Near Real-time
Products are
listed in three
categories:
Atmosphere,
Land and
Ocean.
Description and link to product
(some links require selection of
the particular product). Data links
presented below should not be
considered "operational".
Similar links to those below,
without a thumb nail or product
description, can be accessed by
clicking here.
Climate is found
at the end of this
table
ATMOSPHERE
Aerosols, Global Aerosol product from AVHRR
available for daily, weekly or
monthly time periods.
Cloud Imagery
Animations
Cloud Ice Water
Path, Global
Clouds in motion are shown by
many of the ATMOSPHERE
products in this section (such as
cloud top height). However, for
detailed imagery animation links
go to Satellite Imagery on the
home page.
Global cloud ice path derived
from NOAA polar orbiting
satellites, AM orbit and PM orbit.
By selecting products from the
home page, then select today or
yesterday then the NOAA satellite
and IWP. This site also provides
global images for cloud liquid
water, rain rate, snow, sea ice,
rain rate, land surface
temperature and total
precipitable water.
Thumb Nail of product
Cloud Ice Water
Path, Global and
Regional
Regional and global cloud ice
water path (IWP) derived from
NOAA polar orbiting satellites.
By selecting products from the
home page, then select today or
yesterday then the NOAA satellite
and IWP.
Cloud Liquid
water, Global
and Regional
Regional and global cloud liquid
water (CLW) derived from
NOAA polar orbiting satellites.
By selecting products from the
home page, then select today or
yesterday then the NOAA satellite
and CLW.
Cloud Top
Height, Global
Convective and high cloud top
in thousands of feet based on
global multi-satellite infrared data
and the NOGAPS analysis, also
available are Atlantic and Pacific
basin zooms. Up to 16 frame
multi-image mosaic also available.
With the 13.3 um band, GOES
imager Cloud Top Pressure
(CTP) are derived by using the
CO2 Absorption Technique. Data
are processed every three hours
Cloud Top
Pressure and
Effective Cloud
Amount:
Hemispheric
from GOES-12
imager
Hurricane
See tropical storms below
Precipitation,
Flash Flood
Variety of products from NESDIS
Office of Research and
Applications Flash Flood Home
page from Hydro-estimator can
look at various parts of the world
Precipitation,
Global
3 hourly blended microwave and
IR precipitation estimations.
Close-ups of selected regions also
available.
Precipitation,
Global rain rate
The rain rate product from
SSM/I is a measurement of the
rainfall intensity over the Earth's
surface. Indeterminate data can
result from the polar ice caps or
certain areas in the Sahara desert.
This product is updated every four
hours. Can click on area of image
to zoom in.
Precipitation,
Tropical Storm
Rainfall
Potemtial
Tropical Rainfall Potential Product
(TRAP) derived from AMSU
data with current rain rate and
forecast 24 hour accumulation and
storm positions. Access TRAP
from the left banner on the CIRA
AMSU page.
For other rainfall products derived
for tropical storms see Tropical
Storms below.
Radiance, Global
visible Top of
Atmosphere
From MODIS bands 1, 3 and 4
Sounding
Products from
GOES, Regional
Total
Precipitable
Water, Global
(Over water
only)
Total
Precipitable
Water, Regional
(Over water
only)
Tropical Storms
Water Vapor
GOES Sounder Products (TPW,
Atmospheric Stability, ozone)
over the United States and
adjacent Coastal Waters are
available from the CIMSS realtime GOES page. Most products
are available as pictures or
animations.
Current image or animation of
Global near real-time blended
AMSU and SSM/I total
precipitable water. Animation is
at 6 hourly intervals for about the
past six days. For animations
click on Blended TPW Animation
on left banner – this is an excellent
product for a variety of training
and analysis applications.
Regional and global total
precipitable water derived from
NOAA polar orbiting satellites.
By selecting products from the
home page, then select today or
yesterday then the NOAA satellite
and TPW.
There are a number of excellent
satellite focused sites that deal
with tropical storms. Select below
for certain satellite based tropical
cyclone products: 1) Genesis
potential; 2) Intensity (Dvorak
technique Intensity number); 3)
position; 4) rainfall; 5) winds
from AMSU
Water vapor products are available
from the “Sounding Products from
GOES” and “Total Precipitable
Water” products above. For
animations, see Polar water vapor
motions from “Winds, Arctic …”
below or geostationary water
vapor channel animations from
Satellite Imagery on the
The following sites provide a variety of
satellite related tropical storm products.
CIMSS tropical cyclone page
CIRA RAMM Team tropical site
NOAA NESDIS Special Events Imagery
NOAA NESDIS Tropical Products
NOAA National Hurricane Center
NRL tropical cyclone (Many products)
Winds, Arctic
and Antarctic
regions
Winds, tropical
and mid-latitude
global
Land Surface
Fires –polar
orbiting
satellites, global
morning and
afternoon
Firesgeostationary
coverage at
frequent intervals
home.page.
This page provides near real-time
plots of winds over the polar
regions derived from the AVHRR
on-board the NOAA-15, -16, and 17 satellites or from the MODIS
instrument on the Terra and Aqua
satellites.
Cloud and Water Vapor Motion
winds over various regions from
geostationary hosted at NRL but
from CIMSS. Other presentations
along with derived fields are
available from left side banner the
CIMSS tropical cyclone page.
Fires from MODIS imager
(Terra, morning, Aqua afternoon).
Fires appear as red dots in the
imagery. The thumbnail to the
right shows is a portion of a 2 km
MODIS granule showing fires.
Select a day from the calendar on
the sites home page, then desired
MODIS area (granule).
