Space Science and Engineering Center University of Wisconsin-Madison

SSEC is known for its pioneering work with atmospheric motion vectors (AMVs) to track wind patterns by analyzing numerous sets of satellite images. These include AMVs from geostationary (GEO) satellite observations over mid-latitudes and the tropics and AMVs from low earth-orbiting (LEO) satellites over polar regions.

The Clouds from AVHRR extended (CLAVR-x) system processes cloud data for NOAA operations using the AVHRR instrument on the NOAA-POES and EUMETSAT-METOP series of polar orbiting satellites.

The Integrated Characterization of Energy, Clouds, Atmospheric state, and Precipitation at Summit (ICECAPS) ground-based instrument suite provides cloud, atmosphere, and precipitation measurements at the top of the Greenland Ice Sheet.

The NASA MODerate-resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) and Suomi National Polar-Orbiting Partnership (SNPP) Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) cloud products represent an effort to establish a continuous, multi-decadal climate data record for clouds.

This project uses CrIS detected deep convective clouds (DCCs) to monitor the radiometric stabilities of the VIIRS reflective solar bands (RSBs) of SNPP and NOAA-20 as part of the VIIRS SDR calibration efforts.

The Pathfinder Atmospheres – Extended (PATMOS-x) project team derives atmospheric and surface records from NOAA’s Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) data over the last 25 years.