Satellite Imagery

Polar Orbiting Satellite Images

• MODIS Today [Real time MODIS imagery accessible via web browser]
• MODIS Direct Broadcast Products at SSEC (University of Wisconsin, Madison) – Real-Time and historical MODIS images and data.
• Polar Mapped Mosaic Composites

POES Composite  –  (Daily Sea Surface Temperatures)

• Atlantic Current  Image – Loop
• E Pacific Current  Image – Loop
• Past SST Images

Global Montage and Composite Satellite Images

• Latest Global Montage
• Two-week global montage movie
  • MPEG format
  • AniS Java format

• Real-Time U.S. Composite Satellite Image

• Morphed Integrated Microwave Imagery at CIMSS – Total Precipitable Water (MIMIC-TPW)
• Winds and Analysis
• GOES EAST – Images and Loops (movies) – [Some of the combination that are separately detailed below are available from this menu page for different basins.]
• IR Imagery with low-level winds
• 24-hour grid of all winds with analysis
• Layer Mean Wind Analysis
• Saharan Air Layer Analysis

• Mesoscale winds [Menu]

• Interactive Global Geostationary Weather Satellite Images

SEE ALSO

• World Now
• PDA Animated Weather (PAW)
• Latest Satellite Imagery [US NHC]
• Weather
• Wildfires
• NASA Earth Observation (NEO)
• Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR)
• Satellite Data Processing and Distribution (OSDPD)
• GOES WEST Aerosol/Smoke Product (GASP)
• GOES EAST Aerosol/Smoke Product (GASP)

MeteoSat-7

• Real-Time Indian Ocean UW-CIMSS Menu

MODIS

• Rapid Response System
• Modis Aqua
• Modis Terra

Volcano Watch Satellite Images

• SSEC Volcano Watch
  
• Michigan Tech Volcano page

GOES

• Archival  imagery: GOES-West / GOES-East RAMSDIS Online 

• GOES PROJECT SCIENCE
• Latest WEST full disk
• Latest EAST full disk

• GOES-East/Meteosat-9/MTSAT – Infrared Mosaic Color Background  – Atlantic Region
• MTSAT/GOES-West/GOES-East – Infrared Mosaic Color Background  – Pacific Region
• Meteosat-7/MTSAT/GOES-West – Infrared Mosaic Color Background  – South Pacific Region

Satellite Imagery  (GOES 11 Floater/NOAA/SSD)

• Storm-Centered – Water Vapor (wide view)
• Storm-Centered – Visible
• Storm-Centered – Water Visible (Colorized)
• Storm-Centered – Infrared
• Storm-Centered – IR (Aviation Color Enhancement)

• Central Pacific – Water Vapor
• Central Pacific – Visible
• Central Pacific – Visible (Colorized)
• Central Pacific – Infrared
• Central Pacific – IR (Aviation Color Enhancement)

Loops/ Satellite Animations

• Storm-Centered – Water Vapor
• Storm-Centered – Visible
• Storm-Centered – Visible (Colorized)
• Storm-Centered – Infrared
• Storm-Centered – IR (Aviation Color Enhancement)

• Central Pacific – Water Vapor
• Central Pacific – Visible
• Central Pacific – Visible (Colorized)
• Central Pacific – Infrared
• Central Pacific – IR (Aviation Color Enhancement)

Satellite Imagery (GOES 12 Floater/NOAA/SSD)

• Storm-Centered – Water Vapor
• Storm-Centered – Visible
• Storm-Centered – Water Visible (Colorized)
• Storm-Centered – Infrared
• Storm-Centered – IR (Aviation Color Enhancement)

• Tropical Atlantic Hurricane Sector – Water Vapor
• Tropical Atlantic Hurricane Sector – Visible
• Tropical Atlantic Hurricane Sector – Infrared

• West Atlantic – Water Vapor
• West Atlantic – Visible
• West Atlantic – Visible (Colorized)
• West Atlantic – Infrared
• West Atlantic – IR (Aviation Color Enhancement)

• Northwest Atlantic – Water Vaopr
• Northwest Atlantic – Visible
• Northwest Atlantic – Visible (Colorized)

• Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean – Infrared
• Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean – IR (Aviation Color Enhancement)
• Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean – Water Vapor
• Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean – Visible
• Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean – Visible (Colorized)
• Gulf of Mexico – Infrared
• Gulf of Mexico – IR (Aviation Color Enhancement)
• Gulf of Mexico – Water Vapor
• Gulf of Mexico – Visible
• Gulf of Mexico – Visible (Colorized)

• Central Atlantic – Infrared
• Central Atlantic – IR (Aviation Color Enhancement)
• Central Atlantic – Water Vapor
• Central Atlantic – Visible
• Central Atlantic – Visible (Colorized)

• Northwest Atlantic – Infrared
• Northwest Atlantic – IR (Aviation Color Enhancement)

• Eastern U.S./West Atlantic – Water Vapor
• Eastern U.S./West Atlantic – Visible
• Eastern U.S./West Atlantic – Visible (Colorized)
• Eastern U.S./West Atlantic – Infrared
• Eastern U.S./West Atlantic – IR (Aviation Color Enhancement)

Loops/ Satellite Animations (GOES 12; NOAA/SSD)

• Storm-Centered – Water Vapor
• Storm-Centered – Visible
• Storm-Centered – Visible (Colorized)
• Storm-Centered – Infrared
• Storm-Centered – IR (Aviation Color Enhancement) – JXTpSCT

• Tropical Atlantic Hurricane Sector – Water Vapor
• Tropical Atlantic Hurricane Sector – Visible
• Tropical Atlantic Hurricane Sector – Infrared

• West Atlantic – Water Vapor
• West Atlantic – Visible
• West Atlantic – Visible (Colorized)
• West Atlantic – Infrared
• West Atlantic – IR (Aviation Color Enhancement)

• Northwest Atlantic – Water Vapor
• Northwest Atlantic – Visible
• Northwest Atlantic – Visible (Colorized)
• Northwest Atlantic – Infrared
• Northwest Atlantic – IR (Aviation Color Enhancement) – NCrASAT

Satellite Imagery (MTSAT/NOAA/SSD)

• Storm-Centered – Water Vapor
• Storm-Centered – Visible
• Storm-Centered – Water Visible (Colorized)
• Storm-Centered – Infrared
• Storm-Centered – IR (Aviation Color Enhancement)

• West-Central Pacific – Water Vapor
• West-Central Pacific – Visible
• West-Central Pacific – Visible (Colorized)
• West-Central Pacific – Infrared
• West-Central Pacific – IR (Aviation Color Enhancement)

• Northwest Pacific – Water Vapor
• Northwest Pacific – Visible
• Northwest Pacific – Visible (Colorized)
• Northwest Pacific – Infrared
• Northwest Pacific – IR (Aviation Color Enhancement)

• West Pacific – Water Vapor
• West Pacific – Visible
• West Pacific – Visible (Colorized)
• West Pacific – Infrared
• West Pacific – IR (Aviation Color Enhancement)

MTSAT/ NOAA

• Tropical West Pacific – Water Vapor
• Tropical West Pacific – Visible
• Tropical West Pacific – Infrared
• Tropical West Pacific – Enhanced IR

• West Pacific/South China Sea – Water Vapor
• West Pacific/South China Sea – Visible
• West Pacific/South China Sea – Infrared
• West Pacific/South China Sea-  Enhanced IR

Loops/Animations (MTSAT/NOAA/SSD)

• Storm-Centered – Water Vapor
• Storm-Centered – Visible
• Storm-Centered – Visible (Colorized)
• Storm-Centered – Infrared
• Storm-Centered – IR (Aviation Color Enhancement)

• West Pacific – Infrared
• West Pacific – IR (Aviation Color Enhancement)
• West Pacific – Water Vapor
• West Pacific – Visible
• West Pacific – Visible (Colorized)
• West Pacific/South China Sea – Infrared
• West Pacific/South China Sea – Enhanced IR
• West Pacific/South China Sea – Water Vapor
• Tropical West Pacific – Infrared
• Tropical West Pacific – Enhanced IR
• Tropical West Pacific – Water Vapor
• Tropical West Pacific – Visible

