GOES-R Series Scientific Publications | 2020

The following publications and articles are ordered chronologically.

SIFTing through satellite imagery with the Satellite Information Familiarization Tool
Jordan Gerth, Raymond K. Garcia, David J. Hoese, Scott S. Lindstrom, Timothy J. Schmit
Journal of Operational Meteorology
Volume 8, Issue 10, December 17, 2020, pp. 121-132
   
   
Determinant Role of Aerosols From Industrial Sources in Hurricane Harvey's Catastrophe
Bowen Pan, Yuan Wang, Timothy Logan, Jen‐Shan Hsieh, Jonathan H. Jiang, Yixin Li, Renyi Zhang
Geophysical Research Letters
Volume 47, Issue 23, December 16, 2020, 10 pp.
   
   
High Temporal Resolution Satellite Observations of Fire Radiative Power Reveal Link Between Fire Behavior and Aerosol and Gas Emission
Elizabeth B. Wiggins, Amber J. Soja, Emily Gargulinski, Hannah S. Halliday, R. Bradley Pierce, Christopher C. Schmidt, John B. Nowak, Joshua P. DiGangi, Glenn S. Diskin, Joseph M. Katich, Anne E. Perring, Joshua P. Schwarz, Bruce E. Anderson, Gao Chen, Ewan C. Crosbie, Carolyn Jordan, Claire E. Robinson, Kevin J. Sanchez, Taylor J. Shingler, Michael Shook, Kenneth L. Thornhill, Edward L. Winstead, Luke D. Ziemba, Richard H. Moore
Geophysical Research Letters
Volume 47, Issue 23, December 16, 2020, 10 pp.
   
   
GLM Observations of the Brightest Lightning in the Americas
Michael Peterson, Erin Lay
JGR Atmospheres
Volume 125, Issue 23, December 16, 2020, 17 pp.
   
   
A Deep-Learning Model for Automated Detection of Intense Midlatitude Convection Using Geostationary Satellite Images
John L. Cintineo, Michael J. Pavolonis, Justin M. Sieglaff, Anthony Wimmers, Jason Brunner, and Willard Bellon
Weather and Forecasting
Volume 35, Issue 6, December 1, 2020, pp. 2567-2588
   
   
Nonlinear Forecast Error Growth of Rapidly Intensifying Hurricane Harvey (2017) Examined through Convection-Permitting Ensemble Assimilation of GOES-16 All-Sky Radiances
Masashi Minamide, Fuqing Zhang, and Eugene E. Clothiaux
Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences
Volume 77, Issue 12, December 2020, pp.4277-4296
   
   
Rapid Scan Visible Imagery from the Geostationary Lightning Mapper (GLM) at 2.5-Minute Intervals
Daniel J. Cecil, Dennis E. Buechler, John R. Mecikalski, and Xuanli L
Monthly Weather Review
Volume 148, Issue 12, December 2020, pp. 5105-5112
   
   
Tropical and Extratropical Cyclone Detection Using Deep Learning
Christina Kumler-Bonfanti, Jebb Stewart, David Hall, and Mark Govett
Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology
Volume 59, Issue 12, December 2020, pp. 1971-1985
   
   
GEO–GEO Stereo-Tracking of Atmospheric Motion Vectors (AMVs) from the Geostationary Ring
James L. Carr, Dong L. Wu, Jaime Daniels,Mariel D. Friberg Wayne Bresky, and Houria Madani
Remote Sensing
Volume 12, Issue 22, November 18, 2020
   
   
Assimilation of GOES-16 satellite derived winds into the warn-on-forecast system
Swapan Mallick, Thomas A. Jones
Atmospheric Research
Volume 245, November 15, 2020, 105131
   
   
Improving GOES Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI) aerosol optical depth (AOD) retrievals using an empirical bias correction algorithm
Hai Zhang, Shobha Kondragunta, Istvan Laszlo, and Mi Zhou
Atmospheric Measurement Techniques
Volume 13, November 9, 2020, pp. 5955-5975
   
