NOAA Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES) I-M and N-P Series Sounder Data

Description

The NOAA Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES) series provides continuous measurements of the atmosphere and surface over the Western Hemisphere. The GOES satellites circle the Earth in a geosynchronous orbit, which means they orbit the equatorial plane of the Earth at a speed matching the Earth's rotation. This orbit allows them to hover continuously over one position on the surface of the Earth. The geosynchronous plane is about 35,800 km (22,300 miles) above the Earth, high enough to allow the satellites a full-disc view of the Earth. The GOES-East satellite is positioned over the equator at 75 degrees West longitude, and the GOES-West satellite is positioned at 135 degrees West longitude. The GOES Sounder measures emitted radiation in 18 thermal infrared bands that are sensitive to temperature, moisture, ozone, and reflected solar radiation in one visible band. The spatial resolution is 8 km with 13 bit data transmitted to the GOES receiving facilities. GOES data are used by researchers for understanding interactions between land, ocean, atmosphere, and climate. GOES Variable (GVAR) format is the data transmission format used to broadcast environmental data measured by the independent GOES Imager and Sounder instruments, beginning with GOES-8 launched in 1994. Data distribution formats available to users are raw, AREA, NetCDF, GIF, and JPEG.

Resources

Name Format Description Link
33 A summary and technical overview of the GOES I-M system, its satellites, subsystems, sensor suite, and associated ground communication and data handling subsystems. https://goes.gsfc.nasa.gov/text/databook/databook.pdf
0 NCEI home page with information, data access and contact information. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov
0 User interface to search and order datasets. http://www.class.noaa.gov/saa/products/search?datatype_family=GVAR_SND
0 Landing page for the dataset. https://doi.org/10.25921/PHT7-ZF83
33 The purpose of this document is to acquaint users with the characteristics of the processed instrument data that are available from the new series of GOES satellites. https://noaasis.noaa.gov/NOAASIS/pubs/nesdis82.PDF
0 The information provided on this page seeks to define how the GCMD Keywords are structured, used and accessed. It also provides information on how users can participate in the further development of the keywords. https://earthdata.nasa.gov/about/gcmd/global-change-master-directory-gcmd-keywords
33 A summary and technical overview of the GOES N-P system, its satellites, subsystems, sensor suite, and associated ground communication and data handling subsystems. https://goes.gsfc.nasa.gov/text/GOES-N_Databook/databook.pdf
0 The information provided on this page seeks to define how the GCMD Keywords are structured, used and accessed. It also provides information on how users can participate in the further development of the keywords. https://earthdata.nasa.gov/about/gcmd/global-change-master-directory-gcmd-keywords
0 The information provided on this page seeks to define how the GCMD Keywords are structured, used and accessed. It also provides information on how users can participate in the further development of the keywords. https://earthdata.nasa.gov/about/gcmd/global-change-master-directory-gcmd-keywords
0 The information provided on this page seeks to define how the GCMD Keywords are structured, used and accessed. It also provides information on how users can participate in the further development of the keywords. https://earthdata.nasa.gov/about/gcmd/global-change-master-directory-gcmd-keywords
0 The information provided on this page seeks to define how the GCMD Keywords are structured, used and accessed. It also provides information on how users can participate in the further development of the keywords. https://earthdata.nasa.gov/about/gcmd/global-change-master-directory-gcmd-keywords

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  • geostationary operational environmental satellite 09
  • geostationary operational environmental satellite 12
  • geostationary operational environmental satellite 10
  • united states of america
  • super rapid scan operations (maryland) scan sector
  • visible wavelengths
  • northern hemisphere
  • national climatic data center
  • nesdis
  • geostationary operational environmental satellite 13
  • goes-08
  • goes-11
  • western hemisphere
  • goes-10
  • northern hemisphere extended scan sector
  • atmosphere
  • continent
  • noaa
  • goes-14
  • infrared radiance
  • brightness temperatures
  • southern hemisphere scan sector
  • longwave radiation
  • north america
  • gov.noaa.class:gvar_snd
  • conus scan sector
  • geostationary operational environmental satellite 08
  • atlantic ocean
  • u.s. department of commerce
  • earth science
  • geographic region
  • goes-15
  • goes i-m sounder
  • tropics
  • ocean
  • goes-13
  • sub-conus scan sector
  • doc/noaa/nesdis/ncei
  • shortwave radiation
  • geostationary operational environmental satellite 14
  • atmospheric radiation
  • mid-latitude
  • infrared wavelengths
  • goes-12
  • doc/noaa/nesdis/ncdc
  • super rapid scan operations scan sector
  • southern hemisphere
  • doc/noaa/nesdis/ospo
  • spectral/engineering
  • office of satellite and product operations
  • northern hemisphere scan sector
  • pacus scan sector
  • full disk scan sector
  • geostationary operational environmental satellite 15
  • pacific ocean
  • albedo
  • southern hemisphere small sector
  • geostationary operational environmental satellite 11
  • goes-09
  • equatorial
  • national centers for environmental information
  • goes n-p sounder

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