Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES)-14 super rapid scan operations to prepare for GOES-R

Timothy J. Schmit; Steven J. Goodman; Daniel T. Lindsey; Robert M. Rabin; Kristopher M. Bedka; Mathew M. Gunshor; John L. Cintineo; Christopher S. Velden; A. Scott Bachmeier; Scott S. Lindstrom; Christopher C. Schmidt

doi:10.1117/1.JRS.7.073462

16 December 2013 Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES)-14 super rapid scan operations to prepare for GOES-R

Timothy J. Schmit, Steven J. Goodman, Daniel T. Lindsey, Robert M. Rabin, Kristopher M. Bedka, Mathew M. Gunshor, John L. Cintineo, Christopher S. Velden, A. Scott Bachmeier, Scott S. Lindstrom, Christopher C. Schmidt

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Journal of Applied Remote Sensing, Vol. 7, Issue 1, 073462 (December 2013). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.JRS.7.073462

Abstract

Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES)-14 imager was operated by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) in an experimental rapid scan 1-min mode that emulates the high-temporal resolution sampling of the Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI) on the next generation GOES-R series. Imagery with a refresh rate of 1 min of many phenomena were acquired, including clouds, convection, fires, smoke, and hurricanes, including 6 days of Hurricane Sandy through landfall. NOAA had never before operated a GOES in a nearly continuous 1-min mode for such an extended period of time, thereby making these unique datasets to explore the future capabilities possible with GOES-R. The next generation GOES-R imager will be able to routinely take mesoscale (1000 km×1000 km) images every 30 s (or two separate locations every minute). These images can be acquired even while scanning continental United States and full disk images. These high time-resolution images from the GOES-14 imager are being used to prepare for the GOES-R era and its advanced imager. This includes both the imagery and quantitative derived products such as cloud-top cooling. Several animations are included to showcase the rapid change of the many phenomena observed during super rapid scan operations for GOES-R (SRSOR).

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Timothy J. Schmit, Steven J. Goodman, Daniel T. Lindsey, Robert M. Rabin, Kristopher M. Bedka, Mathew M. Gunshor, John L. Cintineo, Christopher S. Velden, A. Scott Bachmeier, Scott S. Lindstrom, and Christopher C. Schmidt "Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES)-14 super rapid scan operations to prepare for GOES-R," Journal of Applied Remote Sensing 7(1), 073462 (16 December 2013). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.JRS.7.073462

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