Advanced Himawari Imager (AHI): What’s Different from the GOES-R Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI)
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- Languages: English
- Publish Date: 2015-01-27
- Skill Level: 1
- Completion Time: .25 - .50 h
- Includes Audio: no
- Required Plugins: none
- Topics:
Satellite Meteorology - Included in Courses:
GOES-R Satellites Orientation Course, Curso de orientación sobre los satélites GOES-R, Curso de Orientação de Satélites GOES-R, Environmental Satellites and Radar -
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This brief lesson provides an overview of the AHI on Himawari and highlights its differences from the GOES-R Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI). It discusses AHI’s improved capabilities in spectral coverage, spatial resolution, and imaging interval over the MTSAT-2 imager; the differences in spectral coverage and scan strategy between AHI and ABI and the impact on products; and how AHI data and products benefit forecasters in Alaska, Pacific Region, and CONUS. Note that the lesson complements COMET’s GOES-R ABI lesson, which should be taken before going through this lesson.