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GOES-8 VIS Satellite Imagery

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Summary

GOES-8 Visible imagery collected for the 5-year GCIP Enhanced Observing Period (EOP) via McIDAS-X and then converted to GIF image format. These images are at 4 km resolution. These data are available for browsing purposes.

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Additional information

Identifier
Data Quality final
Versions
  • 1.0 (2001-08-20)
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Spatial Type raster
Frequency daily
Language English
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Temporal coverage

Begin datetime 1995-10-01 00:00:00
End datetime 2001-03-31 23:59:59

Spatial coverage


Map data from IBCSO, IBCAO, and Global Topography.

Maximum (North) Latitude: 52.00, Minimum (South) Latitude: 27.00
Minimum (West) Longitude: -114.00, Maximum (East) Longitude: -84.00

Primary point of contact information

EOL Data Support <datahelp@eol.ucar.edu>

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Citation

Example citation following ESIP guidelines:

UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory. 2001. GOES-8 VIS Satellite Imagery. Version 1.0. UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory. https://doi.org/10.26023/V261-9RNF-D20Q. Accessed 01 Oct 2023.

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