Instrument : Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites (GOES)
Instrument Categories
Satellite Observations
General Overview
Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites (GOES) circle the Earth in a geosynchronous orbit over the equator. This means they observe the Earth from the exact same vantage point all the time. This allows the GOES satellites to continuously monitor a single position on the earth's surface from 35,800 kilometers (22,300 miles) above the earth. Currently, GOES satellites provide half-hourly observations of the Americas and their surrounding environment.
Output Value-Added Products
This instrument is an input to the following value-added products, which provide improved measurements or derived quantities.
- g12prof : GOES-12: water vapor and temperature profiles
- g8prof : GOES-8: water vapor and temperature profiles
- goes12minnis : GOES-12: 0.5 degree cloud products
- goes12uth : GOES-12: upper tropospheric humidity
- goes12uthgrid : GOES-12: upper tropospheric humidity (0.5 degree grid)
- goes8uth : GOES-8: upper tropospheric humidity
- goes8uthgrid : GOES-8: upper tropospheric humidity (0.5 degree grid)
- goes9uth : Upper Tropospheric Relative Humidity (GOES-9)
- goes9uthgrid : (GOES-9) Upper Tropospheric Relative Humidity Gridded
- lbtm3minnis : Layered Bispectral Threshold Method (LBTM) cloud products derived from GMS-5
- lbtm3minnisdar : Layered Bispectral Threshold Method (LBTM) cloud products derived from GMS-5,Darwin
- lbtm3minnisman : Layered Bispectral Threshold Method (LBTM) cloud products derived from GMS-5,Manus
- lbtm3minnisnau : Layered Bispectral Threshold Method (LBTM) cloud products derived from GMS-5,Nauru
- visstdargridg09v3minnis : VISST-derived gridded products for Darwin, NWT, Australia, from satellite GOES09, version 3
- visstdargridm1rv1minnis : VISST-derived gridded products for Darwin, NWT, Australia, from satellite MTSAT
- visstdargridm1rv3minnis : VISST-derived gridded products for Darwin, NWT, Australia, from satellite MTSAT, version 3
- visstdarpx04g09v3minnis : VISST-derived pixel-level products for Darwin, NWT, Australia, from satellite MTSAT, version 3
- visstdarpx04m1rv1minnis : VISST-derived pixel-level products for Darwin, NWT, Australia, from satellite MTSAT
- visstdarpx04m1rv3minnis : VISST-derived pixel-level products for Darwin, NWT, Australia, from satellite MTSAT, version 3
- visstgridg08v2minnis : VISST-derived gridded products from satellite GOES8, version 2
- visstgridg08v3minnis : VISST-derived gridded products from satellite GOES8, version 3
- visstgridg09v3minnis : VISST-derived gridded products from satellite GOES9, version 3
- visstgridg10v2minnis : VISST-derived gridded products from satellite goes10, version 2
- visstgridg10v3minnis : VISST-derived gridded products from satellite GOES10, version 3
- visstgridg11v3minnis : VISST-derived gridded products from satellite GOES11, version 3
- visstgridg11v4minnis : VISST-derived gridded products from satellite GOES11, version 4
- visstgridg13v4minnis : VISST-derived gridded products from satellite GOES13, version 4
- visstgridm1rv3minnis : VISST-derived gridded products from satellite MTSAT, version 3
- visstmangridg09v3minnis : VISST-derived gridded products for Manus Island, Papua-New Guinea, from satellite GOES09, version 3
- visstmangridm1rv3minnis : VISST-derived gridded products for Manus Island, Papua-New Guinea, from MTSAT, version 3
- visstmanpx04g09v3minnis : VISST-derived pixel-level products for Manus Island, Papua-New Guinea, from satellite GOES09, version 3
- visstmanpx04m1rv3minnis : VISST-derived pixel-level products for Manus Island, Papua-New Guinea, from satellite MTSAT, version 3
- visstnaugridg09v3minnis : VISST-derived gridded products for Nauru, from satellite GOES09, version 3
- visstnaugridm1rv3minnis : VISST-derived gridded products for Nauru, from satellite MTSAT, version 3
- visstnaupx04g09v3minnis : VISST-derived pixel-level products for Nauru, from satellite GOES09, version 3
- visstnaupx04m1rv3minnis : VISST-derived pixel-level products for Nauru, from satellite MTSAT, version 3
- visstpx04g08v2minnis : VISST-derived pixel-level products from satellite GOES8, version 2
- visstpx04g08v3minnis : VISST-derived pixel-level products from satellite GOES8, version 3
- visstpx04g10v2minnis : VISST-derived pixel-level products from satellite GOES10, version 2
- visstpx04g10v3minnis : VISST-derived pixel-level products from satellite GOES10, version 3
- visstpx04g11v3minnis : VISST-derived pixel-level products from satellite GOES11, version 3
- visstpx04g11v4minnis : VISST-derived pixel-level products from satellite GOES11, version 4
- visstpx04g13v4minnis : VISST-derived pixel-level products from satellite GOES13, version 4
Output Datastreams
- goes10 : GOES-10: channels 1-5
- goes10vis : GOES-10: visible channel
- goes12 : GOES-12: channels 1-5
- goes12vis : GOES-12: visible channel
- goes7ir : GOES-7: infrared, channels 7, 10, 12
- goes7ir8 : GOES-7: infrared, channel 8
- goes7rad : GOES-7: radiance, channels 7, 10, 12
- goes7rad8 : GOES-7: radiance, channel 8
- goes7vis : GOES-7: visible channel
- goes8 : GOES-8: channels 1-5
- goes8composite : GOES-8: composite images, jpg
- goes8compositesmall : GOES-8: composite images, small, jpg
- goes8hovmuller : GOES-8: images, Hovmuller diagram
- goes8vis : GOES-8: visible channel
- goes9 : Satellite images covering longitude: 90E, 200E,latitude: 30S, 30N.
Primary Measurements
The following measurements are those considered scientifically relevant.
