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Air Force Weather Agency

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.

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Air Force Weather Agency

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  1. 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

  2. AFWA Support METSAT Applications Branch Analysis Bulletin Product Support to….. AFWA Offutt AFB NE JOINT TYPHOON WARNING CENTER NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER • Alternate JTWC Satellite Operations

  3. AFWA Support METSAT Analysis Bulletins - 2005 Analysis Bltns: 4373 Systems Tracked: 139 AFWA Offutt AFB NE 2005

  4. METSAT Analysis Bulletins (Basin Distribution - 2005) JTWC 3185 / 73% NHOP 1188/ 27% 4373 140 180 AFWA Offutt AFB NE CPHC NHC NHC 18% >1% 9% 34% EQ 29% 10%

  5. METSAT Analysis Bulletins (All Basins - Monthly 2005) JTWC:3185 NHOP: 1188 Offutt AFB NE ’98-04 Avg.

  6. 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

  7. DMSP Low-Light Imagery Hurricane Rita DMSP F16 Night-time visible 20 Sept 2005 – 0052 GMT

  8. DMSP Low-Light Imagery Hurricane Rita DMSP F16 Night-time visible Moonlight Illumination 20 Sept 2005 – 0052 GMT

  9. Hurricane Rita Power Blackout DMSP Nighttime Imagery Comparison 26 Sep 05 vs Baseline Image DMSPF15 Nighttime – 1.5nm Resolution Visible/Infrared Composite IR - Blue – Cloud Vis – Yellow – City Lights Baseline Image 23 Sep 05 0307Z (22 Sep 05 2207 CDT) 26 Sep 05 0222Z (25 Sep 05 2122 CDT)

  10. DMSP: STORED READOUT Tracking Station Network Relay to Offutt AFB THULE TRACKING FAIRBANKS STATION TRACKING STATION * New Boston AFWA * OFFUTT AFB Suitland SOCC ATM FNMOC TACTICAL SITES HAWAII TRACKING STATION DOMSAT

  11. DMSP SPACECRAFT STATUS Stored Readout SPACECRAFTLOCAL TIME SENSORS F13 0633/1833 OLS-SSM/I F140619/1819OLS-SSM/I F160813/2013OLS-SSM/IS F15 0828/2028 OLS- SSM/I Primary Secondary Secondary (1 of 4 Recorders Remaining)

  12. DMSP SPACECRAFT • F-17 • Scheduled to Launch ~Sept 2006 • FEATURES: • -- Spl Sensor Microwave Imager/Sounder • -- Solid State Recorders • -- Planned LTAN 0630/1830 (Replace F13)

  13. 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

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