Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Advanced_Baseline_Imager_(ABI)
GPTKB entity
Statements (34)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Imaging instrument
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:developedBy gptkb:NASA
gptkb:NOAA
gptkbp:enables Wildfire detection
Vegetation monitoring
Aerosol detection
Cloud property analysis
Hurricane tracking
Sea surface temperature measurement
Severe weather monitoring
gptkbp:firstFlight 2016
gptkbp:frequency 16
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI)
gptkbp:introducedIn gptkb:GOES-16
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:L3Harris_Technologies
gptkbp:operates Geostationary orbit
gptkbp:primaryUse Earth observation
gptkbp:provides Environmental monitoring
Weather forecasting
gptkbp:resolution 0.5 to 2 km
30 seconds (Mesoscale)
5 minutes (Full Disk)
gptkbp:scanModes gptkb:CONUS
gptkb:Full_Disk
gptkb:Mesoscale
gptkbp:successor gptkb:GOES_Imager
gptkbp:usedFor gptkb:National_Weather_Service
gptkb:Meteorologists
Researchers
gptkbp:usedOn gptkb:GOES-R_series_satellites
gptkbp:wavelengthRange 0.47 to 13.3 micrometers
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:GOES-R_weather_satellites
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6