Satellite Cloud Analyses: A Nowcasting Capability for the U.S. Navy's TESS(3)
Abstract
The Tactical Environmental Support System, third generation, TESS(3), is the U.S. Navy's newly developed computer workstation for both ashore and afloat sites. The TESS(3) computer system is interfaced to the Navy's Antenna Meteorological Data Receiver-Recorder, AN/SMQ-11. The SMQ-11 acquires satellite data from the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric (NOAA) polar orbiting satellites. Weather facsimile (WEFAX) transmissions from the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES) are also received with the SMQ-11. TESS(3) has two disks dedicated to satellite data in contiguous format for real time data acquisition. Each 384MB disk is capable of storing 1 DMSP, 1 NOAA, 1 DMSP or NOAA 14 minute pass and 4 four minute WEFAX transmissions. In addition, the special sensor data, such as the Special Sensor Microwave/Imager (SSM/I) and the TIROS Operational Vertical Sounder (TOVS), are stored on these satellite data disks.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 1990
- Accession Number
- ADA231120
Entities
People
- C. Crosiar
- G. Haugen
- K. Richardson