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NOTES:

If you find links that do not work, or have new or updated links to suggest, please email Michael Bath with details.

JMA MTSAT-1R replaced GOES9 during June 2005

Check the Geostationary Satellites FAQ for information on where the satellites are positioned.

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Naval Pacific Meteorology and Oceanography Center Infrared, Visible and Water Vapour images, including loops. This source provides some of the best 1km VIS MTSAT images of Australia but is subject to periods of image unavailability.

• Australian region satellite images
• Satellite archives
• 1km VIS images and loops State, Capital city and regional sections by Brisbane Storm Chasers (also IR and WV images)
• 1km VIS archives by Strike One (also IR and WV images)

Bureau of Meteorology Infrared and Visible images and animated loops. Available about 15 minutes after the receive time.

• Satellite home page
• Australia Infrared [IR Latest] [4 image loop]
• Australia Infrared [Colour IR Latest] [4 image loop]
• Australia Visible [VIS Latest]
• Australia [FTP archives or IR and VIS images for past few weeks]
• Australia [Low resolution browse Archive] images available from 7/4/1999

James Cook University coloured Infrared images, updated at 00, 03, 06, 09, 12, 18, 21 UTC and available about 45 minutes after the vaild time. To interpret the colours to temperature ranges, a Calibration Chart is available.

• [Main Index][FTP server]
• Australia [latest] [archive of past 26 images] - 640 x 480 (~65K)
• Globe [Latest] [archive of past 16 images (IFF format)] - 1168 x 1198 (~300K)

University of Wisconsin MTSAT, GOES and MET5 Infrared, Visible and Water Vapour images updated hourly.

• [Indian Ocean index][Australian Region index][Eastern South Pacific Ocean index][Global Mosaic Ocean index][PDA product index]
• Australia East 115E - 175W: [Infrared][Enhanced Infrared][Water Vapour]
• Australia West 80E - 150E: [Infrared][Enhanced Infrared][Water Vapour]
• Indian Ocean 30E - 150E: [Infrared][Enhanced Infrared][Water Vapour]
• South Pacific Ocean 165E - 125W: [Infrared][Enhanced Infrared][Water Vapour]
• Southern Hemisphere Mosaic 35E - 115W: [Infrared][Water Vapour]
• Australia: [Satpic loop for PDAs]

Satellite Images from NOAA Infrared, Visible and Water Vapour images, including loops

• Southern Hemisphere Sectors
• East Australia / Southwest Pacific [Visible][Visible Loop]
• East Australia / Southwest Pacific [Infrared][Infrared Loop]
• East Australia / Southwest Pacific [Enhanced Infrared][Enhanced Infrared Loop]
• East Australia / Southwest Pacific [Water Vapour][Water Vapour Loop]

Satellite Images from Dundee University - MTSAT, GOES West and IndoEx Infrared, Visible and Water Vapour grayscale images of the earth updated every 3 hours, mapped and unmapped. Free registration is required to access the images and archives. High-res MTSAT images are archived from 1st January 2006.

• Main Index Page - new users must register
• Registered Users Home Page - click geostationary satellite images for current and archived images of the globe

NASA/MFSC GHCC Interactive MTSAT Satellite Data Selector Infrared, Visible and Water Vapour images. Mainly US products including high resolution rapid scan VIS and IR.

• Main Menu

Global Satellite Browse System by NOAA - Infrared, Visible and Water Vapour image archive from August 1974 to date. Images covering Australia commence with GMS-1 on 1st March 1981.

• Choose a date - over 850,000 images available !

MODIS: Land Rapid Response System - Up to 250 metre resolution images from around the globe from two US polar orbiting satellites. Eastern Australian images are typically available at 00z (Terra/MODIS), and 04z (Aqua/MODIS)

• Home page
• Near real-time date selection panel
• Near real-time subset selection panel
• Australian Subset - N WA
• Australian Subset - NT
• Australian Subset - N QLD
• Australian Subset - S WA
• Australian Subset - SA
• Australian Subset - VIC / NSW / S QLD
• SE Australia Subset - S SA
• SE Australia Subset - W VIC / SE SA / SW NSW
• SE Australia Subset - E VIC / SE NSW
• SE Australia Subset - NE NSW / SE QLD
• NE Australia Subset - E QLD
• N Australia Subset - N NT
• SW Australia Subset - SW WA
• SW Australia Subset - S WA
• Australian Subset - Canberra

CSIRO Marine Research - Remote Sensing Project NOAA AVHRR regional weather images of Eastern Australia, Antarctica and New Zealand

• Main Index Page - 2.2km resolution images of most of Eastern Australia updated with each pass of the NOAA AVHRR satellites.

NOAA-AVHRR Quicklooks - NOAA high resolution images of Australia by Satellite Remote Sensing Services, DOLA, Perth

• Archive of all images 1991 to date

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Document: ozsatpic.htm Updated: 9th June 2008

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