AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING OF WEATHER SATELLITE DATA

Abstract

The computer processes studied include ingestion of satellite pictorial data with digitization and digital pictorial display; data location, which includes rectification, automatic mosaicing, and mapping transformations; and data analysis, such as differentiation, slicing, and contouring of the data from pictorial intensity, and cloud amount determination. Data from TIROS III, Orbit 509 frames is used to demonstrate the techniques and results of rectification, mosaicing, and cloud cover amount determination. Also included are examples of reduced and full resolution digitized TIROS TV pictures.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 31, 1963
Accession Number
AD0404740

Entities

People

  • Walter A. Marggraf

Organizations

  • General Dynamics

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Cloud Cover
  • Coordinate Systems
  • Data Analysis
  • Data Processing
  • Detectors
  • Equations
  • Geometry
  • Gray Scale
  • Identification
  • Map Projection
  • Meteorological Satellites
  • Orientation (Direction)
  • Reliability
  • Slant Range
  • Two Dimensional

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science/Meteorology
  • Computer Vision.

Technology Areas

  • Space