• West Central Pacific – Water Vapor
• West Central Pacific – Visible
• West Central Pacific – Visible (Colorized)
• West Central Pacific – Infrared
• West Central Pacific IR (Aviation Color Enhancement)

• Northwest Pacific – Water Vapor
• Northwest Pacific – Visible
• Northwest Pacific – Visible (Colorized)
• Northwest Pacific – Infrared
• Northwest Pacific IR (Aviation Color Enhancement)

NRL/Navy

• Eastern Atlantic/North Africa – Infrared
• Eastern Atlantic/North Africa – Water Vapor
• Eastern Atlantic/North Africa – Visible

Meteosat 9/NOAA/SSD

• East Atlantic – Infrared
• East Atlantic – IR (Aviation Color Enhancement)
• East Atlantic – Water Vapor
• East Atlantic – Visible
• East Atlantic – Visible (Colorized)
• Northeast Atlantic – Infrared
• Northeast Atlantic – IR (Aviation Color Enhancement)
• Northeast Atlantic – Water Vapor
• Northeast Atlantic – Visible
• Northeast Atlantic – Visible (Colorized)

MTSAT/NPMOC/JTWC

• No longer available.

Additional Links:

LandSat

• EarthNow! Landsat Image Viewer

METEOSAT-8  (6 hour updates)

• Eastern Atlantic
  Visible  Image – Loop
  IR AVN  Image – Loop
  IR Shortwave  Image – Loop
  IR Dvorak*  Image – Loop
  IR Unenhanced  Image – Loop
  IR JSL  Image – Loop
  IR RGB  Image – Loop
  IR Funktop  Image – Loop
  IR Rainbow  Image – Loop
  Water Vapor  Image – Loop

DMSP SSM/I
Microwave Imagery

• Western Atlantic and Caribbean
  Precipitable Water  Image – Loop
  Rain Rate  Image – Loop
  Surface Winds  Image – Loop
• Gulf of Mexico
  Precipitable Water  Image – Loop
  Rain Rate  Image – Loop
  Surface Winds  Image – Loop
• Northwest Atlantic
  Precipitable Water  Image – Loop
  Rain Rate  Image – Loop
  Surface Winds  Image – Loop
• East Atlantic
  Precipitable Water  Image – Loop
  Rain Rate  Image – Loop
  Surface Winds  Image – Loop

• East Pacific
  Precipitable Water  Image – Loop
  Rain Rate  Image – Loop
  Surface Winds  Image – Loop
• Central Pacific
  Precipitable Water  Image – Loop
  Rain Rate  Image – Loop
  Surface Winds  Image – Loop
• Northeast Pacific
  Precipitable Water  Image – Loop
  Rain Rate  Image – Loop
  Surface Winds  Image – Loop

AMSU Imagery

• Western Atlantic and Caribbean
  Precipitable Water  Image – Loop
  Rain Rate  Image – Loop
• Gulf of Mexico
  Precipitable Water  Image – Loop
  Rain Rate  Image – Loop
• Northwest Atlantic
  Precipitable Water  Image – Loop
  Rain Rate  Image – Loop
• East Atlantic
  Precipitable Water  Image – Loop
  Rain Rate  Image – Loop

• East Pacific
  Precipitable Water  Image – Loop
  Rain Rate  Image – Loop
• Central Pacific
  Precipitable Water  Image – Loop
  Rain Rate  Image – Loop
• Northeast Pacific
  Precipitable Water  Image – Loop
  Rain Rate  Image – Loop

NASA TRMM Imagery

• East and Central Pacific
  Rain Rate  Image
• Western Atlantic and Caribbean
  Rain Rate  Image
• Gulf of Mexico
  Rain Rate  Image
• East Atlantic
  Rain Rate  Image

NOTE:  More images on the SST page.

