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Air Force Weather Agency 2005 Tropical Cyclone Seaso Support Review • Surveillance Suppor Surveillance Suppor • DMSP System DMSP System • Spacecraft Status Spacecraft Status Typhoon 13W (Talim) Typhoon 13W (Talim) 30 Aug 2005, 0745Z 30 Aug 2005, 0745Z DMSP F12 DMSP F12 Multispectral Multispectral Kadena AB Kadena AB Okinawa Okinawa
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Air Force Weather Agency. 2005 Tropical Cyclone Season Support Review. Kadena AB Okinawa. Surveillance Support DMSP System Spacecraft Status. Typhoon 13W (Talim) 30 Aug 2005, 0745Z DMSP F12 Multispectral. AFWA Support. METSAT Applications Branch. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Air Force Weather Agency
2005 Tropical Cyclone Season
Support Review
• Surveillance SupportSurveillance Support
• DMSP System DMSP System
• Spacecraft Status Spacecraft Status Typhoon 13W (Talim)Typhoon 13W (Talim)30 Aug 2005, 0745Z 30 Aug 2005, 0745Z
DMSP F12 Multispectral DMSP F12 Multispectral
Kadena ABKadena ABOkinawaOkinawa
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JOINT TYPHOON WARNING CENTER
NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER
• Alternate JTWC Satellite Operations
METSAT Applications BranchMETSAT Applications Branch Analysis Bulletin Product
Support to…..
AFWA Support
AFWAOffutt AFB NE
Analysis Bltns: 4373Systems Tracked: 139
NHOP 27%
JTWC73%
2005
AFWA Support METSAT Analysis Bulletins - 2005METSAT Analysis Bulletins - 2005
AFWAOffutt AFB NE
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CPHCCPHC NHCNHC NHCNHC
JTWC 3185 / 73%NHOP 1188/ 27% 4373
EQEQ34%
29%10%
18%9% >1%
METSAT Analysis Bulletins (Basin Distribution - 2005)
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METSAT Analysis Bulletins (All Basins - Monthly 2005)
JTWC: 3185 NHOP: 1188
’98-04 Avg.
Offutt AFB NE
DMSP IMAGING FEATURES - OPERATIONAL LINESCAN SYSTEM (OLS) -- Constant Cross-Track Resolution -- Low-Light Image sensing -SPECIAL SENSOR MICROWAVE IMAGER (SSM/I)
STORED READOUT: OFFUTT AFB
Hurricane Rita
DMSP F16
Night-time visible
20 Sept 2005 – 0052 GMT
DMSP Low-Light Image Sensing
Hurricane Rita
DMSP F16
Night-time visible
Moonlight Illumination
20 Sept 2005 – 0052 GMT
DMSP Low-Light Image Sensing
26 Sep 05 vs Baseline ImageDMSP F15Nighttime – 1.5nm ResolutionVisible/Infrared CompositeIR - Blue – CloudVis – Yellow – City Lights
Baseline Image23 Sep 05 0307Z (22 Sep 05 2207 CDT)
Hurricane Rita Power BlackoutDMSP Nighttime Imagery Comparison
26 Sep 050222Z (25 Sep 05 2122 CDT)
DMSP: STORED READOUT
Tracking Station NetworkRelay to Offutt AFB
OFFUTT AFBAFWA
FNMOC
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FAIRBANKS
TRACKING
TRACKING STATION
HAWAII
TACTICAL SITES
DOMSAT
TRACKING
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SPACECRAFT LOCAL TIME SENSORS
F13F13 0633/1833 0633/1833 OLS-SSM/IOLS-SSM/I
F14F14 0619/18190619/1819 OLS-SSM/IOLS-SSM/I
F16F16 0813/20130813/2013 OLS-SSM/ISOLS-SSM/IS
F15F15 0828/2028 0828/2028 OLS- SSM/IOLS- SSM/I
DMSP SPACECRAFT STATUS Stored Readout
PrimarySecondarySecondary (1 of 4 Recorders Remaining)Secondary
F-17- Scheduled to Launch ~Sept 2006
- FEATURES: -- Spl Sensor Microwave Imager/Sounder -- Solid State Recorders -- Planned LTAN 0630/1830 (Replace F13)
DMSP SPACECRAFT
Air Force Weather Agency
2005 Tropical Cyclone Season
Support Review
• Surveillance SupportSurveillance Support
• DMSP System DMSP System
• Spacecraft Status Spacecraft Status Typhoon 13W (Talim)Typhoon 13W (Talim)30 Aug 2005, 0745Z 30 Aug 2005, 0745Z
DMSP F12 Multispectral DMSP F12 Multispectral
Kadena ABKadena ABOkinawaOkinawa
