%0 Journal Article
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%2 sid.inpe.br/mtc-m21b/2018/03.01.18.29.39
%@doi 10.1175/BAMS-D-16-0029.1
%@issn 0003-0007
%F self-archiving-INPE-MCTIC-GOV-BR
%T A successful practical experience with dedicated geostationary operational environmental satellites GOES-10 and -12 supporting Brazil
%D 2018
%9 journal article
%A Coelho, Simone Marilene Sievert da Costa,
%A Negri, Renato Galante,
%A Ferreira, Nelson Jesus,
%A Schmit, Timothy J.,
%A Arai, Nelson,
%A Flauber, Wagner,
%A Ceballos, Juan,
%A Vila, Daniel Alejandro,
%A Rodrigues, Jurandir Ventura,
%A Machado, Luiz Augusto Toledo,
%A Pereira, Sérgio de Paula,
%A Bottino, Marcus Jorge,
%A Sismanoglu, Raffi Agop,
%A Langden, Pedro,
%@affiliation Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais (INPE)
%@affiliation Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais (INPE)
%@affiliation Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais (INPE)
%@affiliation NOAA/NESDIS Center for Satellite Applications and Research
%@affiliation Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais (INPE)
%@affiliation Climatempo
%@affiliation Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais (INPE)
%@affiliation Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais (INPE)
%@affiliation Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais (INPE)
%@affiliation Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais (INPE)
%@affiliation Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais (INPE)
%@affiliation Centro Nacional de Monitoramento e Alertas de Desastres Naturais (CEMADEN)
%@affiliation Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais (INPE)
%@affiliation Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais (INPE)
%@electronicmailaddress simone.sievert@inpe.br
%@electronicmailaddress renato.galante@inpe.br
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%@electronicmailaddress daniel.vila@inpe.br
%@electronicmailaddress jurandir.rodrigues@inpe.br
%@electronicmailaddress luiz.machado@inpe.br
%@electronicmailaddress sergio.pereira@inpe.br
%@electronicmailaddress
%@electronicmailaddress raffi.agop@inpe.br
%B Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
%V 99
%N 1
%P 33-48
%X This paper summarizes the successful use of Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-10 (GOES-10) and -12 (GOES-12), mainly beyond their retirement as operational satellites in the United States, in support of meteorological activities in South America (SA). These satellites were maneuvered by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to approximately 60°W, enabling other countries in Central and South America to benefit from their ongoing measurements. The extended usefulness of GOES-10 and -12 was only possible as a result of a new image geolocalization system developed by NOAA for correcting image distortions and evaluated in collaboration with the Brazilian National Institute for Space Research. The extension allowed GOES-10 and -12 to monitor SA for an additional 7 years proving the efficiency of this navigation capability implemented for the first time in the GOES series well beyond the expected satellites lifetime. Such successful capability is incorporated in the new-generation GOES-R series. This practical and technological experience shows the importance of communication between scientists from the United States and SA for advancing Earths monitoring system through the development of novel software and derived products. For SA in particular, GOES-10 and -12 were employed operationally to monitor dry spells, relevant for agriculture and forest fire management and to nowcast severe weather for flash flood warnings. Additionally, GOES-12 detected the first registered tropical hurricane over the Brazilian coast. This paper describes some of the technical and operational challenges faced in extending the GOES-10 and -12 missions to provide coverage over South America and emphasizes the usefulness of their ongoing measurements benefiting Brazilian environmental monitoring.
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