NOAA Satellite Services Division (SSD) Imagery

• Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico
• Eastern and Central Pacific

Digital Typhoon Org – Real-time Typhoon Information

Satellite Images (Earth)

• IR : 512 x 512
• IR : 2048 x 2048
• VIS : 512 x 512
• VIS : 2048 x 2048
• VIS : 4096 x 4096
• VIS : 8192 x 8192
• Wallpaper : 1024 x 768 (PDF)

Animation (Movie)

• Last 24 Hours : MPEG / WMV
• Last 120 Hours : MPEG / WMV
• Last 240 Hours : MPEG / WMV

Satellite Images (Regions)

• Western North Pacific
• South East Asia
• Oceania
• Northern Indian Ocean
• Around Japan
• EUMETSAT

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If you are experiencing difficulties accessing the images, try these sites:

• ERS-2 Scatterometer Winds
• QuikSCAT Scatterometer Winds
• More AMSU Products from CIRA
• RAMSDIS Online – Tropical
• NASA Global Hydrology and Climate Center
• The Geostationary Satellite Server – Tropical Page
• NCAR-RAP Real Time Weather Data (CONUS Only)
• NOAA/NESDIS Office of Research and Applications FPDT
• NOAA/NESDIS ORA Storm Centered Derived Winds
• University of Wisconsin CIMSS Tropical Cyclones

Satellite images courtesy of NESDIS Satellite Services Division (NOAA).
IR CIMMS color images, where noted, are courtesy of CIMSS University of Wisconsin-Madison.

AMRC Antarctic Satellite Composite Imagery

Space Science & Engineering Center, UW-Madison

Latest Infrared Composites & Animations Infrared Animation – Large Infrared Animation – Small Infrared Composite (L) Infrared Composite (M) Infrared Composite (S) Infrared Composite (XL)	Latest Pseudo Color Composites & Animation Pseudo Animation – Large Pseudo-Color Composite (L) Pseudo-Color Composite (M) Pseudo-Color Composite (S) Pseudo-Color Composite (XL)
Latest Experimental Visible Composites & Animations Experimental Visible Animation – Large Experimental Visible Animation – Small Experimental Visible Composite (L) Experimental Visible Composite (M) Experimental Visible Composite (S) Experimental Visible Composite (XL)	Latest Water Vapor Composites & Animations Water Vapor Animation – Large Water Vapor Animation – Small Water Vapor Composite (L) Water Vapor Composite (M) Water Vapor Composite (S) Water Vapor Composite (XL)
NOAA’s NESDIS Polar Orbit Composites NOAA 18 Southern Hemisphere, Band 1 Composite NOAA 18 Southern Hemisphere, Band 2 Composite NOAA 18 Southern Hemisphere, Band 3 Composite NOAA 18 Southern Hemisphere, Band 4 Composite NOAA 18 Southern Hemisphere, Band 5 Composite	NOAA Global Area Coverage (GAC) Satellite Imagery (Centered on McMurdo Station, Antarctica) NOAA-16 infrared animation via Gilmore Creek, AK Ground Station NOAA-16 infrared animation via Wallops Island, VA Ground Station NOAA-18 infrared animation via Gilmore Creek, AK Ground Station NOAA-18 infrared animation via Wallops Island, VA Ground Station NOAA-19 infrared animation via Gilmore Creek, AK Ground Station NOAA-19 infrared animation via Wallops Island, VA Ground Station

NOAA High Resolution Picture Transmission (HRPT) Satellite Imagery

METOP Infrared Imagery (FRAC) Latest METOP Infrared Image (FRAC) Latest METOP Infrared Image (FRAC) with AWS Weather Plot	NOAA Satellite Plots (McMurdo Ground Station) NOAA-15 Infrared Image with AWS Weather Plot NOAA-16 Infrared Image with AWS Weather Plot NOAA-17 Infrared Image with AWS Weather Plot NOAA-18 Infrared Image with AWS Weather Plot NOAA-19 Infrared Image with AWS Weather Plot
NOAA Satellite Imagery (McMurdo Ground Station) NOAA-15 Infrared Image NOAA-16 Infrared Image NOAA-17 Infrared Image NOAA-18 Infrared Image NOAA-19 Infrared Image

SPACE SECTION

• Hubble Site
• Space Telescope
• The Hubble Heritage Project Website
• SOHO
• Chandra X-ray Center
• NASA Spitzer Space Telescope