The Simultaneous Nadir Overpass (SNO) method developed at NOAA/NESDIS has been used for the intersatellite calibration in the last few years with excellent results. The objective of this project is to establish and apply an accurate intersatellite calibration procedure to develop inter-satellite calibration data sets and characterize inter-satellite calibration bias, which will be useful for da...

Wildfires have a profound impact upon the biosphere and our society in general. They cause loss of life, lead to the destruction of personal property and natural resources, and alter the chemistry of the atmosphere. In response to the concern over the consequences of wildland fire and to support the fire management community, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National ...

IN THE NEWS FOCUS STORY “WEATHER forecasts slowly clearing up” (9 November, p. 734), R. Kerr nicely summarizes how the growing improvement in prediction is coming from a focus on “more computer power, the assimilation of radar observations, and more physically realistic models.” He emphasizes that better assimilation of satellite data is a key element of improved forecasting. Unfortunately, the...

NOAA, National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service, Coral Reef Watch, College Park, MD, United States, Global Science and Technology, Inc., Greenbelt, MD, United States, NOAA, NWS, NCEP Climate Prediction Center, College Park, MD, United States, 4 ReefSense, Aitkenvale, QLD, Australia, Marine Geophysical Laboratory, Physics Department, College of Science and Engineering, Jame...

The frequency of cloud detection and the frequency with which these clouds are found in the upper troposphere have been extracted from NOAA High Resolution Infrared Radiometer Sounder (HIRS) polar-orbiting satellite data from 1979 to 2001. The HIRS/2 sensor was flown on nine satellites from the Television Infrared Observation Satellite-Next Generation (TIROS-N) through NOAA-14, forming a 22-yr ...

Multispectral imaging is becoming an increasingly important tool for monitoring the earth and its environment from space borne and airborne platforms. Multispectral imaging data consists of visible and IR measurements from a scene across space and spectrum. Growing data rates resulting from faster scanning and finer spatial and spectral resolution makes compression an increasingly critical tool...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) currently uses Nonlinear Sea Surface Temperature (NLSST) algorithms to estimate sea surface temperature (SST) from NOAA satellite Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) data. In this study, we created a three-month dataset of global sea surface temperature derived from NOAA-15 AVHRR data paired with coincident SST measurements...