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The satellite images available via the Bureau web site are obtained from non-Bureau sources. The satellite images may be from geostationary satellites such as: the GMS series; GOES-9; the MTSAT series; and the Feng Yun Series or from the polar orbiting satellites such as the NOAA series and Feng Yun series. Such images are provided with the permission of the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA), the China Meteorological Administration (CMA) or the United States National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

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  • If the imagery is from the geostationary Feng Yun series, then the acknowledgement is (with the appropriate number replacing the "(n)"): Satellite image originally processed by the Bureau of Meteorology from the geostationary satellite Feng Yun (n) operated by the China Meteorological Administration (CMA).

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