to 1,000 nautical miles. Geosynchronous into color using the color densitometer . This satellites, of course, are at 19,300 nautical was done by a group of NASA scientists. miles altitude and remain in one position over the earth's surface at zero degrees latitude. We will now discuss the Weather Service satellite system developed by the Department of Defense. Figure 1 - Figure 1 shows some of the national The system is called the Defense Meteorological system satellites that have been launched. In Satellite Program (DMSP), formerly known as the discussing geostationary satellites (ATS) or Data Acquisition and Processing Program (DAPP) . polar orbiters (ITOS), the advantages and disad­ vantages should be mentioned. Imagery characteristics are as follows: Spectral interval of the visual band ranges from .4 to 1.1 Geostationary satellites, of course, can view the microns, and the spectral interval of infrared is same spot on the earth continuously in video- from 8 to 13 microns. Resolution options are infrared scanning and enables near instantaneous available at .33 and 2.0 NM. The coverage of tracking of probable storms and, of course, ex­ these polar orbiting satellites is a 1600 to 1700 cellent monitoring of severe weather. At great swath every six hours from an altitude of about 5-1 450 1 nautical miles. It characteristic tempera­ Many weather experiments have been conducted a- tures 210-310°K (-63°C to +37'C). round the Line Islands in the Pacific which were discovered by Captain Cook in the late 1700s. This Figure (7) shows a nighttime photograph taken over the. US, There are two revolutions of Figure 12 - The next very high resolution imagery data shown here in the spectral interval from *4 of the DMSP shows a multitude of meteorological to 1,1 microns, producing a visible low light intelligence cloud location, easterly wave, low imagery taken at midnight, You can, see all of level wind flow, wave height and direction, and the major cities of the US and, of course, you anomolous gray. This anomolous gray area on the can see the Aurora Borealis up to the north* The photo is believed to be invisible clouds (water US military bases that are involved in the HiSP, droplet concentrations) because of the expanded either tracking or processing, are labelled on viewing spectral interval of the DMSP. the picture. There are other stations all over the world because we have military requirements Figure 13 - The corresponding infrared imagery of all ^over the world. the Line Island area shows four gray shades with white indicative of clouds above 12,000 feet. The The worldwide applications of DMSP are nearly islands and cumulus streets are in black, which limitless as illustrated by the next several was set for temperatures which existed below the slides, Some will be meteorological, others will 4,000 foot level. stress oceanography, geophysics, earth resources and, finally, miscellaneous applications of the Figure 14 - We have already seen low light imagery s ys t em, p r odu c t s. We hav e al re ady s een th e of the DMSP delineating the Aurora Borealis and An ror a1 display . The d ai1y mapping of th is phe - city lights. This photo was taken over the Hawai­ nomena i s a fir st by DMSP. Geophys i cIs t s are ian Islands at local midnight with no moonlight. using the data for study of affects on communica­ The lights of Oahu are seen. A ringed pattern a- tions,, space environmental anomolies, solar rela­ round the lava flow of Keleaua volcano is clearly tions and weather, apparent, much like a sun dog in day time. This ringed pattern is believed to be caused by large Figures 8, 9 & 10 show the DMSP versatility in sized smoke particle refraction from the volcano; the visual and IR modes. The first one is a vis­ although it could be produced by noctilucent cloud ible image taken over Florida on a clear day, refraction or sensor aberation. The black line Lake Okeechobee, Cuba, and parts of the Bahamas through the center of the source is probably radi­ are clearly visible. The smudging gray along the ometer overdrive. east coast is caused by the chemicals from the roll in processing. This might be mistaken for The US Forest Service spends a great deal of money clouds except that the next picture would clearly fighting forest fires and the fires themselves are show that it is not a cloud formation. The next also collosal wastes. The DMSP or similar system picture is an infrared picture with sixteen gray could help in the location of fires in remote re­ shades that is time synchronized with the previous gions such as the Tundra fires in Alaska, and per­ one. It clearly shows the Gulf Stream off the haps reduce some of these wasted resources. east coast of Florida. The temperature range is from 300 degrees Kelvin to 275 degrees Kelvin, a Figure 15 - Lights that have not shown up on pre­ 25 degree temperature spread, divided into six­ vious pictures are most likely electrical storms. teen gray shades. Oceanographers, fishermen, Bright specks of light in the clouds east of the hydrologists and meteorologists all would have Bahamas are shown on the moonlight imagery, for great interest in these data.
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