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GeoNEX: A Geostationary Earth Observatory at NASA Earth Exchange: Earth Monitoring from Operational Geostationary Satellite Systems

  • Ramakrishna Nemani
  • , Weile Wang
  • , Hirofumi Hashimoto
  • , Andrew Michaelis
  • , Thomas Vandal
  • , Alexei Lyapustin
  • , Jia Zhang
  • , Tsengdar Lee
  • , Satya Kalluri
  • , Hideaki Takenaka
  • , Atsushi Higuchi
  • , Kazuhito Ichii
  • , Shuang Li
  • , Jong Min Yeom
  • NASA Ames Research Center
  • NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
  • Carnegie Mellon University
  • National Aeronautics and Space Administration
  • National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
  • Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
  • Chiba University
  • Guiyang Education University
  • Korea Aerospace Research Institute

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Abstract

The latest generation of geostationary satellites (Himawari 8/9, GOES-16/17, FY-4, GK-2A) carries sensors that closely mimic the spatial and spectral characteristics of widely used polar-orbiting, global monitoring sensors such as MODIS and VIIRS. When combined, data from various currently operating/planned geostationary platforms provide a geo-ring of hyper-temporal (5-10 minutes), multispectral observations at spatial resolutions as high as 500 m. These high frequency observations offer exciting new possibilities for monitoring our planet, including better retrievals of geophysical variables by overcoming cloud cover, enabling studies of diurnally varying phenomena in the atmosphere, land, and the oceans, and support operational decision-making in agriculture, hydrology and disaster management. The NASA Earth Exchange (NEX) team, in collaboration with scientists from JAXA, KARI, NOAA and other international institutions, created the GeoNEX (www.nasa.gov/geonex) pipeline to integrate data from all available geostationary platforms and produce and distribute spatially, temporally, and radiometrically consistent data for the earth science community. We envision various institutions adapting the Geo component (e.g., GeoNOAA, GeoKARI, GeoChiba, GeoJAXA, GeoCMA) and customizing the pipeline and downstream products to serve the local/regional research and applied science communities.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2020 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, IGARSS 2020 - Proceedings
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages128-131
Number of pages4
ISBN (Electronic)9781728163741
DOIs
StatePublished - 2020.09.26
Event2020 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, IGARSS 2020 - Online, Virtual, United States
Duration: 2020.09.262020.10.2

Publication series

NameInternational Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS)
ISSN (Electronic)2153-6996

Conference

Conference2020 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, IGARSS 2020
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityOnline, Virtual
Period20.09.2620.10.2

Keywords

  • geostationary satellites
  • remote sensing
  • vegetation monitoring

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