1. AmeriGEOSS Week. GEONETCast. Americas and
AmeriGEOSS Week GEONETCast Americas and GOES-R National University of Colombia; Sede Bogotá June7 – 10, 2016

2. GEONETCAST AMERICAS – Global GNC
GEONETCast Americas: Current Imagery and Imagery Products

3. GEONETCast Americas Illustrated Product Catalog
Version September 10, 2015
© INPE - National Institute for Space Research - Brazil

4. GNC-A Product Suite – U.S. NOAA/NESDIS
Format: GeoTIFF
Average Sizes: MB (Northern) / MB (South)
Frequency: 30 minutes
Max of files a day: 48 per sector
GeoTIFF pixel info: Albedo x 10
No image pixel value: 0
Satellite: GOES-13
Instrument: GOES-13 Imager
Channel: 1
Wavelength: 0.52 to 0.71 μm, cent. at 0.63 μm
Projection: Rectangular
Resolution: 1 x 1 km
Naming Conventions:
GoesEastNH01VjjjHHMM / GoesEastSH01VjjjHHMM
GOES-13 – Northern Hemisphere Extended / Southern Hemisphere – Visible Channel

5. GNC-A Product Suite – U.S. NOAA/NESDIS
GOES-13 – Northern Hemisphere Extended / Southern Hemisphere – Water Vapor Channel
Format: GeoTIFF
Average Sizes: 3.20 MB (Northern) / 1.10 MB (South)
Frequency: 30 minutes
Max files a day: 48 per sector
Satellite: GOES-13 Instrument: GOES-13 Imager Channel: 3
GeoTIFF pixel info: Brightness Temp. x 10 No image pixel value: 0
Wavelength: 5.77 to 7.33 μm, cent. at 6.50 μm
Projection: Rectangular Resolution: 4 x 4 km Naming Conventions:
GoesEastNH04I3jjjHHMM / GoesEastSH04I3jjjHHMM
GOES-13 – Northern Hemisphere Extended / Southern Hemisphere – Water Vapor Channel

6. GNC-A Product Suite – U.S. NOAA/NESDIS
Format: GeoTIFF
Average Sizes: 5.70 MB (Northern) / 2.00 MB (South)
Frequency: 30 minutes
Max n° of files a day: 48 per sector GeoTIFF pixel info: Brightness Temp. x 10 No image pixel value: 0
Satellite: GOES-13 Instrument: GOES-13 Imager Channel: 4
Wavelength: to μm, cent. at μm
Projection: Rectangular Resolution: 4 x 4 km Naming Conventions:
GoesEastNH04I4jjjHHMM / GoesEastSH04I4jjjHHMM
GOES-13 – Northern Hemisphere Extended / Southern Hemisphere – Infrared Channel

7. GNC-A Product Suite – U.S. NOAA/NESDIS
Format: GeoTIFF
Average Size: 103 MB
Frequency: 3 hours
Max n° of files a day: 5 (daylight only)
GeoTIFF pixel info: Albedo x 10
No image pixel value: 0
Satellite: GOES-13
Instrument: GOES-13 Imager
Channel: 1
Wavelength: 0.52 to 0.71 μm, cent. at 0.63 μm
Projection: Rectangular
Resolution: 1 x 1 km
Naming Convention:
GoesEastFD01VjjjHHMM
GOES-13 – Full-Disk – Visible Channel
GOES-13 Full-Disk
Visible Channel

8. GNC-A Product Suite – U.S. NOAA/NESDIS
Format: GeoTIFF
Average Size: 48 MB
Frequency: 3 hours
Max files a day: 8
GeoTIFF pixel info: Brightness Temp. x 10
No image pixel value: 0
Satellite: GOES-13
Instrument: GOES-13 Imager
Channel: 3
Wavelength: 5.77 to 7.33 μm, cent. at 6.50 μm
Projection: Rectangular
Resolution: 4 x 4 km
Naming Convention:
GoesEastFD4I3jjjHHMM
GOES-13 Full-Disk
Water Vapor Channel

9. Add IR full disk Format: GeoTIFF Average Size: 89 MB
Frequency: 3 hours
Max n° of files a day: 8
GeoTIFF pixel info: Brightness Temp. x 10
No image pixel value: 0
Satellite: GOES-13
Instrument: GOES-13 Imager
Channel: 4
Wavelength: to μm, cent. at μm
Projection: Rectangular
Resolution: 4 x 4 km
Naming Convention:
GoesEastFD4I4jjjHHMM
GOES-13 Full-Disk
Water Vapor Channel

