The GOES-R Series
A New Generation of Geostationary Environmental SatellitesThe GOES-R Series: A New Generation of Geostationary Environmental Satellites introduces the reader to the most significant advance in weather technology in a generation. The worlds new constellation of geostationary operational environmental satellites (GOES) are in the midst of a drastic revolution with their greatly improved capabilities that provide orders of magnitude improvements in spatial, temporal and spectral resolution. Never before have routine observations been possible over such a wide area. Imagine satellite images over the full disk every 10 or 15 minutes and monitoring of severe storms, cyclones, fires and volcanic eruptions on the scale of minutes. Introduces the GOES-R Series, with chapters on each of its new productsProvides an overview of how to read new satellite imagesIncludes full-color images and online animations that demonstrate the power of this new technology ISBN: 9780128143278, 0128143274
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