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GOES-10 (which is currently located at approximately 60 degrees West longitude)
Imager and Sounder data are currently being ingested by the SSEC
Data Center in
support of the Earth Observation Partnership of the Americas EOPA
project--now being called GEOSS Americas.
The GOES-10 Sounder schedule consists of 4 separate geographical sectors that each take 60 minutes to scan.
Examples of all 19 channels
on the GOES-10 Sounder are shown. Each of the 19
different spectral channels from the GOES Sounder is presented in a multi-panel
format. Channel 1 is shown in panel 1, starting in the upper left, with
subsequently numbered channels following across rows and then down columns.
A map has been added to panels 1,6,11,16 and 19. A single color enhancement
is applied to all of the 18 infrared channels, while the visible (channel
19) is shown in shades of gray. Animation loops further provide the viewer
with the temporal nature of the atmosphere, enhancing the spatial
and spectral characteristics presented in the imagery from any individual
time period. Various specifics on the 19 channels of the GOES Sounder are
readily available: channel locations compared
to earth emitted spectra; detailed spectral responses with
respect to spectra from a standard atmosphere; and typical useage (by
channel) for derivation of Sounder products.