NOAA GOES A-C Series Visible Infrared Spin Scan Radiometer (VISSR) and GOES D-H Series VISSR Atmospheric Sounder (VAS) Data

Description

GOES Satellite Data - VISSR/VAS (GOES-7 and earlier) - The Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES) series of satellites goal is to monitor the atmosphere for severe weather development such as tornadoes, flash floods, hail storms and hurricanes. The positioning of the GOES satellites at around 36,000 km (22,000 statute miles) above the equator at a fixed position above the earth allowed them to scan large geographic regions of the Western Hemisphere and as frequently as once every half hour. Coverage is typically provided by two GOES spacecraft, one at -75.0 Longitude (GOES East) and the other at -135.0 Longitude (GOES West). The Visible and Infrared Spin Scan Radiometer (VISSR) was flown aboard NOAA Synchronous Meteorological Satellite (SMS-1 and SMS-2) and GOES-1 through GOES-3 and modified to become the VISSR Atmospheric Sounder (VAS) flown aboard GOES-4 through GOES-7.

Resources

Name Format Description Link
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 Landing page for the dataset. https://doi.org/10.25921/6GX5-6608
0 Search the data archive and submit an order for the dataset via the interface. http://www.class.noaa.gov/saa/products/search?sub_id=0&datatype_family=PRE_GVAR
33 GOES%20MODE_A%20Format%20Description.pdf https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/satellite/publications/goes-guides/GOES%20MODE_A%20Format%20Description.pdf
33 GOES%20MODE_AAA%20Format%20Description.pdf https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/satellite/publications/goes-guides/GOES%20MODE_AAA%20Format%20Description.pdf
21 Web page with information on the GOES series with launch dates and data collection period of record tables. http://www.class.noaa.gov/release/data_available/goes/index.htm
33 Slide deck with information and background on pre-GVAR GOES data. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/metadata/documents/History_of_GOES_Archive_at_SSEC.pdf
0 Web page with documents and software policies on McIDAS software. https://www.ssec.wisc.edu/mcidas/mug/
0 Overview of the GCOS Essential Climate Variables. https://public.wmo.int/en/programmes/global-climate-observing-system/essential-climate-variables
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
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
33 Montgomery, H.E. and L.W. Uccellini, 1985: VAS Demonstration: (VISSR Atmospheric Sounder) Description and Final Report. NASA-RP-1151, 200 pp, https://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/1986 https://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/19860004398.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
21 Web page with program details including documentation and operational status information. https://www.ospo.noaa.gov/Operations/GOES/index.html

Tags

  • thermal infrared
  • vertical location
  • south america
  • united states of america
  • 500 meters - < 1 km
  • goes
  • doc/noaa/nesdis/star
  • visible wavelengths
  • northern hemisphere
  • national climatic data center
  • nesdis
  • western hemisphere
  • geostationary operational environmental satellite 6
  • brightness temperature
  • center for satellite applications and research
  • continent
  • noaa
  • infrared radiance
  • atmospheric - upper-air - cloud properties
  • atmospheric - upper-air - upper-air water vapour
  • goes-6
  • troposphere
  • goes-3
  • north america
  • visible and infrared spin scan radiometer
  • infrared imagery
  • sms-1
  • sms-2
  • atlantic ocean
  • synchronous meteorological satellite 1
  • gulf of mexico
  • u.s. department of commerce
  • earth science
  • geostationary operational environmental satellite 4
  • goes-1
  • synchronous meteorological satellite 2
  • geographic region
  • 1 km - < 10 km or approximately .01 degree - < .09 degree
  • tropics
  • ocean
  • geostationary operational environmental satellite 7
  • geostationary operational environmental satellite 5
  • climate indicators
  • doc/noaa/nesdis/ncei
  • geostationary operational environmental satellites
  • geostationary operational environmental satellite 1
  • central america
  • visible imagery
  • vissr atmospheric sounder
  • vissr
  • geostationary operational environmental satellite 2
  • mid-latitude
  • infrared wavelengths
  • goes-4
  • visible radiance
  • doc/noaa/nesdis/ncdc
  • goes-7
  • goes-5
  • gov.noaa.class:pre_gvar
  • vas
  • southern hemisphere
  • doc/noaa/nesdis/ospo
  • spectral/engineering
  • office of satellite and product operations
  • goes-2
  • north atlantic ocean
  • pacific ocean
  • equatorial
  • geostationary operational environmental satellite 3
  • national centers for environmental information

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