Regional and Mesoscale Meteorology Branch

VIIRS Satellite Imagery in AWIPS

Introduction

This basic-level VISIT teletraining lesson will describe the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) data from the Suomi/NPP (National Polar-orbiting Partnership) satellites that have recently been made available to the NWS Regional AWIPS servers (WFOs may add VIIRS imagery to their local AWIPS via LDM subscription). A variety of VIIRS examples will demonstrate the unique operational utility of these new satellite products, which will help forecasters prepare for new satellite channels and products coming in the JPSS and GOES-R era.

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 (139 MB) from the following link: http://rammb.cira.colostate.edu/training/visit/training_sessions/viirs_satellite_imagery_in_awips/viirs_satellite_imagery_in_awips_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

• VIIRS Imagery and Products in AWIPS
• VIIRS image examples on the CIMSS Satellite Blog
• Suomi-NPP: A New Generation of Environmental Monitoring
• VIIRS Imagery and Visualization Team Blog
• NexSat Real-Time VIIRS Imagery