Submitting Campus
Prescott
Student Status
Undergraduate
Class
College of Aviation
Advisor Name
Kenneth Parsons
Abstract/Description
This report investigates the capability of the new Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-16 (GOES-16) satellite to display 16 channels of the electromagnetic spectrum, to produce images at a higher resolution at increased intervals, and to detect and display lightning. This report also discusses the main instrumentation aboard the new geostationary satellite and how it aids in creating accurate data collection, which in turn, produces quicker weather forecasts and warnings. The 16 different channels produced by the Advanced Baseline Imager aboard the new satellite are analyzed in detail as to the functions and wavelengths on which the channels operate. The image resolution and time intervals of the GOES-16 is compared to current geostationary satellites to distinguish the technological improvements fashioned on the new satellite. Lastly, the lightning detection feature of the Geostationary Lightning Mapper on the GOES-16 is examined to understand the benefits that the revolutionary technology places on the meteorological community.
Document Type
Undergraduate Research
Publication/Presentation Date
Fall 2017
Scholarly Commons Citation
Kane, B. M. (2017). The Capabilities of the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-16 (GOES-16). , (). Retrieved from https://commons.erau.edu/student-works/58
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Instrumentation Commons, Meteorology Commons, Other Engineering Commons, Physical Processes Commons, Space Vehicles Commons
