Weather S01E04 Wildfires-Viewing them from space using NASA: Pt I 'Satellites and Instruments' скачать в хорошем качестве

Weather S01E04 Wildfires-Viewing them from space using NASA: Pt I 'Satellites and Instruments'

There are a number of products available that enable viewing of wildfire dynamics such as location, density, spread rates and smoke from satellites orbiting the earth. We previously discussed the GOES geostationary satellites from NOAA. In Part I of our two part series on viewing wildfires from space, we have a different look down at the earth from the polar orbiting satellites that we can access through NASA's Worldview website. EOSDIS Worldview, developed by NASA's Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS), is an online application that allows users to interactively browse and visualize Earth science data from a variety of satellite missions. It provides a user-friendly interface to access and explore satellite imagery, remote sensing data, and other geospatial information collected by NASA's Earth-observing satellites. Satellites with Spectroradiometers (MODIS) and Radiometers (VIIRS). Terra, Aqua, and Aura satellites were launched in 1999, 2002, and 2004. They have exceeded their 6 year missions. It is reported that they cost about $85 million a year to operate. The Suomi polar orbiting satellite was launched in 2011 and it carries the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS). This is the one we will use for air quality. In this presentation we will give a brief overview of the satellites and their instruments that are relevant to wildfires, and are accessible through Worldview. Timeline: 0 GOES Satellites 1:34 Introduction to EOSDIS Worldview 2:30 Satellites used by NASA 4:35 Terra Satellite 6:00 MODIS Instrumentation 6:45 Aqua Satellite 7:15 Suomi Satellite 8:00 VIIRS Instrumentation 8:30 End, preview of the dynamic growth of fire size in 24 hours that will be shown in Part II.