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
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
visstgridg15v4minnis : VISST-derived gridded products from satellite GOES15, version 4
visstgridm1rv1minnis : VISST-derived gridded products from satellite MTSAT, version 1
visstgridm1rv3minnis : VISST-derived gridded products from satellite MTSAT, version 3
visstgridm1rv4minnis : VISST-derived gridded products from satellite MTSAT, version 4
visstpx04g08v2minnis : VISST-derived pixel-level products from satellite GOES8, version 2
visstpx04g08v3minnis : VISST-derived pixel-level products from satellite GOES8, version 3
visstpx04g09v3minnis : VISST-derived pixel-level products from satellite GOES9, 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
visstpx04g15v4minnis : VISST-derived pixel-level products from satellite GOES15, version 4
visstpx04m1rv1minnis : VISST-derived pixel-level products from satellite MTSAT, version 1
visstpx04m1rv3minnis : VISST-derived pixel-level products from satellite MTSAT, version 3