Visible Infrared Imager Radiometer Suite : A New Operational Cloud Imager (Hardcover)

INTRODUCTION
Satellite Meteorology
Overview of Numerical Weather Prediction Modeling
Evolution of Observational Data for Numerical Weather Prediction Modeling
Additional Applications of Meteorological Satellite Data

METEOROLOGICAL SATELLITE SYSTEMS
Evolution of Satellites and Sensors
The National Polar-Orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS)

VIIRS IMAGERY DESIGN ANALYSIS
VIIRS Environmental Data Record Requirements Overview
VIIRS Imagery Requirements
Cloud Applications-Related Imagery Requirements
Value of Manually Generated Cloud Analyses

VIIRS IMAGERY REQUIREMENTS ANALYSIS
Theoretical Basis for Manual Cloud Analyses
Overview of Approach to Instrument Design
Cloud Truth Data Sets to Flowdown Sensor Requirements
Derivation of Sensing Requirements from Analysis Requirements
Overview of VIIRS Hardware Design

PRINCIPLES IN IMAGE INTERPRETATION
Introduction
VIIRS Imagery Data
VIIRS Imagery Assist Data

MULTICOLOR COMPOSITES OF MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY
Introduction
Color Composites of (0.645-mm, 0.865-mm, and 12.0-mm) Surface Vegetation and Cloud Classifications
Color Composites (3.7-mm albedo, 0.865- mm, 12.0- mm) for Snow Detection
Color Composites of (0.645-mm, 0.645-mm, 3.7-mm albedo) Snow Mapping Through Thin Cirrus Clouds
Color Composites of (0.412-mm, 0.865-mm, and 0.645-mm) Clouds Over Arid Regions

CASE STUDIES IN THE USE OF MULTICOLOR COMPOSITES FOR SCENE INTERPRETATION
Overview
MODIS Airborne Simulation Data Over Alaska
MODIS Airborne Simulation Success Data Collected Over Colorado

AUTOMATED 3-D CLOUD ANALYSES FROM NPOESS
Architecture for 3-D Cloud Analyses
Automated Cloud Detection
Cloud Top Phase Classifications
Cloud Optical (Thickness and Particle Size) Properties
Cloud Top (Temperature, Pressure, and Height) Parameters
Cloud Base Heights
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