   
Rapid Destruction of a Stratospheric Potential Vorticity Anomaly by Convectively Induced Inertial Instability during the Southern Wisconsin Extreme Flooding Event of 20 August 2018
Shellie M. Rowe, Matthew H. Hitchman
Monthly Weather Review
Volume 148, Issue 11, November 2020, pp. 4397-4414
   
   
Distinctive Signals in 1‐min Observations of Overshooting Tops and Lightning Activity in a Severe Supercell Thunderstorm
Paloma Borque, Luciano Vidal, Martín Rugna, Timothy J. Lang, María Gabriela Nicora, Stephen W. Nesbitt
JGR Atmospheres
Volume 125, Issue 20, October 27, 20202, 19pp.
   
   
Ground-based corroboration of GOES-17 fire detection capabilities during ignition of the Kincade Fire
T. Todd Lindley, Alexander B. Zwink, Chad M. Gravelle, Christopher C. Schmidt, Cynthia K. Palmer, Scott T. Rowe, Robyn Heffernan, Neal Driscoll, Graham M. Kent
Journal of Operational Meteorology
Volume 8, Issue 8, October 14, 2020, pp. 105-110
   
   
Unlocking GOES: A Statistical Framework for Quantifying the Evolution of Convective Structure in Tropical Cyclones
Trey McNeely, Ann B. Lee, Kimberly M. Wood, Dorit Hammerling
Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology
Volume 59, Issue 10, October 14, 2020, pp. 1671-1689
   
   
On-orbit calibration and characterization of GOES-17 ABI IR bands under dynamic thermal condition
Zhipeng Wang, Xiangqian Wu, Fangfang Yu, Jon P. Fulbright, Elizabeth Kline, Hyelim Yoo, Timothy J. Schmit, Mathew M. Gunshor, Monica Coakley, Mason Black, Daniel T. Lindsey, Haifeng Qian, Xi Shao, Robbie Iacovazzi
Journal of Applied Remote Sensing
Volume 14, Issue 3, September 30, 2020, 26 pp.
   
   
Assessment of Upper Tropospheric Water Vapor Monthly Variation in Reanalyses With Near‐Global Homogenized 6.5‐μm Radiances From Geostationary Satellites
Yunheng Xue, Jun Li, Zhenglong Li, Riyu Lu, Mathew M. Gunshor, Szuchia L. Moeller, Di Di, Timothy J. Schmit
Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres
Volume 125, Issue 18, September 27, 2020, 19 pp.
   
   
GLM and ABI Characteristics of Severe and Convective Storms
Kevin C. Thiel, Kristin M. Calhoun, Anthony E. Reinhart, Donald R. MacGorman
Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres
Volume 125, Issue 17, September 16, 2020, 22 pp.
   
   
Mitigation of Geostationary Lightning Mapper Geolocation Errors
Katrina S. Virts and William J. Koshak
Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology
Volume 37, Issue 9, September 2020, pp. 1725-1736
   
   
An evaluation of advanced baseline imager fire radiative power based wildfire emissions using carbon monoxide observed by the Tropospheric Monitoring Instrument across the conterminous United States
Fangjun Li, Xiaoyang Zhang, Shobha Kondragunta, and Xiaoman Lu
Environmental Research Letters
Volume 15, Issue 9, September 2020, 13 pp.
   
   
Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-R series advanced baseline imagery artifacts
Mathew M. Gunshor, Timothy J. Schmit, David Pogorzala, Scott Lindstrom, James P. Nelson
Journal of Applied Remote Sensing
Volume 14, Issue 3, August 28, 2020, 19 pp.
   
   
Calibrating Geosynchronous and Polar Orbiting Satellites: Sharing Best Practices
Dennis Helder, David Doelling, Rajendra Bhatt, Taeyoung Choi, Julia Barsi
Remote Sensing
Volume 12, Issue 17, August 27, 2020, 22 pp.
   
