Himawari-8/AHI latest performance of navigation and calibration

Tasuku Tabata; Akiyoshi Andou; Kotaro Bessho; Kenji Date; Ryo Dojo; Keita Hosaka; Nobutaka Mori; Hidehiko Murata; Ryuichiro Nakayama; Arata Okuyama; Masaya Takahashi

doi:10.1117/12.2240200

2 May 2016 Himawari-8/AHI latest performance of navigation and calibration

Tasuku Tabata, Akiyoshi Andou, Kotaro Bessho, Kenji Date, Ryo Dojo, Keita Hosaka, Nobutaka Mori, Hidehiko Murata, Ryuichiro Nakayama, Arata Okuyama, Masaya Takahashi

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Proceedings Volume 9881, Earth Observing Missions and Sensors: Development, Implementation, and Characterization IV; 98812J (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2240200
Event: SPIE Asia-Pacific Remote Sensing, 2016, New Delhi, India

Abstract

The new-generation Himawari-8 geostationary meteorological satellite of the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) started operation in July 2015 after the completion of in-orbit testing and checking of the overall system. Himawari-8 features the new Advanced Himawari Imager (AHI), which has 16 bands and double the spatial resolution of its MTSAT-series predecessor satellites [1]. Full-disk imagery is obtained every 10 minutes, and regional observation at 2.5-minute intervals is also conducted. These significant improvements are expected to bring unprecedented levels of performance in nowcasting services and short-range weather forecasting systems. To leverage the full potential of the advanced imager, high precision in navigation and radiometric calibration is essential. This is estimated in off-line processes such as pattern matching for navigation and the Global Space-based Inter-Calibration System (GSICS) for radiometric calibration.

On 9 March 2016, JMA updated its ground processing system, including the image navigation and registration (INR) module, for further quality improvement. This update covered improvement of the band-to-band co-registration process for infrared bands, improvement of the resampling process, and implementation of a coherent noise reduction process. Results from the off-line processes showed that the update had improved Himawari Standard Data (HSD), which is Himawari-8/AHI L1B-equivalent data.

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Tasuku Tabata, Akiyoshi Andou, Kotaro Bessho, Kenji Date, Ryo Dojo, Keita Hosaka, Nobutaka Mori, Hidehiko Murata, Ryuichiro Nakayama, Arata Okuyama, and Masaya Takahashi "Himawari-8/AHI latest performance of navigation and calibration", Proc. SPIE 9881, Earth Observing Missions and Sensors: Development, Implementation, and Characterization IV, 98812J (2 May 2016); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2240200

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