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GOES Imager

Earth Science Office GOES Data

The GOES Imager is an instrument aboard NOAA's Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite. Each card on this page represents a product derived using data from the GOES Imager instrument. Products on green cards, marked as "Transitioned Product," are being used by at least one National Weather Service Forecast Office. Products on blue cards, marked as "Research," are still in development, or exist mainly for academic purposes. For more details on any product, click the link at the bottom of each eard. To see actual real-time data, click the link at the bottom right of the card.

For more information, see the GOES Imager Overview at the bottom of this page.

RESEARCH

GOES Imager Surface Albedo

Surface Albedo

Amount of reflected solar radiation by land and sea surface.

details | real-time data

RESEARCH

GOES Imager Cloud Top Pressure

Cloud Top Pressure

Atmospheric pressure level corresponding to the height of cloud tops using CO₂ slicing.

details | real-time data

RESEARCH

GOES Imager Cloud Top Pressure

Cloud Albedo

Amount of reflected solar radiation by cloud tops.

details | real-time data

RESEARCH

SPoRT Spectral Difference

SPoRT Spectral Difference

Difference between 11µm and 3.9µm IR channels; used to determine fog depth.

details | real-time data

RESEARCH

GOES Imager Surface Insolation

Surface Insolation

Amount of absorbed solar radiation by land and sea surface.

details | real-time data

RESEARCH

GOES Imager 20-Day Clear Sky Composite

20-Day Clear Sky Composite

Intermediate product of minimum surface reflectivity used for surface albedo and insolation products.

details | real-time data

RESEARCH

GOES Imager Cloud Mask

Cloud Mask

Multi-tiered approach to defining cloud locations.

details | real-time data

GOES Imager Overview

The Earth Science Office obtains GOES East (GOES-13) real-time satellite data from a roof-top antenna atop the National Space Science and Technology Center (NSSTC). Data from the Imager on-board the GOES satellite are ingested and are used to monitor developing weather conditions through the development of a number of useful products. The Imager provides high spatial resolution images (1 km visible and 4 km infrared) of the Continental US (CONUS) up to 4 times an hour for 5 spectral channels. The Imager data provides the necessary measurements to derive surface insolation, surface albedo, and a cloud product, all at 4-km resolution. For more information on the GOES Imager, visit the CIMSS/SSEC GOES Page.

Earth Science Office GOES Data

Technical Contact: Dr. Gary J. Jedlovec (gary.jedlovec@nasa.gov)
Responsible Official: Dr. James L. Smoot (james.l.smoot@nasa.gov)
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