ABSTRACT

The Visible Infrared Imager Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) is the next-generation multispectral imaging instrument to fly on US operational, polar-orbiting meteorological satellites. VIIRS will gather data across 22 spectral bands and be used to create products for a variety of applications including weather forecasting and climate change studies. VIIRS

chapter 1|20 pages

Introduction

chapter 2|34 pages

Meteorological Satellite Systems

chapter 3|12 pages

VIIRS Imagery Design Analysis

chapter 4|42 pages

VIIRS Imagery Requirements Analysis

chapter 5|42 pages

Principles in Image Interpretation

chapter 8|30 pages

Automated 3-D Cloud Analyses from NPOESS