Real-time GOES Data

Access to geostationary satellite data is critical to monitoring short-term components of the Earth's hydrologic cycle and for developing a long-term data base for regional applications and climate research. In support of this requirement, two geostationary satellite ground stations are maintained at the Global Hydrology and Climate Center (GHCC). The geostationary satellite ground stations are being used to collect GOES-8 and GOES-10 imager data at 15 minute intervals, covering North America at 1 km (visible channel) and 4 km (infrared channels) horizontal resolution, and sounder data twice an hour at 10 km resolution. This real-time geostationary satellite data is available to anyone on the Internet in both picture form (gif and jpg files), and at full digital resolution (GVAR and/or McIDAS area format) via anonymous ftp from Real-time GOES Data. This data stream is also be used to generate real-time products (cloud maps, fields of land surface temperature, insolation, winds, and total precipitable water) in support of model assimilation efforts, urban heat island studies, and other project activities. GOES Product page

Last updated on: January 17, 2002