21OESS GOES-19 ABI Imagery at UW-Madison

The Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI) on the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES)-R series has been a major technological leap in capability for the GOES missions, providing critical imagery for the National Weather Service (NWS) and a host of other users. The ABI is a 16-band radiometer, with spectral bands covering the visible, near-infrared, and infrared portions of the electro-magnetic spectrum. The GOES-R Program Algorithm Working Group (AWG) and Calibration Working Group (CWG) are engaged in a wide range of activities to support the GOES-R mission. This presentation will cover contributions made by the Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies (CIMSS) to the AWG and CWG Teams during post-launch testing of the GOES-19 ABI L1b Radiances and Cloud and Moisture Imagery Product (CMIP), as the ABI moves from beta to provisional status. GOES-U was launched June 25, 2024, became GOES-19, and is slated to go operational as GOES-East in spring 2025, replacing GOES-16. The CIMSS AWG Imagery / CWG team produce a number of imagery and data quality products including true color, Mollweide projection combinations of GOES-16, GOES-18, and GOES-19, time-difference imagery for quality control, and statistical comparisons (GEO-GEO) to monitor image quality with respect to GOES-16.