Ground receive sites

{
  "id": "MLC-T-MET-001199",
  "term": "Ground receive sites",
  "field": "Meteorology and atmospheric science",
  "definition": "In hydrologic terms, a satellite dish and associated computer which receives signals from the GOES satellite, decodes the information, and transmits it\nto a another site for further processing. The GOES satellite ground-receive site is located at Wallops Island, VA; and the\ninformation is relayed to a mainframe computer at NWSH for processing.",
  "references": [
    "NWS Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/meteorology/ground-receive-sites/"
}