Environmental Satellite Images
A Comprehensive Resource List
National Weather Association (NWA) Remote Sensing Committee
Maintained by Gary Ellrod -
Last Updated - February 27, 2008
The following list of Internet sites provide original, near-realtime
satellite images or derived products.
University/Commercial Sites |
Government/Military |
Europe
Western Pacific/Asia |
Latin America |
Glossary
= Special Realtime Tropical Storm Coverage
University/Commercial Sites (U.S., Canada, and Bermuda)
|
Site/Location | Type of Imagery Available |
Accu-Weather, Inc. State College, PA
| GOES-East/West Vis, IR, WV in color, with regional and state closeups . Radar/satellite composites. |
Antarctic Meteorological
Research Center (AMRC)
, Madison, WI |
NOAA AVHRR composites over Antarctica |
Bermuda Biological Station
for Research, St. Georges, Bermuda |
AVHRR Composite IR/color SST imagery of western Atlantic, Bermuda,
plus SeaWiFS ocean color
|
College of DuPage, Glen Ellyn, IL |
GOES-East/West regional VIS, IR, WV, and radar (still and animations). High resolution (1 km) VIS sectors. County and major highway overlays.
|
Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies (CIMSS)
Madison, WI
|
GOES-East/West Sounder and Imager Products,
"forecast" images, tropical storm sectors |
Cooperative Institute
for Research in the Atmosphere (CIRA) Ft. Collins, CO
![Hurricane symbol](cyc.gif) |
Latest GOES-East/West Vis, IR, WV. Regional sectors. 1 year archive.
NOAA AVHRR. RAMSDIS Online |
Geology.Com
|
Colorized, clear-sky Landsat images of U. S. states, cities, plus most world countries.
|
University of Hawaii, Honolulu |
GOES vis, IR and WV sectors for Hawaii, Pacific and Atlantic Basins, plus U. S. mainland. GIF/JAVA movies |
University of Illinois,
Urbana-Champaign |
Large scale remapped GOES-East/West Vis, IR, WV, composites, and movies. Six day archive. |
Johns Hopkins University,
Applied Physics Lab., Laurel, MD |
Nice collection of colorized AVHRR images. One month+ archive. |
Louisiana State U., Baton Rouge |
GOES-East current Vis/IR/WV/Color IR. 2 week archive of AVHRR. |
NCAR Research Application Project (RAP)
, Boulder, CO |
GOES multispectral (JPEG), derived products,
close-up visible (1.5 km res.) |
Ohio State University,
Columbus |
GOES-East/West Vis/IR, WV, Color IR, Antarctic composites, 2-week archive |
Oregon State University,
Corvallis |
GOES-West Vis/IR/WV, MPEG movies. |
Plymouth State College, Plymouth, NH
![Hurricane symbol](cyc.gif) |
GOES-East/West Vis/IR/WV, global Mollweide composites, GIF/MPEG movies, Satellite/radar composites for U. S. |
UNISYS Weather
(Former Purdue U. site)
![Hurricane symbol](cyc.gif) |
GOES-East/West Vis/IR/WV, +composites. 12 hour archive + movies. Radar,
model forecast data, hurricane tracks. |
University of Utah, Salt Lake City
| GOES-West Vis, IR, WV for Western U.S., East Pacific. Vis closeups. Four day archive. |
University of Virginia, Charlottesville |
GOES-East/West Vis, color IR and WV, with 24 hr loops. Multiple satellite composites. Zenith-altered WV. |
University of Washington,
Seattle |
GOES-West/East Vis/IR/WV for past week. High resolution vis for Pacific NW |
Weather Channel, Atlanta, GA
| Color-enhanced GOES visible, IR and water vapor for U.S.and regional views. Animations. |
Weather Network, Mississauga, Ontario
| GOES IR and color radar composite images for Canada and northern U.S. |
University of Wisconsin, Madison
![Hurricane symbol](cyc.gif) |
Current GOES-East/West Vis/IR/WV,
global color composites, Google Earth imagery, SST, "Forecast Satellite Imagery." |
WSI Corporation (INTELLiCast), Billerica, MA
![Hurricane symbol](cyc.gif) |
Latest national, regional GOES remapped IR (small size) |
U. of Wyoming, Laramie |
GOES Vis, IR of North America, western US, eastern US plus floater, WV MPEG |
Federal/State/Military Sites (U.S. and Canada)
|
Site/Location | Type of Imagery Available |
Air Force Weather Agency, Omaha, NE |
Colorized IR and animations from around the world, including a global multi-satellite composite. |
Environment Canada, Montreal |
GOES-8/10 Vis/IR/WV of North and South America, with movie loops |
Forecast Systems
Laboratory (NOAA), Boulder, CO |
GOES multi-spectral (Vis/IR/WV/3.9IR) movies, radar/WV composites
|
Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC), Honolulu, HI
![Hurricane symbol](cyc.gif) |
MTSAT Vis/IR, METEOSAT IR (BIG .gif/.jpeg), updated every 6 hours. T.S. bulletins.
