NESDIS Center for Satellite Applications
and Research (STAR) Highlights:
Science Research & Applications in 2005

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Hurricanes

• Hurricane Storm Surge
• Hurricane Intensification Forecast Tool
• New Hurricane Probability Product
• Real-Time Transmission of Aircraft Radar Data during Hurricane Katrina

Climate and the Environment

• Carbon Cycle Science: An Emerging Product
• Coral Reef Watch: Coral Bleaching Alerts
• Reprocessing Satellite Data for Climate Studies
• The 2004 Antarctic Ozone Hole
• Detection of Severe Drought in Horn of Africa
• Aerosol Optical Depth

Rainfall

• NOAA-18 Hydrological Products

Coasts and Oceans

• Nowcasting Harmful Algal Blooms in Chesapeake Bay
• Coral Reef Watch: Coral Bleaching Alerts
• Our Scientists First With Sea Level Observations Of Indian Ocean Tsunami From Satellite
• Satellite Bathymetry May Aid Offshore Territorial Claims
• Chlorophyll and Wind Stress Curl: New Products Go into El Niño Watch Report

Marine and Air Transport

• The Value of Using Satellite Altimetry to Detect Submarine Hazards
• Synthetic Aperture Radar: Marine User's Manual Published

New Technologies: Instruments and Satellites

• Powerful New Tool for Inter-satellite Instrument Calibration
• GOES-R Sees the Earth Faster
• MODIS Wind Observations Improve Weather Forecasts
• Hyperspectral Observations Extend Medium Range Weather Forecasts