Short Course: From GOES-R and JPSS Satellite Data to Disaster Response: Every Decision Counts

    Sunday, 12 January 2020, 8:00 AM - 3:45 PM, Room 153 A (Link)


    This Short Course includes satellite information from both Geostationary (GOES-16/GOES-17) and Polar Orbiters (mostly JPSS)

    Link to Agenda

    Link to presentations

    Cheat Sheet on ABI Bands

    Convection

  • Satellite Imagery contains a Parallax Shift. You can investigate that at this website
  • NOAA/CIMSS ProbSevere data can be found here in real time. Training for the product is available here.
  • Cheat Sheat on ProbSevere.
  • Short recordings on the different ABI Bands can be found here. You can also find fact sheets on the ABI Bands here.
  • Geostationary Lightning Mapper (GLM) information and training materials are available here (Click on the 'Training' Tab at that website)
    • GLM data from NOAA/NESDIS is here
    • GLM data from Weathernerds is here (Then see 'Display Options' on the right-hand side of the page)
    • GLM Status
    • More information on GLM is here
  • Other data that are mentioned in the Convection talk:
    • All Sky Total Precipitable Water is available here. (Here's a YouTube video that shows how All-Sky TPW can be used.)
    • MIMIC Total Precipitable Water fields are available here; Information on the product is here
    • A similar product, Advected Layer Precipitable Water is available here; information on the product is here.
    • NESDIS has a blended Total Precipitable Water Product that is available here

    Flooding

  • MIMIC Total Precipitable Water and Advected Layer Precipitable Water are also both referenced in this section (they are linked to above, in the convection section)
  • Snowfall Rate. This uses the most recent algorithm and updates most rapidly!
  • Here's another, older Snowfall rate site from Microwave Integrated Retrieval System (MiRS) (You can find Snow Water Equivalent (SWE) at the MiRS link too!).
  • Presentation on NOAA Global Flood Product is here.
  • Merged CONUS Snowfall rate (from Marshall Space Flight Center)
  • The VIIRS Flood Product is available in Real Earth. Search under 'Collection' for 'Flood Detection' and choose CSPP VIIRS Flood Detection.
  • A different way to get to the Flood Product, that includes links to training (and an archive!), is here.
  • Quick Reference Material on
    • Snowfall Rate
    • Advected LPW
    • GOES-R Rain Rate

    Tropical

  • Short recordings on the different ABI Bands can be found here. You can also find fact sheets on the ABI Bands here.
  • NOAA-Unique Combined Atmospheric Profile System (NUCAPS) thermodynamic profiles are described here. There are also links in the morning presentation on Convection (here's a helpful webpage). You can access NUCAPS Soundings here.
  • Derived Motion Winds are explained briefly at this link.
  • The Day Night Band can be viewed at NASA Worldview. Training on the Near Constant Contrast Product that is derived from the Day Night Band is here.



  • Tim Schmit's webpage of GOES-R Links
  • JPSS webpage of Links