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NOAA National Environmental
Satellite, Data and Information Service
- NESDIS
operates the satellites and manages the processing and distribution
of millions of bits of data and images these satellites produce
daily. The prime customer for the satellite data is the NOAA National
Weather Service, which uses satellite data to create forecasts for
television, radio, and weather advisory services.
Click here
for the home page of NOAA Satellites and Information
(National Environmental Satellite, Data and Information Service).
NOAA's operational
environmental satellite system is composed of: geostationary  operational
environmental satellites (GOES)
for short-range warning and "nowcasting," and polar-orbiting environmental
satellites (POES) for longer term
forecasting. Both kinds of satellites are necessary for providing
a complete global weather monitoring system. The satellites carry
search and rescue instruments, and have helped save the lives
of about 10,000 people to date. The satellites are also used to
support aviation safety (volcanic ash detection), and maritime/shipping
safety (ice monitoring and prediction).
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CoastWatch
Program and Products
- makes
satellite data products and data from NOAA environmental buoys
available to federal, state, and local marine scientists and
coastal resource managers. These images of the Northeast, Southeast
Caribbean, Great Lakes, Gulf of Mexico, Gulf Coast, West Coast
and Central Pacific are updated hourly. Chose "VIS" for visible,
which can be seen only during daylight, or "IR" for infrared,
which can be seen at any time of the day.
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The
Nighttime Lights of the World poster, from the
NOAA National Geophysical Data
Center, depicts the lights from cities, fires, gas flares,
and fishing boats, each in a separate color. Source data were
collected October 1994 - March 1995. The poster measures 51
inches x 26.25 inches. The Nighttime Lights of the USA poster
depicts the lights from cities and gas flares (off the coasts
of Southern California and Louisiana) in white. Source data
collected October 1994 - March 1995. The poster measures 36
inches x 24 inches. Click here
to order the posters.
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Historical
Significant Events Imagery - hundreds
of selected satellite images capturing some of the more important
weather and environmental events over the last 30 years.
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GOES
Satellite Imagery
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Operational
Significant Event Imagery (OSEI)
- broadcast, print and web-quality imagery created by the OSEI
team of particularly significant or newsworthy environmental
events which are visible in available satellite data. Includes
dust storms, fire events, flood events, iceberg events, ocean
events, severe weather, hurricanes and much more.
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Satellite
Active Archive - NOAA's
premier on-line facility for the distribution of NOAA and U.S.
Department of Defense (DoD) Polar-Orbiting Environmental Satellite
(POES) data and derived data products.
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Sea
Surface Temperatures Polar Orbiting Satellite Experimental Products
- used
in assessing El Niño development, monitoring hurricane "wake"
cooling, major shifts in coastal upwelling and for monitoring
coral reef bleaching.
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NOAA
Polar Orbiter Data User's Guide - (November
1998 version) is a document that describes the orbital and spacecraft
characteristics, instruments, data formats, etc. of the TIROS-N,
NOAA-6 through NOAA-14 polar orbiter series of satellites.
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Where
in the World is Tomorrow Now?
- find out when the "tomorrow line" will pass over
you.
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Satellite
Documentation - online document library from the
National Climatic Data Center.
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Image
Products - Menu of selected satellite products.
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Interactive Global Map of Sea Floor Topography Based on Satellite
Altimetry & Ship Depth Soundings
- an interactive version of the Smith & Sandwell (1997) global
ocean bathymetry map, the most complete, high-resolution image
of sea floor topography currently available. The map was constructed
by blending depth soundings collected from ships with detailed
gravity anomaly information obtained from the Geosat and ERS-1
satellite altimetry missions. This combination of data yields
a globally uniform level of resolution ideal for displaying
major tectonic features, such as mid-ocean spreading ridges
or fracture zones.
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Office
of Satellite Operations - manages and directs
the operation of NOAA's satellites and the acquisition of remotely
sensed data. The Office has operational responsibility for the
Satellite Operations Control Center (SOCC) at Suitland, M.D., and
Command and Data Acquisition (CDA) facilities at Wallops, VA
and Fairbanks, AK to command and control the satellites, to
track the satellites, and to acquire their data. |
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Office
of Satellite Data Processing and Distribution -
manages and directs the operation of the
central ground facilities which ingest, process, and distribute
environmental satellite data and derived products to domestic
and foreign users. |
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Office
of Research and Applications
- provides meteorological and oceanographic satellite products
and services to agencies and people world-wide. ORA is the science
arm of NESDIS that provides guidance for the development and
evolution of spacecraft and sensors to meet future needs. |
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Office
of Systems Development - manages
NOAA's operational geostationary and polar-orbiting environmental
satellite programs. OSD provides the spacecraft, launch services,
and ground systems necessary to maintain the uninterrupted flow
of remotely-sensed environmental data required to protect life,
property and the environment and to promote economic well being.
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NPOESS
Integrated Program Office -
merges Department of Defense (DoD) and Department of Commerce
(DOC) meteorological satellite systems into a single national
asset. |
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Licensing
of Commercial Remote Sensing Satellite Systems
- provides U.S. laws, regulations, policies,
and related information pertaining to the operation of commercial
remote sensing satellite systems. |
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NOAA's
Coastwatch Program - makes environmental satellite
data products and in-situ data available to Federal, state and
local marine scientists, coastal resource managers, and the
public. Managed by the National Environmental Satellite Data
and Information Service (NESDIS), the CoastWatch Program routinely
processes satellite data in near real-time, which means that
images are just a few hours old. |
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Defense
Meteorological Satellite Program - a Department
of Defense(DoD) program run by the Air Force Space and Missile
Systems Center(SMC). The DMSP program designs, builds, launches,
and maintains several near polar orbiting, sun synchronous satellites
monitoring the meteorological, oceanographic, and solar-terrestrial
physics environments. |
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Laboratory
for Satellite Altimetry - specializes in the analysis
of satellite altimeter data related to problems in physical
oceanography and marine geophysics.
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SARSAT