Concept information
Preferred term
GOES
Definition
- GOES (Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite) provides weather imagery and quantitative sounding data used to support weather forecasting, sever storm tracking, and meteorological research. This is a reimbursable project for NOAA. NASA builds and launches the satellites. NOAA operates the satellites post commissioning and check-out period and uses the data in weather forecasts, Disaster management, public health, and aviation safety. GOES satellites provide the kind of continuous monitoring necessary for intensive data analysis. They circle the Earth in a geosynchronous orbit, which means they orbit the equatorial plane of the Earth at a speed matching the Earth's rotation. This allows them to hover continuously over one position on the surface. The geosynchronous plane is about 35,800 km (22,300 miles) above the Earth, high enough to allow the satellites a full-disc view of the Earth. Because they stay above a fixed spot on the surface, they provide a constant vigil for the atmospheric &triggers& for severe weather conditions such as tornadoes, flash floods, hail storms, and hurricanes. When these conditions develop the GOES satellites are able to monitor storm development and track their movements. For more information on GOES, see http://goes.gsfc.nasa.gov/ and http://www.oso.noaa.gov/goes/ (en)
Broader concept
- G - I (en)
URI
https://gcmd.earthdata.nasa.gov/kms/concept/1d281ec3-287f-4738-8076-dc1b9f38c77d
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