| 2007-03-28 | To bloggers |
Khabarovsk meteorologists use space images now
UniScan ground receiving station in the Khabarovsk center for hydrometeorology and environmental monitoring
In March 2007 ScanEx R&D Center specialists completed the installation of the Alice-SC and UniScan stations for satellite data reception in the Khabarovsk center for hydrometeorology. The stations will be used for the information support of the weather forecasts and are installed as per the contract with the World Bank to upgrade the RosHydroMet network. Below are the abstracts of the “Tikhookeanskaya zvezda” and MoiGorod.ru publications releases.
Khabarovsk forecasters will be able to receive such an important weather forecast data component as clouds already by May. The newly installed “Alisa” complex is designed for data collection about clouds thickness, humidity value, temperature, the clouds upper boundaries height, etc. UniScan complex can receive data from Terra and Aqua (USA) satellites, as well as high resolution data from SPOT (France), RADARSAT (Canada) and EROS (Israel) satellites. The specific feature of these satellites is that they can see the Earth surface at 20 to 2 meters resolution. Not long ago the forecasters could only receive images of the Earth with an increment of thousands of times bigger. Now the images delivered from the satellites allow the forecasters to see everything that happens on the surface or water in details. Fore example, the 2-m resolution EROS series satellites images will be used to take images of the river ice blocks and flooding.
According to Head of the Khabarovsk Center for Hydrometeorology and Environmental Monitoring Yuri Bukin the information, received from the satellite equipped with radar, is of special interest. It allows for all-weather imaging, i.e. enables to “see” the land and water surface even thought thick clouds.
Meteorologists forecasted an abnormally warm winter and the short-term forecasts of the Khavarovsk predictors are 93-94% true. The new equipment of the Khabarovsk Center will make it possible to increase the accuracy of the weather forecasts up to 98%.
The upgrade of the hydro-meteorological service became a reality due to the governmental loan from the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development for technical upgrade and modifications of the Russian Federal Service for Hydrometeorology and Environmental Monitoring. The installation of Alice-SC and UniScan stations is only the first stage of this program. In the nearest future, it is planned to support meteorological and hydrological stations on Khabarovsk Territory and Jewish autonomous district, and 14 new automatic reception stations will be deployed. Powerful computers and quick communication channels will be also installed. In all, around USD3.5 million will be allocated for the center development. If the installation of the automatic meteo-sensors is the several-year prospect, the two modern satellite data reception complexes mentioned above have already been operating.
Khabarovsk forecasters will be able to receive such an important weather forecast data component as clouds already by May. The newly installed “Alisa” complex is designed for data collection about clouds thickness, humidity value, temperature, the clouds upper boundaries height, etc. UniScan complex can receive data from Terra and Aqua (USA) satellites, as well as high resolution data from SPOT (France), RADARSAT (Canada) and EROS (Israel) satellites. The specific feature of these satellites is that they can see the Earth surface at 20 to 2 meters resolution. Not long ago the forecasters could only receive images of the Earth with an increment of thousands of times bigger. Now the images delivered from the satellites allow the forecasters to see everything that happens on the surface or water in details. Fore example, the 2-m resolution EROS series satellites images will be used to take images of the river ice blocks and flooding.
According to Head of the Khabarovsk Center for Hydrometeorology and Environmental Monitoring Yuri Bukin the information, received from the satellite equipped with radar, is of special interest. It allows for all-weather imaging, i.e. enables to “see” the land and water surface even thought thick clouds.
Meteorologists forecasted an abnormally warm winter and the short-term forecasts of the Khavarovsk predictors are 93-94% true. The new equipment of the Khabarovsk Center will make it possible to increase the accuracy of the weather forecasts up to 98%.
The upgrade of the hydro-meteorological service became a reality due to the governmental loan from the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development for technical upgrade and modifications of the Russian Federal Service for Hydrometeorology and Environmental Monitoring. The installation of Alice-SC and UniScan stations is only the first stage of this program. In the nearest future, it is planned to support meteorological and hydrological stations on Khabarovsk Territory and Jewish autonomous district, and 14 new automatic reception stations will be deployed. Powerful computers and quick communication channels will be also installed. In all, around USD3.5 million will be allocated for the center development. If the installation of the automatic meteo-sensors is the several-year prospect, the two modern satellite data reception complexes mentioned above have already been operating.
