The Geostationary Extended Observations (GeoXO) Program will host a 1.5-hour webinar to highlight the capabilities of the new GeoXO Sounder (GXS). We would like to invite any interested private-sector partners to attend and provide feedback on the potential benefits of this instrument to your organization.
For five decades, NOAA and NASA have partnered to advance NOAA satellite observations from geostationary orbit. The Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES) constellation keeps constant watch of the Earth’s Western Hemisphere for severe weather and environmental hazards and dangerous space weather. For 50 years, GOES data has been the backbone of short-term forecasts and warnings of severe weather and environmental hazards in the Western Hemisphere. Each successive generation of GOES has brought improvements and new capabilities to monitor our part of the world. Scheduled for launch in the early 2030s, as the current GOES approach the end of their operational lifetime, GeoXO will improve upon the observations provided by GOES-R and add new capabilities for monitoring our area of the world into the 2050s..
NOAA plans to include a hyperspectral infrared sounding instrument as part of the GeoXO satellite system. The GXS will provide real-time information about the vertical distribution of atmospheric moisture, winds and temperature. GXS will provide real-time data of the troposphere (the lowest level of the atmosphere where weather occurs), at a much higher frequency than current methods. It will be used to estimate temperature and humidity in the atmosphere by altitude, creating a profile of the atmosphere. The instrument will also provide estimates of the wind fields. This data would improve the ability to model weather, resulting in increased accuracy of forecasts for phenomena such as tornadoes and hurricanes.