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The Goes-R Geostationary Lightning Mapper (GLM)The Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES-R) is the next series to follow the existing GOES system currently operating over the Western Hemisphere. Superior spacecraft and instrument technology will support expanded detection of environmental phenomena, resulting in more timely and accurate forecasts and warnings. Advancements over current GOES capabilities include a new capability for total lightning detection (cloud and cloud-to-ground flashes) from the Geostationary Lightning Mapper (GLM), and improved storm diagnostic capability with the Advanced Baseline Imager. The GLM will map total lightning activity (in-cloud and cloud-to-ground lighting flashes) continuously day and night with near-uniform spatial resolution of 8 km with a product refresh rate of less than 20 sec over the Americas and adjacent oceanic regions. This will aid in forecasting severe storms and tornado activity, and convective weather impacts on aviation safety and efficiency. In parallel with the instrument development, a GOES-R Risk Reduction Team and Algorithm Working Group Lightning Applications Team have begun to develop the Level 2 algorithms, cal/val performance monitoring tools, and new applications. Proxy total lightning data from the NASA Lightning Imaging Sensor on the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) satellite and regional test beds are being used to develop the pre-launch algorithms and applications, and also improve our knowledge of thunderstorm initiation and evolution. In this paper we will report on new Nowcasting and storm warning applications being developed and evaluated at various NOAA Testbeds.
Document ID
20120001434
Acquisition Source
Marshall Space Flight Center
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Goodman, Steven J. (National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service Washington, DC, United States)
Blakeslee, Richard J. (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, AL, United States)
Koshak, William J. (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, AL, United States)
Mach, Douglas (Alabama Univ. Huntsville, AL, United States)
Date Acquired
August 25, 2013
Publication Date
September 5, 2011
Subject Category
Meteorology And Climatology
Report/Patent Number
M11-0103
Meeting Information
Meeting: 2011 European Meteorological Organizaton for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT) Meteorological Satellite Conference
Location: Oslo
Country: Norway
Start Date: September 5, 2011
End Date: September 9, 2011
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Public Use Permitted.

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