10. GNC-A Product Suite – Europe EUMETSAT
Format: HRIT
Average Size: 90 MB
Frequency: 3 hours
Max n° of files a day: 114 x 8
Satellite: METEOSAT-10
Instrument: SEVIRI
Channels / Resolutions:
VIS ,0 km; VIS ,0 km
IR ,0 km; IR ,0 km
WV ,0 km; WV ,0 km
IR ,0 km; IR ,0 km
IR ,0 km; IR ,0 km
IR ,0 km; HRV - 1,0 km
SEVIRI Level 1.5 Image Data –
MSG - 0 degree

11. GNC-A Product Suite – U.S. NOAA/NESDIS
Format: HDF-EOS
Average Size: 9.2 MB
Frequency: Daily
Satellite: Metop-B
Instrument: MHS
Resolution: 17 km at nadir
Naming Convention:
NPR.MHMP.M1.D14203
Metop-B - MSPPS MHS - Orbital Products - Polar Stereographic – Northern and Southern Hemisphere (Snow Cover and Snow Water Equivalent)

12. GNC-A Product Suite – U.S. NOAA/NESDIS
Format: GIF
Average Sizes: 15 kB
Frequency: Variable
Max n° of files a day: Variable
Instruments: AMSU, TRMM, SSMI and AMSRE
Naming Conventions:
eTRaP.*.p25.*.24
Ensemble Tropical Rainfall Potential - eTRaP - 24 hours accumulated forecast

13. GNC-A Product Suite – Europe EUMETSAT
Format: BUFR
Average Sizes:
385 kB (12.5 km) / 95 kB (25 km)
Frequency: 3 minutes per satellite
Max n° of files a day: 480 per per satellite
Satellites: METOP A / B
Instrument: ASCAT
Naming Conventions:
ascat_YYYYMMDD_HHMMSS_metopa_orbit#_
eps_0_250.l2_bufr
ascat_YYYYMMDD_HHMMSS_metopb_orbit#_
METOP A / B – ASCAT Winds and Soil Moisture at 25 km Swath Grid
Global (Surface Soil Moisture, Mean Surface Soil Moisture, Rain Fall Detection, Snow Cover, Frozen Land Fraction, Inundation and Wetland Fraction, Topographic Complexity, Model Wind Speed at 10 m, Model Wind Direction at 10 m, Ice Probability, Ice age (“a” parameter), Wind Speed at 10 m and Wind direction at 10 m)

14. GEONETCAST AMERICAS – Global GNC
GEONETCast Americas: Proposed GOES-R Imagery and Imagery Products

15. GOES N Vs GOES-R Spectral Bands
GOES-13/14/15 Spectral Bands
GOES-R Spectral Bands

16. GNC-A GOES-R Imagery – Band 1
"In a nutshell -
GOES-R ABI Band 1 (0.47 µm central, 0.45 µm to 0.49 µm)
Not available on current GOES
Nickname: “Blue” visible band
Availability: Daytime only
Primary purpose: Aerosols
Uses similar to: GOES-R ABI Band 2"
GOES-R ABI Band 1
“Blue” visible band

17. GNC-A GOES-R Imagery – Band 2
"In a nutshell -
GOES-R ABI Band 2 (approximately: 0.64 μm central, 0.60 μm to 0.68μm)
Also similar to the Suomi NPP VIIRS Band I1
Similar band available on current GOES imager
Nickname: “Red” visible band
Availability: Daytime only
Primary purpose: Clouds
Uses similar to: GOES-R ABI Band 1"
GOES-R ABI Band 2
“Red” visible band

18. GNC-A GOES-R Imagery – Band 3
“In a nutshell -
GOES-R ABI Band 3 (approx μm central, 0.85 μm to0.88 μm)
Also similar to the AVHRR Band 2, Suomi NPP VIIRS Band I2/M7, EUMETSAT SEVIRI Band 2 and Himawari-8/9 AHI Band 4.
New for GOES-R series, not available on current GOES
Nickname: “Vegetation” band
Availability: Daytime only
Primary purpose: Vegetation
Uses similar to: None”
GOES-R ABI Band 3
“Vegetation” band

19. GNC-A GOES-R Imagery – Band 4
“In a nutshell -
GOES-R ABI Band 4 (approx 1.37 μmcentral, 1.36 μmto 1.38 μm)
Similar to Suomi NPP VIIRS Band M9 and MODIS Band 26
New for GOES-R series, not available on current GOES or Himawari-8
Nickname: “Cirrus” near-infrared band
Availability: Daytime only
Primary purpose: Cirrus detection
Uses similar to: None
GOES-R ABI Band 2
“Cirrus” near-infrared band

20. GNC-A GOES-R Imagery – Band 5
“In a nutshell -
GOES-R ABI Band 5 (approx 1.61 μm central, 1.59 μm to1.63 μm)
Similar to NPP Bands I3 and M10, Landsat Band 6, MODIS Band 6, MSG Band 3, Himawari-8/9 AHI Band 5, and AVHRR Band 3A
New for GOES-R series, not available on current GOES
Nickname: “Snow/Ice” near infrared
Availability: Daytime only for snow and cloud applications
Primary purpose: Snow and ice discrimination, cloud top phase
Uses similar to: GOES-R ABI Band 6 (2.2 μm), for nighttime fire locations”
GOES-R ABI Band 5
“Snow/Ice” near-infrared band

