Regional and Mesoscale Meteorology Branch

Basic Satellite Principles

Introduction

This is a very basic course for students who either had no satellite meteorology in college, or they had but then they forgot it.

Outline:

• Pixel size and its variability
• Parallax
• Bands (Channels) that are available on AWIPS and their usage

Training Session Options

NOAA/NWS students – to begin the training, use the web-based video, YouTube video, or audio playback options below (if present for this session). Certificates of completion for NOAA/NWS employees can be obtained by accessing the session via the Commerce Learn Center

1. Audio playback (recommended for low-bandwidth users) – This is an audio playback version in the form of a downloadable VISITview and can be taken at anytime.

   Create a directory to download the audio playback file (63 MB) from the following link: http://rammb.cira.colostate.edu/training/visit/training_sessions/basic_satellite_principles/basic_satellite_principles_audio.exe

   After extracting the files into that directory click on either the visitplay.bat or visitauto.bat file to start the lesson. If both files are present, use visitauto.bat

References/Additional Links

• Talking points are available for this lesson and may be printed out to easily review the session in detail at any time.