one-stop shop to use satellite products
real-time imagery
- NOAA GOES Image Viewer: https://www.star.nesdis.noaa.gov/GOES/conus.php?sat=G16
- College of DuPage: https://weather.cod.edu/satrad/
- Tropical Tidbits: https://tropicaltidbits.com/sat/
- Weathernerds: https://www.weathernerds.org/satellite/
archived imagery
- NASA Worldview: https://worldview.earthdata.nasa.gov/
- UCAR Image Archive: https://www2.mmm.ucar.edu/imagearchive/ (goes beyond satellite imagery!)
- Iowa State data archive: https://mtarchive.geol.iastate.edu/ (goes beyond satellite imagery!)
- NOAA Comprehensive Large Array-data Stewardship System (CLASS): https://www.bou.class.noaa.gov/saa/products/welcome (download only; must have software to view)
Details about the GOES Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI)
- Overview of the ABI from GOES-R.gov
- Technical summary of the 16 ABI bands from GOES-R.gov
- Real-time updated page showing GOES-East and GOES-West meso sector locations
NOAA/NASA 2-page guides to each ABI band
| Band number | Nickname | Center wavelength | Link to PDF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Blue | 0.47 μm | B01 Quick Guide |
| 02 | Red | 0.64 μm | B02 Quick Guide |
| 03 | Veggie | 0.86 μm | B03 Quick Guide |
| 04 | Cirrus | 1.37 μm | B04 Quick Guide |
| 05 | Snow/Ice | 1.61 μm | B05 Quick Guide |
| 06 | Cloud particle size | 2.24 μm | B06 Quick Guide |
| 07 | Shortwave infrared | 3.9 μm | B07 Quick Guide |
| 08 | Upper-level water vapor | 6.2 μm | B08 Quick Guide |
| 09 | Mid-level water vapor | 6.9 μm | B09 Quick Guide |
| 10 | Lower-level water vapor | 7.3 μm | B10 Quick Guide |
| 11 | Cloud-top phase | 8.5 μm | B11 Quick Guide |
| 12 | Ozone | 9.6 μm | B12 Quick Guide |
| 13 | Clean longwave infrared | 10.3 μm | B13 Quick Guide |
| 14 | Longwave infrared | 11.2 μm | B14 Quick Guide |
| 15 | Dirty longwave infrared | 12.3 μm | B15 Quick Guide |
| 16 | CO2 longwave infrared | 13.3 μm | B16 Quick Guide |
NOAA/NASA 2-page guides to multispectral products (RGB) and GLM
- Airmass RGB (PDF)
- Nighttime Microphysics RGB (PDF)
- Day Cloud Phase RGB (PDF)
- Sandwich RGB (PDF)
- GeoColor RGB (PDF)
- GLM (PDF)
ABI learning modules (free account required for MetEd links)
- Basic Principles of Radiation from the NWS Satellite Foundational GOES-R Course
- GOES-R Visible and Near-IR Bands (ABI Bands 1-3)
- GOES-R Near-IR Bands (ABI Bands 4-6)
- GOES-R IR Bands, excluding water vapor (ABI Bands 7, 11-16)
- GOES-R water vapor bands (ABI Bands 8-10; from CIRA, not MetEd)
- Satellite Water Vapor Interpretation -- Short Course (water vapor imagery applications; older content)
- RGB Products Explained (how to use multispectral satellite imagery)
- RGB Composite Imagery and Applications (more on RGB products and how to use them)
Additional resources
- Comprehensive list of online resources related to geostationary satellite observations from the Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies (CIMSS) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison