Abstract
This chapter is presenting information about all satellite meteorological applications provided by the meteorological, remote, and Earth observation satellite systems. Timely warning of impending natural and environmental disasters, accurate climate prediction, and detailed understanding of the status of global water resource are all critically important everyday issues for the global community. Thus, the National Meteorological Services (NMS) in any country around the world are responsible for providing this information, which is required for the protection of the environment, economic development, and the safety of life and property. In this chapter will be introduced the following satellite meteorological applications important for economic development, such as atmosphere and surface; ocean and coasts; transport (maritime and fishery, road, railways, and aeronautical); agriculture, forestry, and vegetation; hydrology, water, and flood disaster management; mapping and GIS; cryosphere, etc.
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Abbreviations
- ABI:
-
Advanced Baseline Imager
- AMSR:
-
Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer
- AMSU:
-
Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit
- AVHRR:
-
Advanced Very High-Resolution Radiometer
- ARINC:
-
Aeronautical Radio, Incorporated
- AMDAR:
-
Aircraft Meteorological Data Relay
- AWW:
-
Alert Messages
- ATBD:
-
Algorithm Theoretical Basis Document
- AIRS:
-
Atmospheric Infrared Sounder
- ALADIN:
-
Atmospheric Laser Doppler Instrument
- FA:
-
Aviation Area Forecast
- BVS:
-
Bon Voyage System
- BU:
-
Boston University
- CPOM:
-
Center for Polar Observation and Modelling
- CWSU:
-
Center Weather Service Unit
- CDR:
-
Climate Data Record
- CMG:
-
Climate Modeling Grid
- CALIPSO:
-
Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observation
- CERES:
-
Clouds and the Earth’s Radiant Energy System
- CBS:
-
Commission for Basic Systems
- COSMIC:
-
Constellation Observing System for Meteorology, Ionosphere, and Climate
- CONUS:
-
Continental United States
- AC:
-
Convective Outlook
- CGMS:
-
Coordination Group for Meteorological Satellites
- DMI:
-
Danish Meteorological Institute
- DCP:
-
Data Collection Platform
- DCS:
-
Data Collection Systems
- DMSP:
-
Defense Meteorological Satellite Program
- DRS:
-
Direct Readout Station
- DU:
-
Dobson unit
- EOS:
-
Earth Observing System
- ERBE:
-
Earth Radiation Budget Experiment
- EDR:
-
Environmental Data Records
- EPA:
-
Environmental Protection Agency
- ASAR:
-
Envisat Advanced Synthetic Aperture Radar
- ECT:
-
Equatorial crossing times
- ERS:
-
European Remote Sensing
- EC:
-
Executive Council
- FL:
-
Flight Level
- GCM:
-
General Circulation Models
- GMF:
-
Geophysical model function
- GLAS:
-
Geoscience Laser Altimeter Systems
- GEO:
-
Geostationary Earth Orbit
- GOES:
-
Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite
- GAW:
-
Global Atmosphere Watch
- GCOS:
-
Global Climate Observing System
- GCW:
-
Global Cryosphere Watch
- GFMS:
-
Global Flood Monitoring System
- GFS:
-
Global Forecast System
- GMDSS:
-
Global Maritime Distress and Safety System
- GMT:
-
Global Meteorological Technologies
- GOS:
-
Global Observing System
- GPCP:
-
Global Precipitation Climatology Project
- GPM:
-
Global Precipitation Measurement Mission
- GSMO:
-
Global Satellite Meteorological Observation
- GSSII:
-
Global Sea State Information via Internet
- GTS:
-
Global Telecommunication System
- GEOS:
-
Goddard Earth Observing System
- GES:
-
Ground Earth Station
- GSS:
-
Ground Surface Station
- HEO:
-
Highly Elliptical Orbit
- HIRS:
-
High-resolution infrared sounder
- WH:
-
Hurricane Advisory
- HE:
-
Hydro-Estimator
- IC:
-
Icing
- ICDC:
-
Integrated Climate Data Center
- IOC:
-
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission
- IBTrACS:
-
International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship
- ICAO:
-
International Civil Aviation Organization
- IDCS:
-
International Data Collection System
- IMO:
-
International Maritime Organization
- ITU:
-
International Telecommunication Union
- JCOMM:
-
Joint WMO/IOC Technical Commission for Oceanography and Marine Meteorology
- JPSS:
-
Joint Polar Satellite System
- KNMI:
-
Koninklijk Nederlands Meteorologisch Instituut
- LES:
-
Land Earth Stations
