The HES Instrument
The proposed GOES-R HES instrument will have improved spectral resolution by 2 orders of magitude: from 19 channels on the current GOES sounder to over 1000. In addition, the horizontal resolution decreases from 10-km to 6-km. The synthetic loops below are meant to simulate four derived product images (DPI): precipitable water, CAPE, CIN, and Lifted Index.
Severe Weather Simulation - 8 May 2003
Simulated GOES-R HES Precipitable Water DPI at 6-km grid spacing. Click the image for a loop.
Simulated GOES-R HES Lifted Index DPI at 6-km grid spacing. Click the image for a larger version.
Simulated GOES-R HES CAPE DPI at 6-km grid spacing. Click the image larger version.
Simulated GOES-R HES Convective Inhibition DPI at 6-km grid spacing. Click the image for a loop.
Additional synthetic imagery, as well as a number of observed satellite images can be found in the Case Study Database