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Topic: Weather conditions

Weather changes all the time. It can be rainy in one place, and hot in the other; cold in one part of the country, and hot in another. Predicting how, where and when your weather changes starts not on Earth but in space. NOAA satellites are observing the earth 24 hours a day to provide data that support the weather forecasts and warnings that Americans benefit from every day. But how does it get from outer space to you? Find out how data from weather satellites around the globe make it into your everyday

Video: From space to you

December 18, 2015

Focus areas:

Weather

Satellites

Topics:

measurements and observations

space weather

weather conditions

NOAA's satellites provide the bulk of the information for generating weather models, advisories, and warnings to the nation and world. Maintaining satellite operations and obtaining the data they collect is a 24/7 process. This was filmed at the NOAA Satellite Operations Facility in Suitland, Maryland along with the Wallops Command and Data Acquisition Station where the satellite command, control, and data distribution systems are located.

Video: NOAA Satellite Operations

December 18, 2015

Focus areas:

Satellites

Topics:

geostationary satellite (GOES)

polar-orbiting satellite (POES)

measurements and observations

weather conditions

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