Introducing GOES-I: The First of a New Generation of Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites

W. Paul Menzel* and James F. W. Purdom+

*Advanced Satellite Products Project, National Environmental Satellite Data and Information Service, NOAA, Madison, Wisconsin.
+Regional and Mesoscale Meteorology Branch, National Environmental Satellite Data and Information Service, NOAA, Ft. Collins, Colorado.
Corresponding author address: Dr. W. Paul Menzel, NESDIS/ASPP, Room 201, 1225 West Dayton St., Madison, Wl 53706.
In final form 17 February 1994.
©1994 American Meteorological Society

• Abstract

• Introduction

• Meteorological sensor systems on GOES I-M

• GOES I-M data quality control

• WEFAX, DCP, SEM, and SAR services on GOES I-M

• GOES I-M data flow to the user and initial products

• Simulations of GOES-I images and soundings

• Future products

• Conclusions

• Additional information