SATCAST archive
Archived content
Everything in this archive was created between 2005 and 2013, before April 24, 2026. It is kept only for reference, research and recordkeeping, and has not been changed since it was archived. It is not used to provide current SATCAST products or services.
Some of these files may not be fully accessible. If you need any of them in an accessible format, contact john.mecikalski (at) nsstc.uah.edu or call 256-961-7046.
Training documents
- SATCAST version 2 “Strength of Signal” overview slides (2012) (PDF, 8.7 MB)
- Convective Initiation (CI) UAH SATCAST “Strength of Signal” Version (PPT, 6.7 MB)
- GOES-R Algorithm Working Group: Aviation convective initiation Algorithm Theoretical Basis Document (ATBD), version 2.0 (PDF, 4.1 MB)
- Convective Initiation (CI) GOES-R Proxy Algorithm (slides) (PDF, 9.3 MB)
- SATCAST plans forward (2012) (PDF, 0.04 MB)
Published papers
Full citations are on the Publications page.
- Mecikalski et al. (2013): Regional comparison of GOES cloud-top properties and radar characteristics in advance of first-flash lightning initiation (PDF, 1.7 MB)
- Mecikalski et al. (2013): Use of satellite derived cloud properties to quantify growing cumulus beneath cirrus clouds (PDF, 0.9 MB)
- Walker et al. (2012): An enhanced geostationary satellite-based convective initiation algorithm for 0–2 hour nowcasting with object tracking (PDF, 5.1 MB)
- Mecikalski et al. (2011): Use of Meteosat Second Generation optimal cloud analysis fields for understanding physical attributes of growing cumulus clouds (PDF, 3.1 MB)
- Harris et al. (2010): The definition of GOES infrared lightning initiation interest fields (PDF, 2.9 MB)
- Siewert et al. (2010): Application of Meteosat Second Generation data towards improving the nowcasting of convective initiation (PDF, 3.4 MB)
- Mecikalski et al. (2010b): Use of Meteosat Second Generation infrared data in 0–1 hour convective initiation nowcasting. Part II: Use of visible reflectance (PDF, 1.6 MB)
- Mecikalski et al. (2010a): Use of Meteosat Second Generation infrared data in 0–1 hour convective initiation nowcasting. Part I: Infrared fields (PDF, 1.5 MB)
- Bedka et al. (2009): Statistical comparisons between satellite-derived atmospheric motion vectors, rawinsondes, and NOAA wind profiler observations (PDF, 4.7 MB)
- Mecikalski et al. (2008): A statistical evaluation of GOES cloud-top properties for predicting convective initiation (PDF, 1.8 MB)
- Berendes et al. (2008): Convective cloud detection in satellite imagery using standard deviation limited adaptive clustering (PDF, 1.3 MB)
- Mecikalski and Bedka (2006): Forecasting convective initiation by monitoring the evolution of moving cumulus in daytime GOES imagery (PDF, 6.0 MB)
- Bedka and Mecikalski (2005): Application of satellite-derived atmospheric motion vectors for estimating mesoscale flows (PDF, 1.9 MB)