Weather Satellites in Orbit (updated 2012)
This visualization showcases the five weather satellites that create NOAA's Climate Prediction Center (CPC) products. The five geosynchronous satellites are: GOES-13, GOES-15, Meteosat-7, Meteosat-9 and MTSAT-2.
This is updated version of entry: #3781: Weather Satellites in Orbit (completed in 2010)
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Earth's weather sattelites in orbit
Earth's weather satellites in orbit
Demonstrating the field of view of Earth's weather satellites.
Demonstrating the field of view of Earth's weather satellites.
Credits
Please give credit for this item to:
NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio
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Animators
- Helen-Nicole Kostis (USRA)
- Greg Shirah (NASA/GSFC)
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Scientist
- Eric C. Brown De Colstoun (NASA/GSFC)
Release date
This page was originally published on Monday, October 29, 2012.
This page was last updated on Tuesday, November 14, 2023 at 12:03 AM EST.
Series
This visualization can be found in the following series:Datasets used in this visualization
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BMNG (Blue Marble: Next Generation) [Terra and Aqua: MODIS]
ID: 508Credit: The Blue Marble data is courtesy of Reto Stockli (NASA/GSFC).
This dataset can be found at: http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/BlueMarble/
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CPC (Climate Prediction Center) Cloud Composite
ID: 600Global cloud cover from multiple satellites
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