Data Description
GOES Satellite Data - Imager -
The GOES Imager is a five-channel (one visible, four infrared) imaging radiometer designed to sense radiant and solar reflected energy from sampled areas of the earth. GVAR is the data transmission format used to broadcast environmental data measured by the independent GOES Imager and Sounder instruments, beginning with GOES-8 launched in 1994. Data distribution formats available are raw, AREA, NetCDF, GIF, and JPEG.
Details - Metadata, Documentation
| CLASS Beginning Date | 19940901 |
| Ending Date | Present |
| FGDC Metadata | Complete Record |
| Related Web Site | McIDAS Users' Group |
| Coverage | Western Hemisphere, Northern Hemisphere, Southern Hemisphere, United States Of America, Hawaii, Maryland, Sub-Continental United States, Pacific United States, CONUS Scan Sector, Full Disk Scan Sector, Northern Hemisphere Scan Sector, Northern Hemisphere Extended Scan Sector, Southern Hemisphere Scan Sector, Southern Hemisphere Small Sector, Super Rapid Scan Operations (Maryland) Scan Sector, PACUS Scan Sector, Sub-CONUS Scan Sector, Super Rapid Scan Operations Scan Sector |
| Update Frequency | Continually |
| Output Format | AREA - McIDAS, NetCDF, JPG, GIF, Raw |
| Sensors | Imager |
| Satellites | GOES-8, GOES-9, GOES-10, GOES-11, GOES-12 |
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| GOES Operations | GOES Operations |
| GOES Transmission Format | GVAR Transmission Format |
| GOES Instrument Status | GOES Instrument Status |
| Visible Imager Resolution | 1 km at nadir |
| Infrared Imager Resolution | mostly 4 km at nadir |
| West Bounding Coordinate | -180 |
| East Bounding Coordinate | -5 |
| North Bounding Coordinate | 80 |
| South Bounding Coordinate | -80 |
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