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NOAA: Next Generation Geostationary Satellite Instruments Delivered
Four of the six instruments that will fly on the GOES-R satellite ere delivered to Lockheed Martin in Denver for integration onto the spacecraft bus.
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More precise hurricane forecasts with NASA-NOAA Suomi NPP VIIRS satellite sensor
The ability to use satellites to locate a storm that could evolve into a severe storm, or hurricane,.
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Improving the Forecast: JPSS and the importance of ocean data in weather forecasting
What do severe storms like Sandy, Katrina, and Haiyan, as well as non-weather related incidents like the Deepwater Horizon spill.
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Announcement
NOAA-18 and NOAA-19 ATOVS Sounding Products
The NOAA-18 and NOAA-19 ATOVS Sounding capability will be replaced with a Metop-A/Metop-B and SNPP (NOAA Unique CrIS/ ATMS Product System (NUCAPS)) capabilities in order to optimize and accommodate new soundings missions within NOAA/NESDIS.
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Satellite Snapshots
Illustrating Climate Divisions: The Himalayas
The Himalayas – with some of the highest mountain peaks on Earth – serve as a continental divide between Central and Southern Asia…
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Satellite Snapshots
Satellite Captures Eclipse Passing Over Africa
A hybrid eclipse moved quickly from west to east over the Atlantic, passing over Africa around 13:25 UTC. At…
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Satellite Snapshots
Dust Swirls in the Taklamakan Desert
In northwest China lies the Taklamakan Desert - a remote area bordered by mountains on three sides. Not only do these mountainous…
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Powerful satellite sensor helps detect triggers fro volcano eruption 14 hours before it happens
A highly sophisticated sensor onboard the Suomi NPP satellite detected a thermal anomaly, which indicated increased volcanic activity.
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