Harris Corporation System to Launch Aboard NOAA Satellite; Will Measure Earth’s Atmosphere and Improve Weather Forecasting
November 06 2017 - 8:15AM
Business Wire
Highlights:
- Provides atmospheric weather data in
more detail than previous instruments
- Complements data from Harris-built
Advanced Baseline Imager on GOES-16 satellite
- One of more than 75 weather and
environmental payloads Harris has delivered
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA)
Joint Polar Satellite System-1 (JPSS-1) – scheduled to launch Nov.
10 – will feature an advanced Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS)
environmental measurement instrument to improve U.S. weather
forecasting.
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Harris Corporation's Cross-track Infrared
Sounder will support extended weather forecasts aboard the JPSS-1
satellite. (Photo: Business Wire)
Harris’ Cross-track Infrared Sounder (CrIS), one of the main
payloads in NOAA’s polar weather satellite program, will help
improve forecasting accuracy by measuring and feeding millions of
atmospheric data points into weather forecast models. CrIS is a
hyperspectral sounder that takes specific measurements of Earth’s
atmosphere in more detail than older instruments. Its 2,211
infrared channels – versus 19 on earlier systems – measures
significantly more light, temperature and moisture. It produces
three-dimensional atmospheric profiles of the entire Earth and
enables meteorologists to extend more accurate forecasts out to
seven days.
“CrIS measurements help meteorologists create the forecasts that
alert emergency managers to the potential for severe weather,” said
Eric Webster, vice president, Harris Environmental Solutions.
This represents the second Harris CrIS instrument. The first is
operating on the joint NOAA-NASA Suomi National Polar Partnership
satellite and has proven critical to NOAA’s numerical weather
prediction models. Harris also built the primary payload for NOAA’s
new GOES-16 satellite, which launched in November 2016. It provides
30-second imagery refresh at four times the resolution of the last
generation of weather satellites. Harris has built more than 75
weather and environmental satellite payloads for U.S. and
international customers.
About Harris Corporation
Harris Corporation is a leading technology innovator, solving
customers’ toughest mission-critical challenges by providing
solutions that connect, inform and protect. Harris supports
government and commercial customers in more than 100 countries and
has approximately $6 billion in annual revenue. The company is
organized into three business segments: Communication Systems,
Electronic Systems and Space and Intelligence Systems. Learn more
at harris.com.
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Space and Intelligence SystemsKristin P. Jones,
571-419-4718kristin.jones@harris.comorHarris CorporationJim Burke,
321-727-913jim.burke@harris.com
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