Weather satellite images from around the world - GMS 5

Geostationary satellite images - 3:

GMS 5 - The Far East and Australasia

GMS is operated by the Japan Meteorological Agency to provide the Far East coverage for the Global Atmospheric Research Program. GMS is in geostationary orbit at 140°E and 'sees' a whole Earth disk that includes India in the far west, Malaysia and SE Asia (Thailand, Vietman etc.), China, Japan, Australia and New Zealand together with the Eastern Indian Ocean (and Bay of Bengal) and Western Pacific Ocean. GMS provides coverage of the 'Taifun' (Typhoon) zone - the Indian and Pacific Ocean variants of the Atlantic hurricane.
GMS images Images distributed in Europe Two infra red WEFAX segments from the GMS whole disk image are retransmitted via the European Meteosat system. These images do not show the whole view from GMS - but do show the areas of most interest - the Asian mainland and offshore islands and Australasia (Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Oceania).

GMS North - Northern hemisphere Asian mainland and offshore islands	GMS South - Southern hemisphere Australasia and Oceania
Full disk high resolution images from GMS 5 are available via the Dundee Meteosat PDUS archive. High resolution images provide superb quality but are large files (up to 2Mb). The Dundee server provides access to current and archived images. Dundee High Resolution Images - http://www.sat.dundee.ac.uk/pdus.html Scroll down page to locate GMS data
GMS - Asia and Australasia images and Weather information Images from the GMS platform are available from a number of sites and in a variety of formats. Many of the sites in the list below will provide links to other sites with more information. Japan Meteorological Agency - English page Hong Kong Observatory - English language page Hong Kong Observatory: Weather charts Hong Kong Observatory: Weather satellite images Bureau of Meteorology, Australia Satellite Images: Australian Bureau of Meteorology NASA Goddard Remote Sensing Data - GMS 5 images US Navy Pacific Met. Center - Indian Ocean - Typhoon warning center US Navy Pacific Met. Center - Western Pacific Ocean - Typhoon warning center
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