|
NASA Goddard
Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD
![Hurricane symbol](cyc.gif) |
GOES-East/West Multispectral IR + VIS, MTSAT Vis/IR/WV,
interesting examples,
GOES news updates |
NASA Langley Research Center, Langley, VA
|
GOES-East/West, NOAA AVHRR and MODIS image products to support the Atmospher
ic Radiation Measurement (ARM) project. Multi-year archive. |
NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, AL
![Hurricane symbol](cyc.gif) |
Still or animated GOES-East/West and MTSAT Vis/IR/WV + Global composite IR. |
National Climatic Data Center GOES Browser, Asheville, NC
|
GOES-East/West Full Disk Vis/Ir/WV (from 7/92-12/96) and N Hemisphere (from 12/14/96 to present). SSM/I global products since 1992. ISCCP full disk images from 1983 to present. |
National Geophysical Data Center
(NOAA/NESDIS), Boulder, CO. |
DMSP OLS, SSM/I microwave |
National Weather Service, Anchorage, AK |
Latest remapped NOAA AVHRR and FY1 (Vis, IR), GOES-10 (IR) and MTSAT (IR) for Alaska region.
|
National Weather Service Aviation Weather Center, Kansas City, MO
|
Multi-satellite (GOES, MTSAT, METEOSAT) IR composites of North Atlantic,
North Pacific, South America, Asia/Europe. CONUS vis, IR and WV.
|
National Weather Service Western Region, Salt Lake City, UT |
GOES-West Vis/IR/WV over western U.S./Canada and East Pacific. High resolution products + loops (Vis, fog/reflectivity, time composites, winds, soundings) |
Naval Research Lab, Monterey, CA
![Hurricane symbol](cyc.gif) |
GOES-West Vis/IR/color WV (JPEG) for past 24-30 hrs. Tropical
mercator images, derived products. MPEG movies. Model data overlain on some images. |
"NexSat", Naval Research Lab, Monterey, CA
|
Images and derived products from multiple U. S. satellites (NASA Aqua/Terra, GOES, NOAA, DMSP) to demonstrate the capabilities of future satellite systems such as NPOESS. Color composites, animations, archives.
|
Navy Fleet Numerical Meteorological & Oceanographic Center, Monterey, CA
![Hurricane symbol](cyc.gif) |
DMSP Vis/IR composites (low res.- 7km) for CONUS, E. Pac., W. Atlc.
