The GXI (GeoXO Imager) instrument to be flown on the GeoXO (Geostationary eXtended Observations) satellite, scheduled for launch in the mid-2030s, is intended to replace ABI data from the current set of GOES-R Satellites. One of the novel channels to be added to GXI senses infrared information at 5.15 µm,... Read More

The 3-panel animation above shows the 3 “Water Vapor” channels on GOES-R Satellites — Bands 8, 9 and 10 that sense emitted radiation centered at 6.19 µm, 6.95 µm and 7.34 µm, respectively. The date of these images is 24 May 2022, when SPC suggested a modest risk of severe... Read More

A previous post discussed the 5.1 micrometer channel that might be part of the imager (GXI) to fly on GeoXO, the next-generation satellite (beyond GOES-R) to be launched in the 2030s. That previous post, however, used Cross-track Infrared Sounder (CrIS) data, and CrIS observes close to, but not at, 5.1 micrometers.... Read More

GOES-R Satellites include GOES-16 (the present GOES-East), GOES-17 and GOES-18 (both scanning as GOES-West), and GOES-U, which will become GOES-19 after achieving geostationary orbit after launch (scheduled to occur in 2024). The follow-on to the GOES-R Series is GeoXo (Geostationary Extended Observations), with a launch planned in the 2030s. The GeoXo Imager, GXI,... Read More