METSAT (Meteorological Satellite) User's Guide.

Abstract

This Technical Note describes the four operational meteorological satellite systems that provide metsat data to Air Force units in the Pacific theater. It describes Air Force DMSP Direct Readout Site and mini-SIDS location operations and provides considerable background information on Metsat imagery characteristics. Such topics as image accuracy, gridding, imagery types and forms, geographic coverage picture resolutions, data frequency and image identification techniques and imagery analysis procedures.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 09, 1983
Accession Number
ADB080673

Entities

People

  • G. R. Hammond

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Air Force
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Earth Observation Satellites
  • Frequency
  • Identification
  • Meteorological Satellites
  • Space Systems

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science/Meteorology
  • Computer Vision.

Technology Areas

  • Space