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KOMPSAT-3A Electro-optical/infrared satellite South Korean multipurpose satellite KOMPSAT or Korean Multi-Purpose Satellite is a series of South Korean multipurpose satellite for Earth observation , communications , meteorological , environmental , agricultural , and oceanographic monitoring applications.
June 19, 2003 ― Typhoon Soudelor dropped about 500 mm (20 in) of rainfall at Hallasan in Jeju Province in South Korea. The storm also caused 4 m (13 ft) seas. [15] September 11–12, 2003 ― Typhoon Maemi impacts Korea as a strong typhoon. It was one of the most powerful typhoons to strike South Korea. 117 people have died from the typhoon.
The Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA; Korean: 기상청; Hanja: 氣象廳; RR: Gisangcheong) is the national meteorological service of the Republic of Korea. The service started in 1904 joining the WMO in 1956. Numerical weather prediction is performed using the Unified Model software suite.
Satellite image of North Korea in December 2002. Captured by NASA with the Aqua satellite. Satellite imagery in North Korea is a knowledge-building tool in the field of North Korean studies. It enables researchers to produce data-based analyses in the agricultural, humanitarian, economic and military fields, in a country where access to the ...
KOMPSAT-3 (Korean Multi-purpose Satellite-3), also known as Arirang-3, [2] is a South Korean multipurpose Earth observation satellite. It was launched from Tanegashima Space Center, Japan at 16:39 UTC on 17 May 2012. Like the earlier KOMPSAT-1 and KOMPSAT-2 satellites, it takes its name from the popular Korean folk song Arirang. Its launch was ...
A weather satellite or meteorological satellite is a type of Earth observation satellite that is primarily used to monitor the weather and climate of the Earth. Satellites are mainly of two types: polar orbiting (covering the entire Earth asynchronously) or geostationary (hovering over the same spot on the equator ).
Pages in category "Satellites of South Korea" The following 24 pages are in this category, out of 24 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. ABS-2;
The State Hydro-Meteorological Administration (Chosongul: 기상수문국) is the National Meteorological service of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. [1] The service started in 1961, joining the WMO in 1975.