Tag Archives: HES

Toward an Advanced Sounder on GOES?

Posted on February 19, 2010 by admin

Jeff Braun New Training Session from COMET! Satellite imagery and soundings have been an integral tool in the weathercaster tool belt over the past four decades and continue critical support for operational meteorology and monitoring of our ever changing weather patterns. … Continue reading →

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What Could Have Been…

Posted on February 25, 2008 by admin

(Click for larger view.) As many of you know (or may not know) the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) decided to drop plans for the development of the Hyperspectral Environmental Suite (HES) (aka. the Advanced Baseline Imager/Sounder) for the “next generation” of geostationary weather satellites … Continue reading →

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