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

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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.

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NCEI Dataset Landing Page Unknown Landing page for the dataset. Open resource
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Keywords Unknown 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. Open resource
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Keywords Unknown 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. Open resource
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Keywords Unknown 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. Open resource
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Keywords Unknown 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. Open resource
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Keywords Unknown 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. Open resource
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Keywords Unknown 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. Open resource
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Keywords Unknown 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. Open resource
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Keywords Unknown 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. Open resource
VAS Demonstration: (VISSR Atmospheric Sounder) Description and Final Report PDF 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 Open resource
GCOS Essential Climate Variables Unknown Overview of the GCOS Essential Climate Variables. Open resource
History of GOES Archive at SSEC PDF Slide deck with information and background on pre-GVAR GOES data. Open resource
GOES Mode A Documentation PDF GOES%20MODE_A%20Format%20Description.pdf Open resource
GOES Mode AAA Documentation PDF GOES%20MODE_AAA%20Format%20Description.pdf Open resource
NOAA Office of Satellite and Product Operations Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites (GOES) Web Page HTML Web page with program details including documentation and operational status information. Open resource
McIDAS Users' Group (MUG) Unknown Web page with documents and software policies on McIDAS software. Open resource
CLASS GOES Data Help Page HTML Web page with information on the GOES series with launch dates and data collection period of record tables. Open resource
NOAA Comprehensive Large Array-data Stewardship System (CLASS) Data Search and Order Unknown Search the data archive and submit an order for the dataset via the interface. Open resource

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