02-24-2018, 05:51 PM
The GOES-S weather satellite is scheduled for launch next Thursday for insertion into geosynchronous orbit over the eastern Pacific region, providing imagery of weather patterns that will affect Hawaii. It's resolution is far greater than the satellite it replaces, and will offer meteorologists greater detail for use in their forecasts, including hurricane forecasts:
its instruments capture three times as many spectral channels at four times the resolution five times as fast as GOES West, the satellite it’s slated to replace.
https://earther.com/why-nerds-are-excite...1823239274
Let's hope the launch is a success, and we can soon look forward to greater accuracy in our weather forecasts.
“I like being able to measure winds in Pacific and to put them in long-term weather models to give us guidance 3-7 days ahead,” Yoe said about one of his favorite GOES-S meteorology advances.
its instruments capture three times as many spectral channels at four times the resolution five times as fast as GOES West, the satellite it’s slated to replace.
https://earther.com/why-nerds-are-excite...1823239274
Let's hope the launch is a success, and we can soon look forward to greater accuracy in our weather forecasts.
“I like being able to measure winds in Pacific and to put them in long-term weather models to give us guidance 3-7 days ahead,” Yoe said about one of his favorite GOES-S meteorology advances.
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