- LST:
-
Land Surface Temperature
- LRA:
-
Laser Retroreflector Array
- OV:
-
Location
- LEO:
-
Low Earth Orbit
- MMOP:
-
Marine Meteorology and Oceanography Programme
- NDWS:
-
Maritime Noble Denton Weather Services
- MGVF:
-
Maximum Green Vegetation Fraction
- MSL:
-
Mean Sea Level
- METAR:
-
Meteorological Aviation Reports
- MDCRS:
-
Meteorological Data Collection and Reporting System
- MetSat:
-
Meteorological Satellite Service
- METAR:
-
MÉTéorologique Aviation Régulière
- MSG:
-
Meteosat Second Generation
- MSU:
-
Microwave Sounding Unit
- MSS:
-
Mobile Satellite Systems
- MODIS:
-
Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectrometer
- NCCS:
-
NASA Centre for Climate Simulation
- NVAP:
-
NASA Water Vapor Project
- NCEI:
-
National Centers for Environmental Information
- NCEP:
-
National Centers for Environmental Prediction
- NCDC:
-
National Climatic Data Center
- NMS:
-
National Meteorological Service
- NSIDC:
-
National Snow and Ice Data Center
- NWS:
-
National Weather Service
- NDVI:
-
Normalized Difference Vegetation Index
- NORSEX:
-
Norwegian Remote Sensing Experiment
- NWP:
-
Numerical Weather Prediction
- OSCAR:
-
Observing System Capabilities Analysis and Review
- OSI SAF:
-
Ocean and Sea Ice Satellite Application Facility
- ODB:
-
Ocean Data Buoy
- OST:
-
Ocean Surface Topography
- OSTM:
-
Ocean Surface Topography Mission
- NOHRC:
-
Operational Hydrologic Remote Sensing Center
- OIS:
-
Operational Information Service
- OISST:
-
Optimum Interpolation SST
- OCO:
-
Orbiting Carbon Observatory
- OMI:
-
Ozone Monitoring Instrument
- PMW:
-
Passive Microwave
- PSU:
-
Pennsylvania State University
- PIREP:
-
Pilot Weather Reports
- PACE:
-
Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud and Ocean Ecosystem
- PEO:
-
Polar Earth Orbit
- POLDER:
-
Polarization and Directionality of the Earth’s Reflectances
- PUM:
-
Product User Manual
- RF:
-
Radio Frequencies
- RR:
-
Radio Regulations
- RADAT:
-
Radiosonde Additional Data
- RM:
-
Remarks
- R&D:
-
Research & development
- RRR:
-
Rolling Review of Requirements
- RVR:
-
Runway visual range
- SOLAS:
-
Safety Of Life At Sea
- SST:
-
Sea Surface Temperature
- SIC:
-
Sea-Ice Concentration
- SPECI:
-
Selected Special Weather Report
- WW:
-
Severe Weather Watch Bulletins
- STRM:
-
Shuttle Radar Topography Mission
- SK:
-
Sky Cover
- SITA:
-
Société Internationale de Télécommunications Aéronautiques
- SMAP:
-
Soil Moisture Active Passive
- SMOS:
-
Soil Moisture Ocean Salinity
- SSAR:
-
Space Synthetic Aperture Radars
- SSM/I:
-
Special Sensor Microwave Imager
- SSMIS:
-
Special Sensor Microwave Imager Sounder
- SEVIRI:
-
Spinning Enhanced Visible and Infrared Imager
- TA:
-
Temperature
- TAF:
-
Terminal Area Forecast
- TAF:
-
Terminal Aviation Forecast
- TWIP:
-
Terminal Weather Information for Pilots
- TIMED:
-
Thermosphere Ionosphere Mesosphere Energetics and Dynamics
- TM:
-
Time
- TIP:
-
Tiny Ionosphere Photometer
- TOA:
-
Top of atmosphere
- T/P:
-
TOPEX/Poseidon
- TWEB:
-
Transcribed Weather Broadcasts
- TBB:
-
Tri-Band Beacon
- TMPA:
-
TRMM Multi-satellite Precipitation Analysis
- TRMM:
-
Tropical Rainfall Measurement Mission
- TB:
-
Turbulence
- TP:
-
Type
- UNESCO:
-
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
- UNFAO:
-
United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization
- UTC:
-
Universal Coordinated Time
- UCL:
-
University College London
- UCAR:
-
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
- UH:
-
University of Hamburg
- UAS:
-
Upper Air Station
- UAT:
-
Upper Air Temperature
- UTH:
-
Upper tropospheric humidity
- VR:
-
Validation Report
- VAS:
-
Value Added Service
- VOS:
-
Voluntary Observing Ship
- WX:
-
Weather
- WX Aircraft:
-
Weather Aircraft
- WX Radar:
-
Weather Radar
- WX Ship:
-
Weather Ship
- WV:
-
Wind
- WHYCOS:
-
World Hydrological Cycle Observing System
- WMO:
-
World Meteorological Organization
- WWW:
-
World Weather Watch
- WWW:
-
World Wide Web
- WWMIWS:
-
Worldwide Metocean Information and Warning Service
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Ilčev, S.D. (2019). Satellite Meteorological Applications. In: Global Satellite Meteorological Observation (GSMO) Applications. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-67047-8_4
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