Satellite Meteorology

For Grade 7-12

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Three New Satellites: SUOMI NPP, JPSS & GOES-R

GOES-R

Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI)

You probably noticed from the table on the previous page that the number of spectral bands increases from 5 with the current GOES imager to 16 with ABI. This will help meteorologists and others monitor more of the electromagnetic spectrum. The 16 spectral bands for the ABI are summarized in the following table, along with the approximate spectral widths (wavelength range) and central wavelengths. The last two columns of the table provide examples of how people will use the data followed by the name of original instruments measuring the various spectral bands, called heritage instruments, which were used to define the ABI spectral bands.

Click for full-size chart (source: BAMS, August 2005)	Click for an animation of all 16 ABI channels! (the images are numerical model generated)

This Satellite Meteorology Course was developed at the Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies (CIMSS) located within the Space Science and Engineering Center (SSEC) at the UW-Madison. Funding was provided by the Wisconsin Space Grant Consortium (WSGC) and NOAA/NESDIS.