Instructor

Dr. Anthony Vodacek
76/3104
475-7816
vodacek@cis.rit.edu

Atmospheric transmission:
What causes the absorption bands in the UV, IR, and Microwave?
- electronic properties of molecules
- vibrational properties of molecules
- rotational properties of molecules

Emission:
Interactive program for drawing blackbody curves

GOES Imager   (GOES Project Science)

channel 1 visible                          0.52-0.72 micrometers, reflected sunlight

channel 2 short wave IR           3.78-4.03 micrometers, also called mid-wave IR, some reflected sunlight and some emitted radiation

channel 3 water vapor               6.47-7.02 micrometers, emitted radiation

channel 4 long wave IR            10.2-11.2 micrometers, emitted radiation

channel 5 split window IR        11.5-12.5 micrometers, emitted radiation

Latest US data from the UCAR Satellite Page
 

Latest US visible 
 Do low and high clouds look different?

Latest US long wave IR
 How does temperature indicate cloud height?

Latest US water vapor

Why is the water vapor image only for the upper atmosphere?
Hint: the water vapor image is at 6.5-7.0 micrometers

Other Channels and Derived Products
Latest US swir
Latest US brightness temperature difference 4-5
Latest US 2 minus 4
Latest US swir reflectance derived product
Latest US icing derived product

- Scattering for precipitation measurements --> Current U.S.
- Doppler shifts for wind velocity patterns--> see below

**In the following 4 plots the doppler radar instrument is located at the center of the imaged area**

Straightline winds

 
 

**In the following 3 plots the doppler radar instrument is located below (to the south) the center of the imaged area**

downburst
mesocyclone
tornado

Thunderstorms, scattering intensity, TN and KY