TOWR-S Technical Outreach to Accelerate NWS Mission Use of GOES-R Satellite Data

This presentation reviews technical outreach initiatives undertaken by the GOES-R Program’s Total Operational Weather Readiness with Satellites (TOWR-S) team during the past year. Embedded within the NWS, the team assists with accelerating the integration of GOES-R products and services into NWS operations. Examples of forecaster support and technical infrastructure development will be presented. Specific topics include enhanced delivery of GOES Geostationary Lightning Mapper 5-minute gridded products and GOES ABI multi-spectral imagery (e.g., Geocolor) to NWS forecast offices and national centers; collaboration via cloud-based AWIPS; and experimental data product development.