21. GNC-A GOES-R Imagery – Band 6
“In a nutshell -
GOES-R ABI Band 6 (approx 2.24 μm central, 2.22 μm to2.27 μm)
Also similar NPP Band M11, MODIS Band 7, Landsat Band 7, AHI Band 6
New for GOES-R series, not available on current GOES
Nickname: “Cloud particle size” near-infrared band
Availability: Daytime for snow and cloud applications; nighttime for fire applications
Primary purpose: Cloud particle size, snow, cloud phase
Uses similar to: 1.6 μm forfire detection and cloud properties”
GOES-R ABI Band 6
“Cloud particle size”
near-infrared band

22. GNC-A GOES-R Imagery – Band 7
“In a nutshell -
GOES-R ABI Band 7 (approx 3.9 μm central, 3.8 μm to 4.0 μm)
Similar to NPP Bands I4/M12/ M13, MODIS Bands 20/21/22/23, AVHRR Band 3, MSG Band 4, AHI Band 7
Available on current GOES Nickname: “Shortwave window” infrared band
Availability: Both day & night; during day contains reflected solar component
Primary purpose: Low fog and stratus, clouds, fires, atmospheric motion vectors, volcanic ash, etc.
Uses similar to: At night, other longwave infrared window bands”
GOES-R ABI Band 7
“Shortwave window” infrared band

23. GNC-A GOES-R Imagery – Band 8
“In a nutshell -
GOES-R ABI Band 8 (approx 6.2 μm central, 5.8 μm to 6.6 μm)
Similar to MODIS Band 27, MSG Band 5, MTSAT Band 4, AHI Band 8
Available on current GOES (imager and sounder)
Nickname: “Upper-level water vapor”infrared band
Availability: Both day and night
Primary purpose: Atmospheric feature detection
Uses similar to: ABI/ AHI Bands 9/10”
GOES-R ABI Band 8
“Upper-level water vapor”
infrared band

24. GNC-A GOES-R Imagery – Band 8 Continued
Europe was the first to put a water vapor band on a geostationary imager, in It was soon followed by the Visible-Infrared Spin-Scan Radiometer (VISSR) on GOES-4 in The spatial resolution of this VISSR band was approximately 14 km, meaning the GOES-R ABI water vapor bands improve spatial resolution by almost 50 times. Of course there have been other improvements with the ABI as well, such as images at least every 5 minutes (over the Contiguous U.S.), compared to 30-minute images with GOES-4. The three lower panels show the three water vapor bands of JMA’s AHI: 6.2, 7.0, and 7.3 μm, respectively from top to bottom. Similar brightness temperatures are observed in cloudy regions (cold or green colors), while the three levels can be seen in the clear sky, with the 7.3 μm reporting the warmest temperatures. Similar to the ABI, each of these water vapor bands are 2 km spatial resolution (at the sub-point). The top panel shows the corresponding 6.75μm, 4 km spatial resolution water vapor image from MTSAT. These images are from July 6, 2015, at approximately 21:30 UTC and each satellite is shown in its native projection. This image was made in McIDAS-X. Credit: SSEC and ASPB The Advanced Himawari Imager (AHI) 6.2 μm for Typhoon Maysak from March 31, 2015, at 06 UTC. Credit: CIMSS and JMA. | WWW. GOES-R.GOV | TWITTER: NOAASATELLITES | FACEBOOK: GOES-R 8/2015 Baseline Products

25. GNC-A GOES-R Imagery – Band 9
“In a nutshell
GOES-R ABI Band 9 (approx 6.9 μm central, 6.7 μm to7.1 μm)
Similar to AHI Band 9
Available on current GOES sounder (Band 11)
Nickname: “Mid-level water vapor” infrared band
Availability: Both day and night
Primary purpose: Monitor atmospheric water vapor features
Uses similar to: ABI/ AHI Bands 8/9”
GOES-R ABI Band 9
“Mid-level water vapor”
infrared band

26. GNC-A GOES-R Imagery – Band 10
“In a nutshell -
GOES-R ABI Band 10 (approx 7.3 μmcentral, 7.2 μmto 7.4 μm)
Similar to MODIS Band 28, MSG Band 6, AHI Band 10
Available on current GOES sounder
Nickname: “Lower level water vapor” infrared band
Availability: Both day and night Primary purpose: Monitor atmospheric water vapor features Uses similar to: ABI/ AHI Bands 8/9”
GOES-R ABI Band 10
“Lower-level water vapor”
infrared band