   
Ensemble PM2.5 Forecasting During the 2018 Camp Fire Event Using the HYSPLIT Transport and Dispersion Model
Y. Li, D. Q. Tong, F. Ngan, M. D. Cohen, A. F. Stein, S. Kondragunta, X. Zhang, C. Ichoku, E. J. Hyer, R. A. Kahn
Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres
Volume 125, Issue 15, August 16, 2020, 19 pp.
   
   
NOAA ProbSevere v2.0—ProbHail, ProbWind, and ProbTor
John L. Cintineo; Michael J. Pavolonis; Justin M. Sieglaff; Lee Cronce; Jason Brunner
Weather and Forecasting
Volume 35, issue 4, August 2020, pp. 1523-1543
   
   
Assessing the Impact of Stochastic Perturbations in Cloud Microphysics using GOES-16 Infrared Brightness Temperatures
Sarah M. Griffin; Jason A. Otkin; Gregory Thompson; Maria Frediani; Judith Berner; Fanyou Kong
Monthly Weather Review
Volume 148, Issue 8, August 2020, pp. 3111-3137
   
   
Estimating Near Real-Time Hourly Evapotranspiration Using Numerical Weather Prediction Model Output and GOES Remote Sensing Data in Iowa
Wonsook S. Ha, George R. Diak, Witold F. Krajewski
Remote Sensing
Volume 12, Issue 14, July 21, 2020
   
   
Validation of image navigation and registration for the Geostationary Lightning Mapper
James L. Carr, Clemens E. Tillier, Shu Yang
Journal of Applied Remote Sensing
Volume 14, No. 3, July 2020, 16 pp.
   
   
Lyman‐alpha Variability During Solar Flares Over Solar Cycle 24 Using GOES‐15/EUVS‐E
Ryan O. Milligan; Hugh S. Hudson; Phillip C. Chamberlin; Iain G. Hannah; Laura A. Hayes
Space Weather
Volume 18, Issue 7, July 2020, 17 pp.
   
   
Mapping, Monitoring, and Prediction of Floods Due to Ice Jam and Snowmelt with Operational Weather Satellites
Mitchell D. Goldberg, Sanmei Li, Daniel T. Lindsey, William Sjoberg, Lihang Zhou, Donglian Sun
Remote Sensing
Volume 12, Issue 11, June 9, 2020
   
   
A Workshop on the Next-Generation Environmental Satellite Constellations
Amanda Rehbein; Martín Rugna; M. Paula Hobouchian; Anna del Moral; Steven J. Goodman; Daniel T. Lindsey; Janel Thomas
Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
Volume 101, Issue 6, June 2020, pp. E763-E770
   
   
On the Propagation of Satellite Precipitation Estimation Errors: From Passive Microwave to Infrared Estimates
Shruti A. Upadhyaya; Pierre-Emmanuel Kirstetter; Jonathan J. Gourley; Robert J. Kuligowski
Journal of Hydrometeorology
Volume 21, Issue 6, June 2020, pp. 1367-1381
   
   
Synergetic Use of the WSR-88D Radars, GOES-R Satellites, and Lightning Networks to Study Microphysical Characteristics of Hurricanes
Jiaxi Hu; Daniel Rosenfeld; Alexander Ryzhkov; Pengfei Zhang
Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology
Volume 59, Issue 6, June 2020, pp. 1051-1068
   
   
Thunderstorm Cloud-Type Classification from Space-Based Lightning Imagers
Michael Peterson; Scott Rudlosky; Daile Zhang
Monthly Weather Review
Volume 148, Issue 5, May 2020, pp. 1891-1898
   
