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GOES Online Geostationary Archive
The online archive is an ADDE server to be accessed using McIDAS.
It is not intended for real-time access or data processing. Use it
as a source for data no longer available from real-time only.
All SSEC Satellite Data Services Data Center GOES archive data are available on server
ARCHIVE.SSEC.WISC.EDU (IP 128.104.110.182)
To use the online archive:
You must have a valid McIDAS user login and project number
You must use the keyword DAY= on your ADDE commands
SDS Mesoscale Search
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Mesoscale Search
GOES Geostationary Archive ADDE Datasets
GOES-8
GOES-9
GOES-10
GOES-11
GOES-12
GOES-13
GOES-14
GOES-15
GOES-16
GOES-17
GOES-18
Satellite
Description
Valid Dates
ADDE Group
Descriptor(s) Information
GOES-8
75° West (GOES-East)
Source data are in
Raw GVAR signal
format.
August 31,1994 – April 1, 2003
AGOES08
Dataset
Info
Resolution
ALL
All available GOES-8 GVAR images
1 km visible
Channel
4 km infrared
Channels 2, 4, 5
8 km infrared
Channel 3
CONUS
Continental United States
FD
Full Disk
NH
Northern Hemisphere
OTHER
Uncategorized (except for All) GOES-8 GVAR images
SH
Southern Hemisphere
SNDR
Sounder
10 km
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Satellite
Description
Valid Dates
ADDE Group
Descriptor(s) Information
GOES-9
135° West (GOES-West)
Source data are in
Raw GVAR signal
format.Note: From August 31, 1995 to January 20, 1996, drifting from 90° West to 135° West. (GOES-Central)
August 31, 1995 – July 21, 1998
AGOES09
Dataset
Info
Resolution
ALL
All available GOES-9 GVAR images
1 km visible
Channel
4 km infrared
Channels 2, 4, 5
8 km infrared
Channel 3
CONUS
Continental United States
FD
Full Disk
NH
Northern Hemisphere
OTHER
Uncategorized (except for All) GOES-9 GVAR images
SH
Southern Hemisphere
SFD
Short Full Disk
SNDR
Sounder
10 km
155° East (GOES-Western Pacific)
Source data are in
Raw GVAR signal
format.
April 23, 2003 – November 17, 2005
Dataset
Info
Resolution
ALL
All available GOES-9 GVAR images
1 km visible
Channel
4 km infrared
Channels 2, 4, 5
8 km infrared
Channel 3
FD
Full Disk
PAC9
9.5 Minute Pacific Sector
SFD
Short Full Disk
AREA-ALL*
All available GOES-9 GVAR images in Area format
AREA-FD*
Full Disk images in Area format
AREA-SFD*
Short Full Disk images in Area format
SNDR
Sounder
10 km
* These AREA datasets are only observable on days 2003345, 2003346, 2004316, 2005284, and 2005285.
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Satellite
Description
Valid Dates
ADDE Group
Descriptor(s) Information
GOES-10
135° West (GOES-West)
Source data are in
Raw GVAR signal
format.Note: From March 9, 1998 to June 1, 1998, constant at 105° West. (GOES-Central)Note: from July 21, 1998 to August 21, 1998, drifting from 105° West to 135° West. (becomes GOES-West on July 21, 1998)
March 9, 1998 – June 21, 2006
AGOES10
Dataset
Info
Resolution
ALL
All available GOES-10 GVAR images
1 km visible
Channel
4 km infrared
Channels 2, 4, 5
8 km infrared
Channel 3
CONUS
Continental United States
FD
Full Disk
NH
Northern Hemisphere
OTHER
Uncategorized (except for All) GOES-10 GVAR images
SH
Southern Hemisphere
SNDR
Sounder
10 km
Continuously drifting from 122° West to 95° West (GOES-Drift)
Source data are in
Raw GVAR signal
format.
August 15, 2006 – October 2, 2006
Dataset
Info
Resolution
ALL
All available GOES-10 GVAR images
1 km visible
Channel
4 km infrared
Channels 2, 4, 5
8 km infrared
Channel 3
NH
Northern Hemisphere
OTHER
Uncategorized (except for All) GOES-10 GVAR images
SNDR
Sounder
10 km
60° West (GOES-South America)
Source data are in
Raw GVAR signal
format.Note: From December 5, 2007 to December 16, 2007, GOES-10 running East Routine schedule for GOES-12 outage support.
December 21, 2006 – December 1, 2009
Dataset
Info
Resolution
ALL
All available GOES-10 GVAR images
1 km visible
Channel
4 km infrared
Channels 2, 4, 5
8 km infrared
Channel 3
FD
Full Disk
OTHER
Uncategorized (except for All) GOES-10 GVAR images
SH
Southern Hemisphere
SNDR
Sounder
10 km
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Satellite
Description
Valid Dates
ADDE Group
Descriptor(s) Information
GOES-11
95° West (GOES-Central)
Source data are in
Raw GVAR signal
format.
