Category Archives: POES

Questions and answers concerning Polar Orbiting Satellites.

NOAA-21 VIIRS NCC Imagery Available in AWIPS via SBN

Posted on August 21, 2023 by Jorel Torres

This summer 2023, NOAA-21 VIIRS Near-Constant Contrast (NCC) imagery has become available for National Weather Service (NWS) users to access in the Advanced Weather Interactive Processing System – II (AWIPS-II) via the Satellite Broadcast Network (SBN). With the addition of … Continue reading →

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When can users expect JPSS Data over CONUS?

Posted on August 3, 2023 by Jorel Torres

The Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS) constellation consists of 5 satellites: SNPP, NOAA-20, NOAA-21, and the upcoming JPSS-3 and JPSS-4 satellites that will launch within the next decade. Focusing on the three active satellites, the current JPSS orbital configuration has … Continue reading →

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The VIIRS Flood Map Product

Posted on July 12, 2023 by Jorel Torres

Need a new satellite product to observe flooding? Look no further than the VIIRS Flood Map product. The VIIRS Flood Map calculates the flood extent of a 375-m pixel (i.e., known as the floodwater fraction percentage from 0 to 100%, … Continue reading →

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Smoky in the Northeast U.S.

Posted on June 9, 2023 by Jorel Torres

Over the past week, the northeastern United States was inundated with smoke that was produced from fires raging in the Canadian province of Quebec. On the backside (i.e., west side) of a lingering upper-level low, wildfire smoke transported hundreds of miles southward … Continue reading →

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Nova Scotia Fires

Posted on June 2, 2023 by Jorel Torres

So far in 2023, western Canada has been overwhelmed with wildfires and smoke, and within the last week new fires erupted in the eastern province of Nova Scotia. At the time of this blog entry, over 22,000 hectares (or 54,000+ … Continue reading →

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