(Updated every 6 hours) |
NESDIS Operational Products Development Branch, Camp Springs, MD
![Hurricane symbol](cyc.gif) |
Current GOES Vis/IR/WV + MPEG movies. Derived GOES products (LI, PW, ASOS, surface temp., winds, fog, aircraft icing,etc.). Polar soundings. |
NESDIS Flash Flood Home Page, Camp Springs, MD
|
Current GOES derived hydrological products (rainfall estimates, precipitable water) |
NESDIS Information Processing Division
Suitland, MD |
NOAA AVHRR global composites (Polar Stereo and Mercator),
Ozone maps, aerosols, SST, soundings, MODIS composites for CONUS, Vegetation Index, regional CoastWatch images from GOES (all 5 channels) |
NESDIS Satellite Services Division, Camp Springs, MD
| GOES Vis/IR/WV over tropical East Pacific and Atlantic, precipitation
estimates, volcano images, snow cover, experimental fire products |
NESDIS GOES Image Browser, Camp Springs, MD
![Hurricane symbol](cyc.gif) |
Current GOES-East/West Vis/IR/WV + composites; remapped sectors;
MPEG movies; 7 day archive |
NESDIS NOAAsis,
Suitland, MD |
GOES/Polar satellite operational information
(eclipse schedules, maneuvers, ephemeris, etc.) |
CLASS (formerly Satellite Active Archive (SAA)), NESDIS IPD
Suitland, MD |
Archived data from U.S. polar (NOAA/DMSP) and geostationary (GOES) satellites in several formats. |
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, Austin, TX
|
GOES-East Vis/IR/WV plus AVHRR and MODIS color composites showing closeups of Texas, the south central U.S., and the Gulf of Mexico |
European Sites
|
Site/Location | Type of Imagery Available |
Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy, Brussels |
Current global ozone analyses from ENVISAT |
CESI, Milan, Italy |
METEOSAT Vis/IR of Italy and southern Europe, lightning and radar data, and forecasts (Italian only) |
Free University of Berlin, Germany |
Latest METEOSAT IR, MPEG movies |
Dundee University, Scotland |
NOAA AVHRR/HRPT IR/Vis |
EUMETSAT, Darmstadt, Germany
| Full disk METEOSAT (Vis,IR,WV) at 0W and 63W (INDOEX), Color MPEG movie |
Meteo-France, Paris, France |
Colorized METEOSAT IR/vis of Europe, "Forecast" images (French only) |
NEMOC, Rota, Spain |
METEOSAT Vis/IR/WV of Mediterranean region |
Meteorological Institute of Spain, Madrid
| Colorized METEOSAT IR of Europe, GOES/METEOSAT composites, SST, vegetation index (Spanish only) |
TR>Met Office, U. K.
| Large scale IR images of most continents, full disk, global composite |
Norwegian Meteorological Institute, Oslo
|
Colorized composite polar/geo images of Europe from NOAA and METEOSAT (Norwegian only) |
Royal Meteorological Institute of Belgium, Brussels
|
Colorized METEOSAT IR/vis (topo. background) |
Space Research Institute Moscow, RU |
NOAA AVHRR composites over Russia, eastern Europe. Current GOMS
not available. |
University of Ulm,
Germany
| Colorized METEOSAT WEFAX (Vis, IR, WV) plus selected MTSAT sectors. GIF
movies. |
Western Pacific/Asian Sites
|
Site/Location | Type of Imagery Available |
Australia Bureau of Meteorology, Melbourne
|
MTSAT Vis, IR and color-IR of Australia and full Earth disk. Derived products (NDVI, SST, motion vectors, ice cover, etc). |
India Meteorological Department, New Delhi
| INSAT Vis, IR and color-composite. 3-hourly full disk, India and Middle East coverage. |
James Cook U., Queensland, Australia |
MTSAT color IR (GIF,IFF), full disk, Australia sectors. |
Kochi University, Japan |
MTSAT IR (JPEG), full disk, Japan/China sectors, MPEG movies |
Landcare Research, New Zealand |
Colorized, multi-channel composite NOAA AVHRR images of New Zealand |
Latin American Sites
|
Site/Location | Type of Imagery Available |
Argentine National Meteorological Service, Buenos Aires |
GOES Vis/IR/WV images of South America and Argentina (Spanish only) |
Brazilian Space Institute (INPE) |
GOES 3-hrly IR of South America, METEOSAT 6-hrly closeups of Brazil, 3.5
month archive. (English and Portuguese) |
Colombia IDEAM, Bogota ![New](new3.gif) |
Hourly GOES IR of northern South America and Caribbean superimposed on colorized terrain map (Spanish only) |
Meteorological Service of Mexico
|
GOES-12/10 Vis/IR/WV of Mexico, North America and East Pacific. Latest Mexican radar data and forecasts. (Spanish only) |