Japan Meteorological Agency releases video showing improved imagery from Exelis-built advanced weather satellite instrument
22 Mayo 2015 - 7:30AM
Business Wire
Images of typhoon, sea ice and volcanic dust
show instrument’s versatility
The Japan Meteorological Agency released comparative imagery
taken by the advanced Exelis-built (NYSE: XLS) instrument on its
Himawari-8 weather satellite that is clearer, more timely and more
informative than its predecessor, the Multifunctional Transport
(MTSAT-2) satellite.
The released images show the eye of Typhoon Maysak, yellow dust
floating over the Yellow Sea, volcanic ash from an eruption of
Japan’s Sakurajima volcano and on Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula, and
sea ice in the Okhotsk Sea. Clouds, coastlines and snow on Mount
Fuji are also sharper from the Himawari-8.
“The video and other pictures from the Himawari-8 show the
versatility of the advanced weather imager and the significant
improvement it will bring to weather forecasting and environmental
monitoring in the region once it is fully operational,” said Eric
Webster, Exelis Environmental Intelligence vice president and
director. The images were captured in April by the Himawari-8,
which launched in October of 2014. The advanced imager is an
example of space-borne environmental intelligence gathering Exelis
offers through its intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance and
analytics strategic platform.
The side-by-side comparison of Earth snapped from the same
vantage point by the advanced imager and the MTSAT-2 demonstrates
marked differences. The Himawari-8 imager captures full-Earth
observations in color 10 minutes apart allowing for a more detailed
look at cloud formation and movement. MTSAT-2’s observations are
taken in an hour in monochrome with less detail. Exelis built the
imager on the MTSAT-2, which launched nine years ago and is planned
to remain operational through 2015.
In addition to improving short-term forecasting and severe
weather tracking, the advanced imager will provide fire detection
and characterization, air pollution analysis, volcanic ash
monitoring and vegetation assessment. Clouds, sand, ice, volcanic
ash and vegetation can all be difficult to distinguish with
MTSAT-2.
“Having more detailed environmental intelligence from Himawari-8
will allow better weather and environmental decision-making,”
Webster said.
Exelis is on contract to provide seven advanced imagers: four
for the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and
NASA, two for Japan and one for South Korea.
About Exelis
Exelis is a diversified, top-tier global aerospace, defense,
information and services company that leverages a greater than
50-year legacy of deep customer knowledge and technical expertise
to deliver affordable, mission-critical solutions for global
customers. Exelis is a leader in positioning and navigation,
sensors, air traffic management solutions, image processing and
distribution, communications and information systems; and focused
on strategic growth in the areas of critical networks, ISR and
analytics, electronic warfare and composite aerostructures.
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