The GOES-R Series
Author | : Steven J. Goodman |
Publisher | : Elsevier |
Total Pages | : 308 |
Release | : 2019-10-05 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780128143285 |
ISBN-13 | : 0128143282 |
Rating | : 4/5 (282 Downloads) |
Download or read book The GOES-R Series written by Steven J. Goodman and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2019-10-05 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The GOES-R Series: A New Generation of Geostationary Environmental Satellites introduces the reader to the most significant advance in weather technology in a generation. The world's new constellation of geostationary operational environmental satellites (GOES) are in the midst of a drastic revolution with their greatly improved capabilities that provide orders of magnitude improvements in spatial, temporal and spectral resolution. Never before have routine observations been possible over such a wide area. Imagine satellite images over the full disk every 10 or 15 minutes and monitoring of severe storms, cyclones, fires and volcanic eruptions on the scale of minutes. - Introduces the GOES-R Series, with chapters on each of its new products - Provides an overview of how to read new satellite images - Includes full-color images and online animations that demonstrate the power of this new technology