The Meteosat Third Generation Infrared Sounder

Scenes Analysis for the Meteosat Third Generation Infrared Sounder Observations

Cloud mask via cumulative discriminant analysis applied to satellite infrared observations: scientific basis and initial evaluation

We introduce a classification method (cumulative discriminant analysis) of the discriminant analysis type to discriminate between cloudy and clear-sky satellite observations in the thermal infrared. The tool is intended for the high-spectral-resolution infrared sounder (IRS) planned for the geostationary METEOSAT (Meteorological Satellite) Third Generation platform and uses IASI (Infrared Atmos...

First results on a process-oriented rain area classification technique using Meteosat Second Generation SEVIRI nighttime data

A new technique for process-oriented rain area classification using Meteosat Second Generation SEVIRI nighttime data is introduced. It is based on a combination of the Advective Convective Technique (ACT) which focuses on precipitation areas connected to convective processes and the Rain Area Delineation Scheme during Nighttime (RADS-N) a new technique for the improved detection of stratiform p...

P1.35 Advances in Compression of Ultraspectral Sounder Data

In the era of contemporary and future ultraspectral sounders such as Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) (Aumann et al. 2001), Cross-track Infrared Sounder (CrIS) (Bloom 2001), Infrared Atmospheric Sounding Interferometer (IASI) (Phulpin et al. 2002), Geosynchronous Imaging Fourier Transform Spectrometer (GIFTS) (Smith et al. 2002), and Hyperspectral Environmental Suite (HES) (Huang et al. 2003...

Goes-r Series User Recommendations and Notional Architecture

Two of the primary sources of recommendations for capabilities of the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES)-R series are the GOES Operational Requirements Working Group (GORWG), providing requirements from the line offices of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and the GOES Users’ Conferences, providing the needs of a wide cross section of the GOES Use...