GOES-13 Satellite Imagery for Hurricane Genesis Study

GOES-13 satellite images were collected during the 2010 Genesis and Rapid Intensification Processes (GRIP) campaign to study tropical storm formation. The dataset contains visible and infrared channel imagery at 15-minute intervals from August 15 to September 30, 2010. It was produced and archived in near real time by the Global Hydrology Resource Center for use with the Real Time Mission Monitor.

Use Cases

• Analyzing cloud patterns and storm structure evolution using the visible channel imagery.
• Tracking storm development and energy dynamics through the four infrared spectral channels.
• Studying the temporal progression of storm systems with the 15-minute interval time-series data.
• Validating or training numerical weather prediction models for hurricane forecasting.
• Supporting real-time mission monitoring of atmospheric phenomena during field campaigns.

Strengths

• Provides high temporal resolution imagery captured at 15-minute intervals.
• Covers a critical 47-day period during the 2010 Atlantic hurricane season.
• Includes data from five spectral channels (one visible, four infrared) for multi-spectral analysis.
• Was archived in near real-time, supporting immediate research use during the GRIP campaign.

Limitations

• The exact number of image files and total dataset size are not specified in the provided metadata.
• Conflicting 'last updated' dates exist between sources (2010-09-30 and 2026-03-13).
• Column names and specific file structures are unknown, complicating automated processing.

Provenance

Source

Global Hydrology Resource Center Distributed Active Archive Center (GHRC_DAAC).

Collection Method

Data was produced and archived in near real time from the GOES I-M Imager on the GOES-13 satellite.

Time Range

August 15, 2010 to September 30, 2010.

Freshness

2026-03 13 01:38:26.278343

Geography

Sampled areas of the Earth observed by the GOES-13 satellite, likely focusing on tropical Atlantic regions.