McIDAS User's Guide
Version 2010.1

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GOES Variable Sounder

Satellites

GOES-8 through GOES-15 (11 is operational at ~135°W; 12 is operational at ~60°W; 13 is operational at ~75°W; 14 is in standby at ~105°W; 15 is in post-launch checkout at ~90°W )

Orbit Type

Geostationary

Instrument

Sounder

Resolution

10 km

 



Band		 Central
Wavelength
(µm)
Absorbing
Gases		 Wave
Number
(cm-1)
Sounding
Level (mb)

Primary Uses
1 14.7 CO2 680 90 Stratosphere temperature
2 14.4 CO2 694 300 Sounding; tropopause temperature
3 14.1 CO2 709 550 Sounding; upper-level temperature
4 13.6 CO2; H2O 735 850 Sounding; mid-level temperature
5 13.4 CO2; H2O 746 900 Sounding; low-level temperature
6 12.7 H2O 787 Surface Sounding; total precipitable water
7 12.0 H2O 833 Surface Surface temperature and moisture
8 11.0 H2O 909 Surface Surface temperature
9 9.7 O3 1031 25 Total ozone
10 7.4 H2O 1351 725 Low-level moisture
11 7.0 H2O 1428 550 Sounding; mid-level moisture
12 6.5 H2O 1538 350 Sounding; upper-level moisture
13 4.6 N2O 2173 1000 Sounding; low-level temperature
14 4.5 N2O 2222 950 Sounding; mid-level temperature
15 4.4 CO2; N2O 2272 650 Sounding; upper-level temperature
16 4.1 CO2 2439 Surface Sounding; boundary layer
17 4.0 Window 2500 Surface Temperature
18 3.7 Window 2702 Surface Temperature
19 0.70 Window 14286 Surface Clouds
20         Star scan

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