Real-time satellite imagery of weather and sea ice conditions is provided by an onboard SeaSpace Terascan system. The system is configured to receive real-time data from the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP), NOAA and the Chinese Feng Yun(FY-1) polar-orbiting meteorological satellites. The system can process digital OLS, HRPT and CHRPT data for visible and infrared imagery and DMSP SSM/I for passive microwave. The resolution of the NOAA and FY-1 visible/IR sensors are 1.1km and the DMSP is 0.5km. A list of products that can be generated from this data include:

• Brightness Temperature
• Radiance
• Skin Temperature
• Surface Temperature
• Cloud Products
• Snow and Ice Products
• Land Processes (fire, vegetation, soil)
• Ocean Products (STT)
• Atmosphere profiles and winds
• Precipitation Products
• Water Vapor, Dew Point, Fog

The SeaSpace Terascan System consists of:

• 1.5m full motion LEO L/S band Antenna
• satellite receiver
• Crypto, KG-44/TSEC (Post Delivery)
• Linux data acquisition and processing workstation
• High resolution color printer

For more information see: http://www.seaspace.com/stations/low_res.php