The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) released the first images taken by Harris Corp's Advanced Himawari Imager (AHI) onboard Hi-mawari-9, the country's newest weather satellite. The imager captured detailed clouds over Japan and the Pacific Ocean. The Harris-built AHI significantly improves the quality, speed and accuracy of information provided to meteorologists with its higher resolution, 11 additional spectral bands and more rapid scans than older imagers. The AHI captures images of Japan 12 times faster and the full Earth three times faster than older systems. "The similar Himawari-8 already has been very helpful in providing greater detail and predicting the paths of several typhoons in the Pacific Ocean," said Eric Webster, vice president and general manager, Harris Environmental Solutions. "These innovative Harris imagers also benefit airlines by distinguishing between smoke, sand/dust and volcanic ash, which can interfere with flight operations."
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