Abstract: Satellite remote sensing data plays an important role in Antarctic research. In the end of 2009 and the beginning of 2010, two same satellite reception systems from Australia ES&S Company were established in China GreatWall and ZhongShan station in Antarctica, respectively. These high-performance dual X- and L-band systems, which track, receive and process data from the NASA Terra and Aqua satellites (with MODIS data), the NOAA, and the Fengyun-1 series satellite, will be a powerful tool in varied studying subject areas including Antarctic weather, snow cover, sea ice and ecology in Southern Ocean. In this paper, the composition, operating and the products of the systems are introduced, followed by the current and future applications in the study of Antarctic katabatic wind, snow cover and the albedo, and atmospheric and oceanic numerical models etc.

Key words: Antarctica, Remote Sensing Reception System, MODIS