WxSat 1.2.2
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WxSat - WxSat displays and animates full-resolution, real-time weather satellite data.
WxSat (short for Weather Satellite) displays and animates full-resolution, real-time weather satellite data. WxSat leverages SSEC Data Center holdings to provide global coverage for visible, infrared, and water vapor channels.
Several geostationary and polar orbiting weather satellites around the globe continuously capture observations of the earth. These data are acquired by the SSEC Data Center which has one of the most extensive collections of real-time and archived weather satellite data in the world. A server dedicated to WxSat blends the images into single hourly global composites for three different products (Visible, Infrared, and Water Vapor). The server stages the most complete hourly images (backfilled when necessary) every hour at 36 minutes past the hour. This allows for a majority of the satellite sources to be included in the composites. These hourly composites are staged for WxSat and form the basis of the animations.
The names of the different images in WxSat refer to the parts of the electromagnetic spectrum the satellite sensors are sampling. The atmosphere is transparent to different types of radiation in certain areas of the spectrum called channels. The three most widely used atmospheric channels are the visible (0.6 microns), infrared (10 to 12 microns), and water vapor (6.5 to 6.9 microns). Scientist combine information provided from all three types of images to forecast the weather, monitor forest fires, ice flows, ocean currents, and long term climate patterns from the unique global perspective that only satellites can provide.
About WxSat
WxSat is a free app for Android published in the Astronomy list of apps, part of Home & Hobby.
The company that develops WxSat is UW-Madison Space Science. The latest version released by its developer is 1.2.2.
To install WxSat on your Android device, just click the green Continue To App button above to start the installation process. The app is listed on our website since 2022-04-08 and was downloaded 13 times. We have already checked if the download link is safe, however for your own protection we recommend that you scan the downloaded app with your antivirus. Your antivirus may detect the WxSat as malware as malware if the download link to edu.wisc.ssec.wxsat is broken.
How to install WxSat on your Android device:
- Click on the Continue To App button on our website. This will redirect you to Google Play.
- Once the WxSat is shown in the Google Play listing of your Android device, you can start its download and installation. Tap on the Install button located below the search bar and to the right of the app icon.
- A pop-up window with the permissions required by WxSat will be shown. Click on Accept to continue the process.
- WxSat will be downloaded onto your device, displaying a progress. Once the download completes, the installation will start and you'll get a notification after the installation is finished.
