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.
Hurricane Sandy Super Rapid Scan Operations Visible Imagery:
A special 1-minute Super Rapid Scan Operations Experiment for GOES-R (SRSOR) Risk Reduction Science Program took place August – October 2012 while Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES)-14 was out of storage. This was a unique opportunity to combine rapid scan imagery and demonstrate the Future Capabilities of the Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI) and Geostationary Lightning Mapper (GLM) products. This animation shows visible 1-minute SRSOR imagery for Hurricane Sandy from October 25-31, 2012. For additional GOES-14 SRSOR 1-min imagery, visit http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/goes/srsor/GOES-14_SRSOR.html.
Detecting Fires Using Satellites:
This NOAA “Big Picture” video features Ivan Csiszar, a physical scientist with the NOAA Center for Satellite Applications and Research, discussing how the satellites are used to detect wildfires across the globe. Not only can satellites detect the location of fires, but also how they spread over time.
Air Quality:
Poor air quality is harmful to the environment and the health of humans and animals. GOES-R will better monitor hazardous sources and events and provide early warnings of air quality risks to the public, environment, and aviation.
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Coastal and Marine Monitoring:
Economics, populations, and ecosystems in coastal regions are sensitive to environmental changes and extreme weather events. Learn how GOES-R will monitor coastal and marine environments and sea surface temperature to provide more accurate and timely warnings of hazards that affect these regions
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Fire Monitoring:
Wildfires destroy property and ecosystems and injure and kill people and animals each year. GOES-R will help firefighters, emergency managers, and communities better prepare for and respond to fire dangers.
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Hurricane Forecasts:
Land falling hurricanes and tropical storms take an enormous toll on human life, property, and economic activities each year. Improved observations from GOES-R will lead to more accurate forecasts and help prevent loss of life and property from these storms.
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Precipitation and Floods:
Among weather hazards in the United States, none cause more property damage and loss of life than flash flooding. GOES-R will provide better storm location and rainfall rate information, resulting in more timely and accurate flash flood watches and warnings.
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Land Cover Observations:
Forecasters need to gauge earth surface conditions and monitor ecosystems affected by extreme weather, climate change, and human activity. GOES-R will allow more detailed land surface views and discrimination of surface features.
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Volcanoes:
The ash, volcanic smog, and sulfur dioxide spewed from erupting volcanoes can seriously harm human health and endanger aircraft in flight. GOES-R will improve detection of ash clouds, sulfur dioxide, and other volcanic emissions, improving volcano hazard warnings.
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Volcanic Ash Detection:
This NOAA “Big Picture” video features Mike Pavolonis, physical scientist with the NOAA/NESDIS Center for Satellite Applications and Research and part of the GOES-R Aviation Team. Mike explains the hazards of volcanic ash to aviators and the flying public and how future satellites, like GOES-R, will better detect volcanic ash and improve forecasts and warnings of this hazard.
Lightning Detection:
Lightning is consistently one of the top three weather-related causes of injury and death in the United States. The GOES-R Geostationary Lightning Mapper will detect all lightning activity (in-cloud and cloud-to-ground), improving forecasts for tornadoes, hail, microbursts, flash floods, and impending cloud-to-ground lightning danger.
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Severe Thunderstorms:
Severe thunderstorms can generate tornadoes, hail, damaging winds, lightning, and heavy rainfall, which together account for the majority of weather-related losses of life and property in the United States. GOES-R will improve forecasters’ ability to predict and monitor thunderstorms and provide earlier warnings for severe weather.
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Future Capability Products
Aircraft Icing:
Accidents occur each year when pilots lose control of aircraft after encountering clouds that create ice on airplane wings and control surfaces. A future aircraft icing product from the GOES-R series could help pilots determine icing threats, reduce delays, and improve flight planning, air traffic routing, and hazard advisories.
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Low Clouds and Fog:
Reduced visibility due to fog is a serious hazard for travelers. A future low cloud and fog product from the GOES-R series could provide enhanced capabilities for monitoring potential fog conditions and low cloud cover, improving safety and reducing costs on the ground and in the air.
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