Derived at frequent intervals over
North, Central and South America
from GOES for both large area
(thumbnail) and regional sectors at
4 km resolution using the ABBA.
Available as single image or as 12
hour animations; archive is
available. Regional sector loops
are also excellent for viewing
cloud animations at 4 km
resolution.
Snow cover,
Global
Global land snow cover from
MODIS, Can specify either single
day or time period (in year and
Julian day format). Click on an
area in the global image to pop-up
a 5km-resolution close-up of that
region and other information.
Snow cover,
Regional
Operational snow cover maps
from NESDIS for Northern
Hemisphere. This site contains
good links to other snow cover
sites.
Snow depth,
Global
The snow depth product from
SSM/I measures the depth of
recently accumulated dry snow.
Snowfall amounts in excess of 40
cm are considered erroneous. This
product is updated once per day at
4 am EST.
Soil moisture,
Global
The soil moisture product from
SSM/I gives the percentage of
moisture for the land regions.
Values in excess of 70 percent are
considered erroneous. This
product is updated once per day at
4 am EST. Click on a region to
zoom in,
Surface Type
The global surface type product
from SSM/I describes the
environment-type of the land
regions. See the legend below the
product to identify the
environment-types. Indeterminate
data can be the result of certain
warm regions in the Sahara or
Australia. This product is updated
once per day at 4 am EST. Click
Surface
Reflectance
on a region to zoom in. The
regional ABBA fire site above has
as background AVHRR surface
type for its products.
Daily or 8-day composite from
MODIS. Click on an area in the
global image to pop-up a 5kmresolution close-up of that region
and other information
Temperature,
Global Land
Surface
This global surface temperature
product from SSM/I measures the
temperature at the surface in land
regions. Indeterminate data can be
a result of snow, ice, and water
covered areas, and certain warm
regions of the Sahara and
Australia. This product is updated
every 4 hours. Regional close up
by clicking on area of image.
Temperature,
Local Area Land
surface
Near real time high resolution
surface (land or sea) temperature
products are available from
MODIS. Not cloud cleared.
Select day from the calendar on
the sites home page, then desired
MODIS area then LST from left
banner.
Vegetation
Health
Vegetation health index from
NOAA AVHRR. Boxes can be
accessed at higher resolution.
Comparisons can be made with
previous periods.
Vegetation
Normalized
Derived
Vegetation Index
(NDVI)
Sea Surface
Multi Product
Site: Products
from a variety of
satellites for
Ocean Surface
Winds, Sea
Surface
Temperature and
Ocean Color may
be seen on
NOAA’s Coast
Watch site
NDVI from MODIS imager
(Terra, morning, or Aqua
afternoon). MODIS NDVI is
available from 250 meters to 4 km.
Select day from the calendar on
the sites home page, then desired
MODIS area then NDVI from left
banner.
The CoastWatch provides
access to satellite ocean remote
sensing data and products for a
selected geographic regions.
Multiple products, sensors and
satellites may be selected and
dates may be entered manually
or by using the pop-up
calendars. Simply follow the
instructions on the page and
select the appropriate product
or products.
Winds
SST
Color
Altimetry
(sea level
anomaly)
Various products from satellite
altimeters include the ability to
select global analysis, as thumb
nail to right
Color
Ocean color derived from
MODIS for the large Pacific
Basin, including Chlorophyll-a
(shown in thumbnail) as well as
selected close-up sectors
El Nino and La
Nina
Ice
concentration,
Global
This site provides answers to
basic questions such as: What are
La Nina and El Nino; Frequently
asked questions and impacts of El
Nino. It also describes current
conditions that include current
information and forecasts as well
as real time data and products,
including satellite data.
The ice concentration product
from SSM/I measures the
percentage contcentration of ice
over the oceans. Values exceeding
100 percent are considered
erroneous. This product is updated
once per day at 4 am EST. Click
on a region to zoom in.
Ice, Global
Daily Sea Ice from MODIS. This
global product may be a few days
old, and the request format is in
year and Julian day (there is a
Julian day calendar on the request
form). Click on an area in the
global image to pop-up a 5kmresolution close-up of that region
and other information.
Temperature,
local areas SST
Near real time high resolution
surface (land or sea) temperature
products from MODIS. Not cloud
cleared but when used with the
global SST product below can
provide valuable insight into
mesoscale SST. Select day from
the calendar on the sites home
page, then desired MODIS area
then LST from left banner. Also
see CoastWatch site referenced
above.
Temperature,
Global SST
Global SST analyses combining
satellite derived SST with NCEP
global analysis. Previous times
are also available.
Wind speed,
Ocean surface
The wind speed product from
SSM/I is a measurement of the
wind speed over the oceans.
Indeterminate data in the product
below usually results from the
inability to take accurate
measurements from the polar ice
caps and areas of rainfall. This
product is updated every four
hours, and may be clicked on for a
zoom in sector.
Global Winds from QUIKScat.
Scroll down after accessing page
and click on desired area of
quikscat pass for 12.5 km
resolution winds from either
ascending or descending orbits.
Also see CoastWatch site
referenced to above.
Wind Velocity
(speed and
direction), Ocean
surface
Climate
There are numerous satellite
climate related sites. Rather than
provide an extensive list, click on
the desired agency under the
thumbnail section to the right.
Click below for selected climate
products such as Monthly Ozone,
AQUA – AMSU and MSU
Products for Climate
Applications,
GWEX
Links to GEWEX related activities such as
ISCCP, GPCP, GVAP,
NASA EOS Product Links
NESDIS Research and Applications