Brief Bibliography METEOROLOGICAL SATELLITES SEPTEMBER 1989 U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Environmental, Satellite, Data, and Information Service National Oceanographic Data Center METEOROLOGICAL SATELLITES The first meteorological satellite was launched on 1 April 1960. Present operational satellites are divided into two groups: those in near-polar orbits which include the NOAA series of the U.S. and the METEOR-2 series of the U.S.S.R. and, those in geostationary orbits over the equator which include the U.S. GOES, the GMS series of Japan, the Indian National Satellite and the European METEOSAT series. From their vantage points in space, meteorological satellites measure a wide variety of environmental parameters while providing a comprehensive view of the earth. In addition to direct observations, these satellites are capable of accomplishing data-collection and data-dissemination missions. This brief bibliography is intended to provide a selected guide to recent literature on meteorological satellites together with a small number of older items contained in the extensive collections of the NOAA Central Library. Current references were selected from Meteorological and Geoastrophysical Abstracts, published by the American Meteorological Society, Boston, MA; Aerospace Abstracts by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, NY; and from the National Technical Information Service (NTIS) database, U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Springfield, VA. Questions about this material may be addressed to: Reference Desk, NOAA Central Library, 6009 Executive Blvd., Rockville, MD 20852, or call (301) 443-8330. I. Instrumentation TIROS/NOAA satellites space environment monitor archive tape documentation : 1988 update. Hill, V. J.; Evans, D. S.; Sauer, H. H. Boulder, CO: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Environmental Research Labs., 1988. An introduction to the GOES I-M imager and sounder instruments and the GVAR retransmission format. Komajda, R. J.; McKenzie, K. (ed.) Washington, D.C.: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Environmental Satellite, Data and Information Service, 1987. Altimetric system : panel report. Washington, D.C.: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1987. LAWS : laser atmospheric wind sounder, instrument panel report. Washington, D.C.: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1987. Nimbus-7 Data Product Summary. Oakes, A. G. et al. Greenbelt, MD: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Feb. 1989. An inexpensive solution for the mass distribution of satellite images. Sampson, G. W.; Clark, G. Salt Lake City, UT: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Weather Service, Western Region, 1987. A personal computer based GOES data archive. Sauer, H. H. Boulder, CO: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Environmental Research Labs., Jan. 1987. NOAA TM ERL SEL-74. NOAA polar orbiting sensor systems today and tomorrow. Sparksman, James K. Jr. International Journal of Remote Sensing, 10(4 & 5):609-612, April/May 1989. II. Applications Application of satellite imagery in nowcasting and very-short-range forecasting. Browning, K. A. Meteorological Magazine, Eng., 116(1379):161-179, June 1987. Automated recognition of oceanic cloud patterns, Pt. 1, Methodology and application to cloud climatology. Garand, L. Journal of Climate, Boston, 1(1):20-39, Jan. 1988. Estimation from satellite imagery of summertime rainfall over varied space and time scales. Griffith, C. G. Boulder, CO: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Environmental Research Labs., April 1987. NOAA TM ERL ESG-25. Determination of surface and atmospheric parameters using microwave radiometry. Grody, N. C. Washington, D.C.: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service, Nov. 1987. NOAA TR NESDIS 35. Suggested Hurricane Operational Scenario for GOES I-M. Technical Memo. Menzel, W. P.; Merrill, R. T.; Shenk, W. E. Washington, D.C.: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service; Cooperative Inst. for Meteorological Satellite Studies, Madison, WI; National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Greenbelt, MD, Dec. 1987. Impact of satellite data on global numerical weather prediction. Pailleux, J. In: NATO Advanced Study Institute on Remote Sensing Applications in Meteorology and Climatology, Dundee, Scotland, Aug. 17-Sept. 6 1986, Proceedings. Dordrecht, Holland: D. Reidel Pubbl. Company, 1987, pp. 173-187. (NATO ASI Series C: Mathematical and Physical Sciences, Vol. 201) New weather sensing and forecasting capabilities for ground-to-space operations, Interim Rept. Schutz, C.; Murray, F. W. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corp., Feb, 1987. Evaluation of observations from satellites for the study and prediction of mesoscale events and cyclone events. Shenk, W. E.; Vonder Haar, T. H.; Smith. W. L. American Meteorological Society, Boston, Bulletin, 68(1):21-35, Jan. 1987. Severe storm identification with satellite microwave radiometry: an initial investigation with Nimbus-7 SMMR data. Spenser, R. W.; Howland, M. R.; Santek, D. A. Journal of Climate and Applied Meteorology, Boston, 26(6):749-754, June 1987. III. General Works Third Conference on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography, Feb 1-5 1988, Anaheim, CA. Proceedings. Boston, MA: American Meteorological Society, 1987. Fourth Conference on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography, May 16-19 1989, San Diego, CA. Proceedings. Boston, MA: American Meteorological Society, 1989. Optimum management strategies for the NOAA Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellites, 1985-2000. Eskite, W. H. Jr.; Bishop, W. P. Washington, D.C.: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service, 1985. Weather satellites: economies available by converging government meteorological satellites. Washington, D.C.: General Accounting Office, April 1987. The METEOSAT programme. Tessier, R. ESA Bulletin, 58:45-57, May 1989. IV. Historical Works Weather satellite interpretation : introduction to weather satellite imagery. Carlson, D. L. Fort Worth, TX: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Weather Service, 1981. NOAA TR NWS SR-103. The GOES user's guide. Clark, J. D. Washington, D.C.: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service, 1983. Commercialization of land and weather satellites : report. Humphlett, P. E. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, Congressional Research Service; United States Congress, House Committee on Science and Technology, Subcommittee on Space Science and Applications, 1983. Bibliography on meteorological satellites, 1952-1962. Kiss, E. Washington, D.C.: U. S. Government Printing Office, 1963. National holdings of environmental satellite data of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Washington, D.C.: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Environmental Data and Information Service, National Climatic Center, Satellite Data Services Division, 1981, reprinted 1982. International meteorological satellite system : issues and options. Washington, D.C.: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service, 1983. NOAA-S/T 84-171. Numerical weather prediction and satellite observations. Final rept. ENVIRONSAT-2000 Report. Shuman, F. G. Washington, D.C.: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service, Aug. 1985. Meteorological satellites. Widger, W. K. Jr.; Bernardo, J. V. New York, NY: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1966.