AWOC Satellite data Quality Support Images

Local Zenith Angle (LZA) maps for GOES-E and GOES-W. Click on the image to zoom.

satellite Main LZA maps Higher resolution maps
GOES-E World map of local zenith angle (LZA) for GOES-East CONUS
Puerto rico
GOES-W World map of local zenith angle (LZA) for GOES-West CONUS
Hawaii
Alaska
Guam
GMS   Guam

Cloud offset vs. LZA

  Graph of cloud offset distance vs local zenith angle

Parallax magnitude and direction correction maps

region GOES-E GOES-W GMS
ERH
 GOES parallax correction map for GOES-E and the National Weather Service Eastern Region GOES parallax correction map for GOES-W and the National Weather Service Eastern Region
CRH
 GOES parallax correction map for GOES-E and the National Weather Service Central Region GOES parallax correction map for GOES-W and the National Weather Service Central Region
SRH
 GOES parallax correction map for GOES-E and the National Weather Service Southern Region GOES parallax correction map for GOES-W and the National Weather Service Southern Region
WRH
 GOES parallax correction map for GOES-E and the National Weather Service Western Region GOES parallax correction map for GOES-W and the National Weather Service Western Region
Guam
     GOES parallax correction map for GMS and the National Weather Service Guam

GOES resolution factors

Pixel size factor graph Pizel size factor map based on the LZA

 

Acknowledgements

Scott Lindstrom (Cooperative Institute of Meteorological Satellite Studies - CIMSS) provided the GOES parallax error maps.
Dan Lindsey (Cooperative Institute for Research into the Atmosphere - CIRA) provided information on GOES RSO and derived product imagery