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An Assessment of GOES-8 Imager Data Quality

An Assessment of GOES-8 Imager Data Quality The Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-8 (GOES-8), the first in the GOES IM series of advanced meteorological satellites was launched in April 1994 and became operational at 75 W longitude the following year. GOES-8 features numerous improvements over prior GOES platforms such as 1) improved resolution in the infrared (IR) and water vapor bands, 2) reduced instrument noise, 3) 10-bit visible and IR digitization, 4) greater image frequency, 5) more spectral bands, and 6) an independent sounder. A qualitative and quantitative comparison of the imager data from GOES-8 and GOES-7 shows that imagery from the newer spacecraft is superior in most respects. Improvements in resolution and instrument noise on GOES-8 provide sharper, cleaner images that allow easier detection of significant meteorological or oceanographic features. Infrared temperature comparisons between GOES-8 and GOES-7 were within 0.52.0C for all IR bands, indicating consistency between the two spacecraft. Visible band albedos from GOES-8 were at least 50 greater than GOES-7 for a wide range of scenes, suggesting that output from the GOES-7 visible detectors had degraded since its launch in 1987. Products derived from GOES-8 imager data for observing fog at night, fire detection, heavy precipitation estimation, and upper-level winds based on cloud or water vapor motion have been shown to be superior to similar products from GOES-7. Early difficulties with image registration and IR striping were alleviated after the first year. Based on the performance of GOES-8, future spacecraft in the GOES IM series can be expected to provide many years of useful service to meteorologists, oceanographers, and the environmental monitoring community. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society American Meteorological Society

An Assessment of GOES-8 Imager Data Quality

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American Meteorological Society
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1520-0477
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10.1175/1520-0477(1998)079<2509:AAOGID>2.0.CO;2
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The Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-8 (GOES-8), the first in the GOES IM series of advanced meteorological satellites was launched in April 1994 and became operational at 75 W longitude the following year. GOES-8 features numerous improvements over prior GOES platforms such as 1) improved resolution in the infrared (IR) and water vapor bands, 2) reduced instrument noise, 3) 10-bit visible and IR digitization, 4) greater image frequency, 5) more spectral bands, and 6) an independent sounder. A qualitative and quantitative comparison of the imager data from GOES-8 and GOES-7 shows that imagery from the newer spacecraft is superior in most respects. Improvements in resolution and instrument noise on GOES-8 provide sharper, cleaner images that allow easier detection of significant meteorological or oceanographic features. Infrared temperature comparisons between GOES-8 and GOES-7 were within 0.52.0C for all IR bands, indicating consistency between the two spacecraft. Visible band albedos from GOES-8 were at least 50 greater than GOES-7 for a wide range of scenes, suggesting that output from the GOES-7 visible detectors had degraded since its launch in 1987. Products derived from GOES-8 imager data for observing fog at night, fire detection, heavy precipitation estimation, and upper-level winds based on cloud or water vapor motion have been shown to be superior to similar products from GOES-7. Early difficulties with image registration and IR striping were alleviated after the first year. Based on the performance of GOES-8, future spacecraft in the GOES IM series can be expected to provide many years of useful service to meteorologists, oceanographers, and the environmental monitoring community.

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Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society – American Meteorological Society

Published: Nov 22, 1998

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