Polar Orbiting Satellite Data Archive: Australian Bureau of Meteorology

The Bureau of Meteorology receives polar orbiter data (i.e. data from satellites whose orbit cross the north and south poles) from two satellites, USA's NOAA satellite, and China's FY-1D satellite. The Bureau's main reception site for NOAA polar orbiting data is Crib Point, with additional sites at Melbourne CBD (until June 2004), Casey, Darwin Alice Springs and Perth. The Bureau archives the 5 channels of the Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) High Resolution Picture Transmission (HRPT) data for Melbourne, Casey and Darwin while the Perth data is archived by WASTAC. TIP data [High Resolution Infrared Radiation Sounder (HIRS), Microwave Sounding Unit (MSU), Stratospheric Sounding Unit (SSU) and Data Collection Platform (DCP) data components] are also archived. The Bureau collects and uses data from satellites in the World Meteorological Organization's World Weather Watch system. This satellite information enables national weather services like the Bureau to monitor day to day weather conditions and longer term climate change over the entire globe. Several different types of satellite images are available and we recommend that you read "About Satellite Images". Registered Users can get password access to specially processed images or products.

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澳大利亚气象局（The Bureau of Meteorology）接收极轨卫星数据（即轨道跨越南北极的卫星数据），数据来源包括美国NOAA卫星与中国FY-1D卫星。该局接收NOAA极轨数据的主站点为克里布角（Crib Point），辅助接收站点包括墨尔本中央商务区（截至2004年6月）、凯西、达尔文、爱丽斯斯普林斯与珀斯。该局为墨尔本、凯西、达尔文站点存档了5通道先进甚高分辨率辐射计（Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer, AVHRR）的高分辨率图像传输（High Resolution Picture Transmission, HRPT）数据，珀斯站点的数据则由WASTAC存档。TIP数据（包含高分辨率红外辐射探测仪（High Resolution Infrared Radiation Sounder, HIRS）、微波探测单元（Microwave Sounding Unit, MSU）、平流层探测单元（Stratospheric Sounding Unit, SSU）及数据收集平台（Data Collection Platform, DCP）数据组件）同样纳入存档范围。该局还收集并使用世界气象组织（World Meteorological Organization, WMO）世界天气监视网（World Weather Watch）系统中的卫星数据。此类卫星信息可助力包括该局在内的各国气象服务机构，对全球范围内的逐日天气状况与长期气候变化开展监测。当前可获取多种类型的卫星图像，建议您参阅「关于卫星图像」一文。注册用户可通过密码访问经过特殊处理的图像或相关产品。本链接提供卫星产品列表，其中涵盖注册用户专属产品及其他站点的卫星信息。