Education Resources: GOES Satellite-Related Web Modules

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MetEd
www.meted.ucar.edu
Meteorology Education Training
Education Resources GOES Satellite-Related Web
Modules and the Environmental Satellite Resource
Center (ESRC)
Patrick Dills and Wendy Schreiber-Abshire UCAR/COM
ET, Boulder, Colorado

• GOES Channel Selection
• www.meted.ucar.edu/satmet/goeschan/
• Module reviews the five GOES imager channels on
  the current GOES series, and their operational
  use.
• Includes information on the updated 6.7 (water
  vapor) mm channel andthe 13.3 mm channel
  available on GOES -12/13/14/P satellites.

• Environmental Satellite
• Resource Center (ESRC) v1.1
• meted.ucar.edu/esrc/
• Partnership with NPOESS IPO, NOAA/NESDIS, and
  GOES-R Program
• Searchable database of trusted information on
  satellite meteorology
• Three search options Basic, Categorical, and
  Guided Keyword
• Developed and maintained by the COMET Program
• Resources from the global environmental
  satellite community

• GOES-R
• GOES-R
• Benefits of Next Generation
• Environmental Monitoring
• First module for the general public, decision
  makers, and operational forecasters
• meted.ucar.edu/goes_r_envmon/
• Overview section covers mission, instruments,
  system and services, satellite synergy, and
  role of GOES-R in the Global Observing System
• Environmental Monitoring section addresses
  GOES-R benefits and ability to monitor 13
  unique hazards and phenomena
• Content is provided in both Web-based and
  mobile device formats
• Includes take-away resources (imagery,
  animations, tables), links to sites, and
  references
• All 13 sections also available in Apples iTunes
  U!

• Also available
• Satellite Meteorology Introduction to Using the
  GOES Sounder
• www.meted.ucar.edu/satmet/goessounder/
• Both GOES modules are also available on the Web
  in Spanish
• Selección del canal del GOES
• Meteorología satelital introducción al uso de la
  sonda atmosférica del GOES

• Coming SoonToward an Advanced Sounder on GOES?
• Module content delivered via interviews
  withusers and experts
• Sections include
• Introduction to Hyperspectral Observation
• GOES-R with ABI Legacy Products
• Hyperspectral Potential for GOES-R
• Severe Convective Weather
• Urgency
• Watch for module release announcement!

All of COMETs GEO and LEO satellite training is
free and online www.meted.ucar.edu/topics_satell
ite.php and www.meted.ucar.edu/topics_satellite_e
s.php
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