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GOES-16 Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI) Full Disk Data

Project:

RELAMPAGO

Summary

This data set contains the 15 minute resolution data from the GOES-16 satellite Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI) full disk sectors during the period of RELAMPAGO operations. All 16 channels are included at their full resolution. The data are in NetCDF files packed into hourly tar files.

Archive note

This is a large data set, consisting of approximately 1-4 GB per hour. Please consider the size of the data set when making your order. You can order approximately 1 day in a single order.

Data access

ORDER data to made available for download

Additional information

Identifier	DOI: https://doi.org/10.26023/RP8Q-48MZ-XH0X
Data Quality	final
Versions	1.0 (2019-02-15)
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Related projects	RELAMPAGO: Remote sensing of Electrification, Lightning, And Mesoscale/microscale Processes with Adaptive Ground Observations
Frequency	15 minute
Language	English
Categories	Satellite
Platforms	GOES-16
Instruments	ABI - Advanced Baseline Imager
GCMD Science Keywords	BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE INFRARED RADIANCE THERMAL INFRARED VISIBLE RADIANCE Expand keywords
Documentation	GOES-R_Users_Guide_AppX.pdf [3 MiB] GOES-R_Users_Guide_V1.pdf [919 KiB] GOES-R_Users_Guide_V2.pdf [601 KiB] GOES-R_Users_Guide_V3.pdf [4 MiB] GOES-R_Users_Guide_V4.pdf [3 MiB] GOES-R_Users_Guide_V5.pdf [7 MiB]
Related links	info: RELAMPAGO Missions

Temporal coverage

Begin datetime	2018-06-01 00:00:00
End datetime	2019-01-31 23:59:59

Spatial coverage

Map data from IBCSO, IBCAO, and Global Topography.

Maximum (North) Latitude: 80.00, Minimum (South) Latitude: -80.00
Minimum (West) Longitude: -130.00, Maximum (East) Longitude: -15.00

Primary point of contact information

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

Additional contact information

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

Citation

NSF NCAR Earth Observing Laboratory. 2019. GOES-16 Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI) Full Disk Data. Version 1.0. null. https://doi.org/10.26023/RP8Q-48MZ-XH0X. Accessed 09 Feb 2026.

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