   
Assimilation of GOES-R Geostationary Lightning Mapper Flash Extent Density Data in GSI EnKF for the Analysis and Short-Term Forecast of a Mesoscale Convective System
Rong Kong; Ming Xue; Alexandre O. Fierro; Youngsun Jung; Chengsi Liu; Edward R. Mansell; Donald R. MacGorman
Monthly Weather Review
Volume 148, Issue 5, May 2020, pp. 2111-2133
   
   
Application of the GOES-16 Advanced Baseline Imager: Morphology of a Preconvective Environment on 17 April 2019
Lewis Grasso, Dan Bikos, Jack Dostalek, Ting-Chi Wu, Kyle Hilburn, Ed Szoke, Jorel Torres, Jon Zeitler, Bill Line, Ariel Cohen
Electronic Journal of Severe Storms Meteorology
Volume 15, Issue 2, April 17, 2020, pp. 1-24
   
   
SCOPE: Spectral cloud optical property estimation using real-time GOES-R longwave imagery
David P. Larson, Mengying Li and Carlos F. M. Coimbra
Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy
Volume 12, Issue 2, April 14, 2020, 15 pp.
   
   
GOES-16 Advanced Baseline Imager visible near-infrared channel low-light signal-to-noise ratio
Robbie Iacovazzi, Xiangqian Wu
Journal of Applied Remote Sensing
Volume 14, Issue 2, April 6, 2020, 16 pp.
   
   
Examining the Potential of a Random Forest Derived Cloud Mask from GOES-R Satellites to Improve Solar Irradiance Forecasting
Tyler McCandless, Pedro Angel Jiménez
Energies
Volume 13, Issue 7, April 3, 2020, 15 pp.
   
   
GOES-16 Observations of Blowing Snow in Horizontal Convective Rolls on 24 February 2019
Aaron Kennedy; Carl Jones
Monthly Weather Review
Volume 148, Issue 4, April 2020, pp. 1737-1750
   
   
Validation of GOES-Based Surface Insolation Retrievals and Its Utility for Model Evaluation
Peiyang Cheng; Arastoo Pour-Biazar; Richard T. McNider; John R. Mecikalski
Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology
Volume 37, Issue 4, April 2020, pp. 553-571
   
   
Development of a Bowtie Inversion Technique for Real‐Time Processing of the GOES‐16/‐17 SEISS MPS‐HI Electron Channels
A. Boudouridis; J.V. Rodriguez; B.T. Kress; B.K. Dichter; T.G. Onsager
Space Weather
Volume 18, Issue 4, April 2020, 21 pp.
   
   
Comparison of Diurnal Variation of Land Surface Temperature From GOES-16 ABI and MODIS Instruments
Christopher Beale, Hamid Norouzi, Zahra Sharifnezhadazizi, Abdou Rachid Bah, Peng Yu, Yunyue Yu, Reginald Blake, Anna Vaculik, Jorge Gonzalez-Cruz
IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing
Volume 17, Issue 4, April 2020, pp. 572-576
   
   
Exploring the Assimilation of GLM-Derived Water Vapor Mass in a Cycled 3DVAR Framework for the Short-Term Forecasts of High-Impact Convective Events
Junjun Hu; Alexandre O. Fierro; Yunheng Wang; Jidong Gao; Edward R. Mansell
Monthly Weather Review
Volume 148, Issue 3, March 2020, pp. 1005-1028
   
   
Comparisons of Lightning Rates and Properties From the U.S. National Lightning Detection Network (NLDN) and GLD360 With GOES‐16 Geostationary Lightning Mapper and Advanced Baseline Imager Data
Martin J. Murphy, Ryan K. Said
Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres
Volume 125, Issue 5, March 16, 2020, 20 pp.
   
   
Geostationary Lightning Mapper Clustering Algorithm Stability
Douglas M. Mach
Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres
Volume 125, Issue 5, March 16, 2020, 14 pp.
   
   
Time Evolution of Satellite‐Based Optical Properties in Lightning Flashes, and its Impact on GLM Flash Detection
Daile Zhang, Kenneth L. Cummins
Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres
Volume 125, Issue 5, March 16, 2020, 17 pp.
   
