1. UNCLASSIFIED Navy Applications of GOES-R Richard Crout, PhD Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command Satellite Programs Presented to 3rd GOES-R Conference 12 May 2004

2. UNCLASSIFIED OUTLINE l Current Use of Geostationary Information l Advantages of GOES-R for Navy l Potential Uses of GOES-R for Navy l Navy Issues l Current Use of Geostationary Information l Advantages of GOES-R for Navy l Potential Uses of GOES-R for Navy l Navy Issues

3. UNCLASSIFIED Current Use of Geostationary Data Regional Centers collect real-time downlink Pearl Harbor, San Diego, Norfolk, Rota, Bahrain, Yokosuka

4. UNCLASSIFIED Current Use of Geostationary Data l Regional Centers collect real-time downlink l GOES-E, GOES-W, GOES-9, METEOSAT-5, and METEOSAT-7 l Imagery is looped to derive mesoscale “weather” l Used in conjunction with other data to produce: l Annotated Imagery Products l Super Rapid Scan Ops l Thunderstorm evolution l Regional Centers collect real-time downlink l GOES-E, GOES-W, GOES-9, METEOSAT-5, and METEOSAT-7 l Imagery is looped to derive mesoscale “weather” l Used in conjunction with other data to produce: l Annotated Imagery Products l Super Rapid Scan Ops l Thunderstorm evolution

5. UNCLASSIFIED Current Use of Geostationary Data l FNMOC Production Center l Sea surface temperature l Multi-level atmospheric wind speeds and direction l Assimilated into Global and Regional NWP Models l FNMOC Focus Products l VIS, IR, and Water Vapor Imagery l Convective Cloud Top Heights (with model input) l Simplified Dust Enhancements (IR temperature contrast over land and visible reflectance over water) l Model and Wind Vector Overlays l FNMOC Production Center l Sea surface temperature l Multi-level atmospheric wind speeds and direction l Assimilated into Global and Regional NWP Models l FNMOC Focus Products l VIS, IR, and Water Vapor Imagery l Convective Cloud Top Heights (with model input) l Simplified Dust Enhancements (IR temperature contrast over land and visible reflectance over water) l Model and Wind Vector Overlays

6. UNCLASSIFIED Current Use of Geostationary Data l Joint Typhoon Warning Center l Tropical cyclone location, intensity determination, and current path l Naval Oceanographic Office l Multi-channel Sea Surface Temperature (MCSST) l Assimilated into Global and Regional Ocean Models l Ocean Features Analysis (OFA) l National Ice Center l Great Lakes and US East Coast Ice coverage l Joint Typhoon Warning Center l Tropical cyclone location, intensity determination, and current path l Naval Oceanographic Office l Multi-channel Sea Surface Temperature (MCSST) l Assimilated into Global and Regional Ocean Models l Ocean Features Analysis (OFA) l National Ice Center l Great Lakes and US East Coast Ice coverage

7. UNCLASSIFIED Advantages of GOES-R for Navy l Advantages l Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI) AND Hyperspectral Environmental Suite (HES) l Multispectral ABI Sensor l 16 channels => true color capability (w/green channel) l Cloud/ice discrimination l Dust/cloud discrimination l Fog l Hyperspectral sounder for atmospheric profiling l Resolutions to 0.5 km visible and 2.0 km infrared l Fifteen minute refresh over Western Hemisphere l Temporal and Spatial variability of the coastal environment l Advantages l Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI) AND Hyperspectral Environmental Suite (HES) l Multispectral ABI Sensor l 16 channels => true color capability (w/green channel) l Cloud/ice discrimination l Dust/cloud discrimination l Fog l Hyperspectral sounder for atmospheric profiling l Resolutions to 0.5 km visible and 2.0 km infrared l Fifteen minute refresh over Western Hemisphere l Temporal and Spatial variability of the coastal environment

8. UNCLASSIFIED Potential Uses of GOES-R ABI and HES

9. UNCLASSIFIED Potential Uses of GOES-R ABI and HES l ATMOSPHERIC l True color imagery l Sea surface temperature (NWP) l Dust and volcanic ash l Cloud Temps and Levels (NWP) l Cloud/Snow Discrimination l Cirrus Cloud Detection l Cloud Phase (NWP) l Aerosol/Cloud Optical Properties l Rainfall estimates (NWP) l Wind speed and direction (NWP) l Hurricane intensity l Biomass burning and smoke l Fog l Aircraft Icing Potential l ATMOSPHERIC l True color imagery l Sea surface temperature (NWP) l Dust and volcanic ash l Cloud Temps and Levels (NWP) l Cloud/Snow Discrimination l Cirrus Cloud Detection l Cloud Phase (NWP) l Aerosol/Cloud Optical Properties l Rainfall estimates (NWP) l Wind speed and direction (NWP) l Hurricane intensity l Biomass burning and smoke l Fog l Aircraft Icing Potential

10. UNCLASSIFIED Potential Uses of GOES-R ABI and HES l OCEANOGRAPHIC l True color imagery l Sea Surface Temperature l Ocean optical parameters l Diver Visibility l River Discharge l Sediment plumes l Chlorophyll l Colored Dissolved Organic Matter (CDOM) l Relationship to salinity l Bathymetry l OCEANOGRAPHIC l True color imagery l Sea Surface Temperature l Ocean optical parameters l Diver Visibility l River Discharge l Sediment plumes l Chlorophyll l Colored Dissolved Organic Matter (CDOM) l Relationship to salinity l Bathymetry

11. UNCLASSIFIED l NAVOCEANO Production Center l Sea Surface Temperature l Assimilated into Navy Layered Ocean Model (NLOM), Navy Coupled Ocean Model (NCOM), and Modular Ocean Data Assimilation System (MODAS) l MODAS to Tactical Decision Aids l Ocean Color Properties l Warfighting Support Center l Product Suite l Water Clarity - Diver Visibility l Laser Performance l River Discharge/Plumes l Biologics l NAVOCEANO Production Center l Sea Surface Temperature l Assimilated into Navy Layered Ocean Model (NLOM), Navy Coupled Ocean Model (NCOM), and Modular Ocean Data Assimilation System (MODAS) l MODAS to Tactical Decision Aids l Ocean Color Properties l Warfighting Support Center l Product Suite l Water Clarity - Diver Visibility l Laser Performance l River Discharge/Plumes l Biologics Potential Uses of GOES-R ABI and HES

12. UNCLASSIFIED GOES-R Navy Issues l Downlink l Communications Architecture l Support at Naval Air Stations from Aviation Hubs at Norfolk and San Diego l Southern Hemisphere Support l Navy R&D l Risk Reduction for Future Geostationary Systems l Downlink l Communications Architecture l Support at Naval Air Stations from Aviation Hubs at Norfolk and San Diego l Southern Hemisphere Support l Navy R&D l Risk Reduction for Future Geostationary Systems