Resources to educate students, teachers, and the general public about meteorology, space science, earth-observing satellites, weather phenomena and benefits GOES-R will provide to society.
Information and resources to ensure that the user community is prepared for the new types of satellite imagery and data that will be available from the GOES-R satellite series.
The Volcanic Ash product algorithm utilizes five GOES-R ABI infrared channels to automatically determine the height and mass loading properties of any pixel found to contain volcanic ash. Forecasters will be able to use the Volcanic Ash product to identify areas where volcanic ash is present and potentially hazardous, and ultimately, issue more accurate aviation, air quality, and public health warnings. It is also expected that the Volcanic Ash product will be useful for initializing dispersion models and volcanic ash trajectory prediction models. The more accurate mass loading detection may also aid in forecasting short-term climate changes due to volcanic eruptions. + Product ATBD+ Volcanoes Video
Ash Detection product (left), as indicated by white contour (i.e., all pixels within contour deemed to contain volcanic ash) overlaid on false color Meteosat-9/SEVIRI image as generated by the GOES-R Volcanic Ash algorithm. The associated ash loading retrievals are also shown (right).
