Visible and infrared spin scanning radiometer /VISSR/ atmospheric sounder /VAS/ ground data systemThe interactive system developed at NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center to receive data from the infrared radiometer on GOES-4 in near real time and to perform interactive display and analysis of the 12-channel infrared imagery is described. The system is minicomputer based and uses a menu approach in guiding the analyst through spacecraft instrument programming, area and band selection, image acquisition, enhancement, analysis, and presentation of results. The system is linked by dual port disks to Goddard's Atmospheric and Oceanographic Information Processing System for comparing the sounding results with parameters derived from conventional data and from time lapse analysis of visible and IR imagery from other geostationary satellites. It is pointed out that the system hardware and software are being expanded to add capabilities for the integration and assimilation of VAS data with data from other sources, the comparison of severe storm observations from space with special ground network data, and the development of diagnostic models.
Document ID
19830031461
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Proceedings
Authors
Dalton, J. T. (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Jamros, R. K. (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Helfer, D. P. (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Howell, D. R. (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Interactive Systems Development Branch, Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Date Acquired
August 11, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1981
Subject Category
Spacecraft Instrumentation
Meeting Information
Meeting: Electro-optical instrumentation for resources evaluation