Near-real-time detection of potential fog by Himawari-8 geostationary satellite data

Aerosol data assimilation using data from Himawari-8, a next-generation geostationary meteorological satellite

Himawari-8, a next-generation geostationary meteorological satellite, was launched on 7 October 2014 and became operational on 7 July 2015. The advanced imager on board Himawari-8 is equipped with 16 observational bands (including three visible and three near-infrared bands) that enable retrieval of full-disk aerosol optical properties at 10min intervals fromgeostationary (GEO) orbit. Here we s...

Forest fire detection for near real-time monitoring using geostationary satellites

Near Real-Time Disturbance Detection Using Satellite Image Time Series: Drought Detection in Somalia

Near real-time monitoring of ecosystem disturbances is critical for rapidly assessing and addressing impacts on carbon dynamics, biodiversity, and socio-ecological processes. Satellite remote sensing enables cost-effective and accurate monitoring at frequent time steps over large areas. Yet, generic methods to detect disturbances within newly captured satellite images are lacking. We propose a ...

Near Real Time Forecasting of Lava Flow Paths Using Magflow Modeldriven by Thermal Satellite Data

Timely predictions of the areas likely to be inundated by lava flows are of major interest to hazard managers during a volcanic eruption. To this aim several models have been developed, which deal with various aspects of flow emplacement and cooling. That challenge has inspired the INGV-CT to develop the MAGFLOW Cellular Automata model to simulate lava flows [6]. It is based on a steady state s...

Near Real-Time Browsable Landsat-8 Imagery

The successful launch and operation of Landsat-8 extends the remarkable 40-year acquisition of space-based land remote-sensing data. To respond quickly to emergency needs, real-time data are directly downlinked to 17 ground stations across the world on a routine basis. With a size of approximately 1 Gb per scene, however, the standard level-1 product provided by these stations is not able to se...