[--MAIN HOME--] [--ALL HABYHINTS--] [--FACEBOOK PAGE--] SATELLITE EDUCATION ONLINE REMOTE SENSING GUIDE- SATELLITE INTRODUCTION TO SATELLITE IMAGE INTERPRETATION Book on Satellite Interpretation "An Introduction to Satellite Image Interpretation", by Eric D. Conway Website to buy book: http://henry.pha.jhu.edu/ssip/asat_int/sat.html Satellite Haby Hints 1. OPTICAL DEPTH OF CLOUDS 2. CLOUD DETECTION (IR vs. VIS) 3. SURFACE FEATURES (IR & VIS) 4. STABLE VS. UNSTABLE CLOUDS 5. FLOW AROUND THE BURBUDA HIGH INTO THE USA 6. SATELLITE PITFALLS 7. RESOLUTION, BRIGHTNESS, CONTRAST 8. SAT: DETERMINING CLOUD HEIGHT AND TYPE 9. GOES SATELLITES IN USE 10. SATELLITE OBSERVATION OF CLOUDS 11. EMITTED RADIATION AND WAVELENGTH OF MAX EMISSION 12. CALCULATING SUN ANGLE 13. HOW DOES WATER VAPOR IMAGERY WORK? 14. THE 6 CHANGES OF STATE OF WATER 15. LAND BREEZES OFTEN WEAKER THAN SEA BREEZES 16. WHY DOES TEMP. DECREASE WITH HEIGHT IN TROPOSPHERE? 17. HOW DOES FOG MIX OUT? 18. ANVIL EXPANSION RATE 19. POES vs. GOES 20. FRONTAL TRIPLE POINT 21. THE MCC (MESOSCALE CONVECTIVE COMPLEX) 22. WATER AND SOLAR REFLECTION / ABSORPTION 23. HEAT DISTRIBUTION IN THE TROPOSPHERE 24. SNOW COVER AND RADIATION BUDGET 25. POWERFUL LIFTING MECHANISMS 26. FACTORS INFLUENCING THUNDERSTORM HEIGHT 27. DUST ON SATELLITE 28. RADIATION IN THE ATMOSPHERE 29. CUMULUS VS. STRATUS 30. SATELLITE SOUNDER DATA