27. GNC-A GOES-R Imagery – Band 11
“In a nutshell -
GOES-R ABI Band 11 (approx 8.4 μm central, 8.2 μm to 8.7 μm)
Similar to Suomi NPP VIIRS Band M14, MODIS Band 29, MSG Band 7, AHI Band 11
Not available on current GOES
Nickname: “Cloud-top phase” infrared band
Availability: Both day and night
Primary purpose: Cloud-top phase, dust, and SO2 detection
Uses similar to: GOES-R ABI Bands 13, 14, and 15”
GOES-R ABI Band 11
“Cloud-top phase”
infrared band

28. GNC-A GOES-R Imagery – Band 12
“In a nutshell -
GOES-R ABI Band 12 (approx 9.6 μm central, 9.4 μm to 9.8 μm)
Similar to MODIS Band 30, MSG Band 8, AHI Band 12
Available on current GOES sounder
Nickname: “Ozone” infrared band
Availability: Both day and night
Primary purpose: Total column ozone
Uses similar to: None”
GOES-R ABI Band 12
“Ozone” infrared band

29. GNC-A GOES-R Imagery – Band 13
"In a nutshell -
GOES-R ABI Band 13 (approx 10.3 μm central, 10.2 μm to 10.5 μm)
Not available on current GOES imager or sounder
Nickname: “Clean” longwave infrared window band
Availability: Both day and night 
Primary purpose: Clouds 
Uses similar to: GOES-R ABI Bands 11, 14 and 15"
GOES-R ABI Band 13
“Clean” longwave
infrared window band

30. GNC-A GOES-R Imagery – Band 14
“In a nutshell -
GOES-R ABI Band 14 (approx 11.2 μm central, 10.8 μm to 11.6 μm)
Also similar to AHI Band 14 and NPP Bands I5 and M15 S
Similar band available on current GOES imager and sounder
Nickname: “IR” Longwave infrared window band
Availability: Both day and night
Primary purpose: Clouds
Uses similar to: GOES-R ABI Bands 11, 13 and 15”
GOES-R ABI Band 14
“IR” longwave
infrared window band

31. GNC-A GOES-R Imagery – Band 15
“In a nutshell -
GOES-R ABI Band 15 (approx 12.3 μm central, 11.8 μm to 12.8 μm)
Similar to MODIS Band 32, MSG Band 10, AHI Band 15, NPP Band M16
Available on current GOES sounder
Nickname: “Dirty” longwave infrared window band
Availability: Both day and night
Primary purpose: Clouds
Uses similar to: GOES-R ABI Bands 11, 14, and 15
GOES-R ABI Band 15
“Dirty” longwave
infrared window band

32. GNC-A GOES-R Imagery – Band 16
“In a nutshell -
GOES-R ABI Band 16 (approx 13.3 μm central, 13.0 μm to 13.6 μm)
Similar to MODIS Band 33, MSG Band 11, AHI Band 16
Available on current GOES (imager and sounder)
Nickname: “CO2 ” longwave infrared band
Availability: Both day and night
Primary purpose: Air temperature, clouds
Uses similar to: None”
GOES-R ABI Band 16
“CO2” longwave
infrared window band

33. GNC-A GOES-R Imagery – GLM Benefits
GLM is a single-channel, near-infrared optical transient detector that can detect the momentary changes in an optical scene, indicating the presence of lightning.
Improvement in tornado warning lead time and false alarm rate reduction
Early warning of lightning ground strike hazards
Improved detection and short range forecasts of heavy rainfall and flash flooding
Improved ability to monitor intensification/decay of storms
Improved routing of aircraft over oceanic and mountainous regions

34. GNC-A GOES-R Baseline Products
Aerosol Detection (Including Smoke and Dust)
Aerosol Optical Depth (AOD)
Clear Sky Masks
Cloud Optical Depth
Cloud Particle Size Distribution
Cloud Top Height
Cloud Top Phase
Cloud Top Pressure
Cloud Top Temperature
Derived Motion Winds
Derived Stability Indices
Downward Shortwave Radiation: Surface
Fire/Hot Spot Characterization
Hurricane Intensity Estimation
Land Surface Temperature (Skin)
Legacy Vertical Moisture Profile
Legacy Vertical Temperature Profile
Radiances
Rainfall Rate / QPE
Reflected Shortwave Radiation: TOA
Sea Surface Temperature (Skin)
Snow Cover
Total Precipitable Water
Volcanic Ash: Detection and Height

35. GNC-A GOES-R Imagery & Level II Products
Content of GNC-A is bandwidth limited which depends on funding and bandwidth available
Current bandwidth is1.5 megabits per second
Plan is to have enough bandwidth to add the 16 channels of CMI imagery and some level II products
This could happen gradually through February of 2017 as I work with my vendor and the satellite service provider