Use of NOAA environmental satellites to remotely sense ocean phenomena

1 January 1975

conference paper
Published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

p. 835-839
https://doi.org/10.1109/oceans.1975.1154116

Abstract

The Very High Resolution Radiometer (VHRR) on board the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) operational polar orbiting satellites has enabled the National Environmental Satellite Service (NESS) to operationally support oceanographic interest to a greater degree than ever before. The two channel (.6 .7 μm and 10.5 - 12.5 μm) radiometer with a subpoint resolution of 1 km allows for greater detail of measurement of several oceanographic phenomenon. In addition to the polar orbiters NOAA/NESS operates two geostationary satellites each equipped with a Visible Infrared Spin Scan Radiometer (VISSR). This two channel instrument (.55 - .75 μm and 10.5 - 12.6 μm) has opened up the exciting possibility of observing motion of the surface thermal features of the ocean.

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