   
GeoColor: A Blending Technique for Satellite Imagery
Steven D. Miller. Daniel T. Lindsey, Curtis J. Seaman, and Jeremy E. Solbrig
Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology
Volume 37, Issue 3, March 2020, pp. 429-448
   
   
Evolution of an Atmospheric Kármán Vortex Street From High‐Resolution Satellite Winds: Guadalupe Island Case Study
Å. Horváth; W. Bresky; J. Daniels; J. Vogelzang; A. Stoffelen; J. L. Carr; D. L. Wu; C. Seethala; T. Günther; S. A. Buehler
Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres
Volume 125, Issue 4, February 27, 2020, 28 pp.
   
   
Changes to the Appearance of Optical Lightning Flashes Observed From Space According to Thunderstorm Organization and Structure
Michael Peterson, Scott Rudlosky, Daile Zhang
Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres
Volume 125, Issue 4, February 27, 2020, 22 pp.
   
   
Impact of Rapid‐Scan‐Based Dynamical Information From GOES‐16 on HWRF Hurricane Forecasts
Jinlong Li, Jun Li, Christopher Velden, Pei Wang, Timothy J. Schmit, Jason Sippel
Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres
Volume 125, Issue 3, February 16, 2020, 18 pp.
   
   
A preliminary evaluation of GOES-16 active fire product using Landsat-8 and VIIRS active fire data, and ground-based prescribed fire records
Fangjun Li, Xiaoyang Zhang, Shobha Kondragunta, Christopher C. Schmidt, Christopher D. Holmes
Remote Sensing of Environment
Volume 237, Article 111600, February 2020, 17 pp.
   
   
GOES-16 ABI solar reflective channel validation for earth science application
Joel McCorkel, Boryana Efremova, Jason Hair, Marcos Andrade, Brent Holben
Remote Sensing of Environment
Volume 237, Article 111438, February 2020, 17 pp.
   
   
Urban air temperature model using GOES-16 LST and a diurnal regressive neural network algorithm
Joshua Hrisko, Prathap Ramamurthy, Yunyue Yu, Peng Yu, David Melecio-Vázquez
Remote Sensing of Environment
Volume 237, Article 111495, February 2020, 11 pp
   
   
GOES-16 Advanced Baseline Imager Instrument Performance Monitor
Robbie Iacovazzi, Haifeng Qian, Xiangqian Wu, Xi Shao, Fangfang Yu
Journal of Applied Remote Sensing
Volume 14, Issue 1, January 2020, 19 pp.
   
   
Land Surface Emissivity Product for NOAA JPSS and GOES-R Missions: Methodology and Evaluation
Heshun Wang, Yunyue Yu, Peng Yu, Yuling Liu
IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing
Volume 58, Issue 1, January 2020, pp. 307-318
   
   
Correcting the Arcjet Thruster Disturbance in GOES‐16 Magnetometer Data
S. Califf D. Early M. Grotenhuis T. M. Loto'aniu J. Kronenwetter
Space Weather
Volume 18, Issue 1, January 10, 2020, 12 pp.
   
   
Discovering the Importance of Mesoscale Cloud Organization Through Unsupervised Classification
L. Denby
Geophysical Research Letters
Volume 47, Issue 1, January 16, 2020, 10 pp.
   
   
Drylines in Argentina: Synoptic Climatology and Processes Leading to Their Genesis
Hernán Bechis, Paola Salio, and Juan José Ruiz
Monthly Weather Review
Volume 248, Issue 1, January 2020, pp. 111-129
   
   
Megaflashes: Just How Long Can a Lightning Discharge Get?
Walter A. Lyons, Eric C. Bruning, Tom A. Warner, Donald R. MacGorman, Samantha Edgington, Clemens Tillier , and Janusz Mlynarczyk
Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
Volume 101, Issue 1, January 2020, pp. E73-E86