Delivery of weather image information to a mobile platform using satellite broadcast

This paper focuses on work in the delivery of weather information to a mobile platform using satellite communications. A weather satellite imaging system for a meteorological research aircraft is described, which receives 4 km/pixel resolution imagery, transmitted by polar-orbiting weather satellite...

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Published in1997 IEEE Pacific Rim Conference on Communications, Computers and Signal Processing, PACRIM. 10 Years Networking the Pacific Rim, 1987-1997 Vol. 1; pp. 214 - 217 vol.1
Main Authors Jordan, J.E., Marcotte, D.L.
Format Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published IEEE 1997
Subjects
Aircraft
Artificial satellites
Decoding
High-resolution imaging
Image resolution
Meteorology
Microcomputers
Patch antennas
Pixel
Satellite communication
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Summary:This paper focuses on work in the delivery of weather information to a mobile platform using satellite communications. A weather satellite imaging system for a meteorological research aircraft is described, which receives 4 km/pixel resolution imagery, transmitted by polar-orbiting weather satellites at 137 MHz. The system uses a personal computer with receiver and decoder boards and imaging software as well as a novel low-profile "electrically small" (16 inches square) patch antenna for the aircraft. The system could also be used in the marine environment to receive weather information not readily available in remote areas by other means. Reception of higher resolution (1< km/pixel) imagery available from a variety of geostationary and polar orbiting satellites in-flight during field experiments is a current research objective. Investigation of the retransmission of images from a ground receiving station or the Internet using satellite communications facilities is currently in progress.
ISBN:0780339053
9780780339057
DOI:10.1109/PACRIM.1997.619939