SATELLITE OBSERVATIONS IN METEOROLOGY

Abstract

This article deals with satellite meteorological observations. It gives an overview of meteorological satellites, deals with their utilization possibilities and characteristics. Next part is dedicated to the variables that can be observed by satellites, to the satellite outputs and to their measurement ability. The last part of the article is devoted to the future development of satellites including nanosatellite technology and satellite data analysis in which currently much attention is paid to the volcanic ash and dust recognition.