Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites—R Series

A collaborative NOAA & NASA program

The U.S. government is closed. This site will not be updated.

However, NOAA websites and social media channels necessary to protect lives and property will be maintained.
To learn more, visit commerce.gov.
For the latest forecasts and critical weather information, visit weather.gov.

GOES-R Series Scientific Publications - 2004

The following publications and articles are ordered chronologically.

Synergistic Use of MODIS and AIRS in a Variational Retrieval of Cloud Parameters Jun Li, W. Paul Menzel, Wenjian Zhang, Fengying Sun, Timothy J. Schmit, James J. Gurka, Elisabeth Weisz Journal of Applied Meteorology Volume 43, Issue 11 (November 2004) pp. 1619-1634

AIRS Subpixel Cloud Characterization Using MODIS Cloud Products Jun Li, W. Paul Menzel, Fengying Sun, Timothy J. Schmit, James Gurka Journal of Applied Meteorology Volume 43, Issue 8 (August 2004) pp. 1083-1094

Fire Detection Using GOES Rapid Scan Imagery John F. Weaver, Dan Lindsey, Dan Bikos, Chris C. Schmidt, Elaine Prins Weather and Forecasting Volume 19, Issue 3 (June 2004) pp. 496-510