Verner E. Suomi
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Verner Edward Suomi was a Finnish-American educator, inventor, and scientist. He is considered the father of satellite meteorology. He invented the Spin Scan Radiometer, which for many years was the i
Verner Suomi
Suomi NPP
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The Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership, previously known as the National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System Preparatory Project and NPP-Bridge, is a weather satellite ope
Verner E. Suomi
…many years was the instrument on the GOES weather satellites that generated the time sequences of cloud images seen on television weather shows. The Suomi NPP polar orbiting satellite, launched in 2011, was named in his honor. Suomi was born in Eveleth, Minnesota, to Swedish-speaking Finns John and Anna Suomi…
Artist's rendering of the Suomi NPP satellite
Launch of Suomi-NPP
Suomi NPP in the cleanroom before launch
Blue Marble 2012, created from Suomi NPP composite imagery