May 31, 2002 – June 21, 2002
June 4, 2004 – July 1, 2004
AGOES11
Dataset
Info
Resolution
ALL
All available GOES-11 GVAR images
1 km visible
Channel
4 km infrared
Channels 2, 4, 5
8 km infrared
Channel 3
CONUS
Continental United States
FD
Full Disk
NH
Northern Hemisphere
SNDR
Sounder
10 km
115° West (GOES-West Testing)
Source data are in
Raw GVAR signal
format.
July 6, 2005 – August 3, 2005
Dataset
Info
Resolution
ALL
All available GOES-11 GVAR images
1 km visible
Channel
4 km infrared
Channels 2, 4, 5
8 km infrared
Channel 3
CONUS
Continental United States
FD
Full Disk
OTHER
Uncategorized (except for All) GOES-11 GVAR images
SNDR
Sounder
10 km
135° West (GOES-West)
Source data in
Raw GVAR signal
format.Note: From May 25, 2006 to June 28, 2006, drifting from 105° West to 135° West (GOES-West Drifting).
May 25, 2006 – December 6, 2011
Dataset
Info
Resolution
ALL
All available GOES-11 GVAR images
1 km visible
Channel
4 km infrared
Channels 2, 4, 5
8 km infrared
Channel 3
CONUS
Continental United States
FD
Full Disk
NH
Northern Hemisphere
OTHER
Uncategorized (except for All) GOES-11 GVAR images
SH
Southern Hemisphere
SNDR
Sounder
10 km
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Satellite
Description
Valid Dates
ADDE Group
Descriptor(s) Information
GOES-12
90° West (GOES-Central)
Source data in
Raw GVAR signal
format.Note: From January 1, 2002 to January 7, 2002, constant at 105° West.
August 16, 2001 – January 7, 2002
AGOES12
Dataset
Info
Resolution
ALL
All available GOES-12 GVAR images
1 km visible
Channel
4 km infrared
Channels 2-4
8 km infrared
Channel 6
CONUS
Continental United States
FD
Full disk
NH
Northern Hemisphere
OTHER
Uncategorized (except for All) GOES-12 GVAR images
SH
Southern Hemisphere
SNDR
Sounder
10 km
75° West (GOES-East)
Source data in
Raw GVAR signal
format.Note: From January 16, 2003 to April 26, 2003, drifting from 105° West to 75° West. (GOES-West Testing & Drifting – becomes GOES-East on April 1, 2003).
January 16, 2003 – April 14, 2010
60° West (GOES-South America)
Source data in
Raw GVAR signal
format.Note: From May 5, 2010 to May, 16, 2010, drifting from 68° West to 60° West.
May 5, 2010 – August 15, 2013
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Satellite
Description
Valid Dates
ADDE Group
Descriptor(s) Information
GOES-13
90° West (GOES-Central Testing)
Source data in
Raw GVAR signal
format.Note: From October 24, 2006 to November 6, 2006, drifting from 90° West to 105° West.
July 3, 2006 – January 5, 2007
AGOES13
Dataset
Info
Resolution
ALL
All available GOES-13 GVAR images
1 km visible
Channel
4 km infrared
Channels 2-4
8 km infrared
Channel 6
CONUS
Continental United States
FD
Full Disk
NH
Northern Hemisphere
OTHER
Uncategorized (except for All) GOES-13 GVAR images
SH
Southern Hemisphere
SNDR
Sounder
10 km
105° West (GOES-Central Testing)
Source data in
Raw GVAR signal
format.
July 20, 2007 – August 15, 2007
105° West (GOES-Central)
Source data in
Raw GVAR signal
format.Note: From February 23, 2010 to April 26, 2010, drifting from 105° West to 75° West.
August 1, 2008 – April 16, 2009
January 27, 2010 – February 22, 2010
75° West (GOES-East)
Source data in
Raw GVAR signal
format.Note: Continued drifting to 75° West until April 26, 2010.
April 14, 2010 – September 23, 2012
October 11, 2012 – May 22, 2013
75° West (GOES-East Testing)
Source data in
Raw GVAR signal
format.
May 30, 2013 – June 9, 2013
75° West (GOES-East)
Source data in
Raw GVAR signal
format.
June 10, 2013 – January 8, 2018
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Satellite
Description
Valid Dates
ADDE Group
Descriptor(s) Information
GOES-14
105° West (GOES-Central Test)
Source data in
Raw GVAR signal
format.Note: From July 20, 2009 to November 3, 2009, constant at 90° West. From November 4, 2009 to November 20, 2009, drifting from 90° West to 105° West.
July 20, 2009 – January 19, 2010
AGOES14
Dataset
Info
Resolution
ALL
All available GOES-14 GVAR images
1 km visible
Channel
4 km infrared
Channels 2-4,6
CONUS
Continental United States
FD
Full Disk
NH
Northern Hemisphere
OTHER
Uncategorized (except for All) GOES-14 GVAR images
SH
Southern Hemisphere
SNDR
Sounder
10 km
105° West (GOES-East)
Source data in
Raw GVAR signal
format.Note: Drifted East at 0.9° per day.
August 15, 2012 – October 17, 2012
90° West (GOES-Central)
Source data in
Raw GVAR signal
format.
October 18, 2012 – November 1, 2012
105° West (GOES-East)
Source data in
Raw GVAR signal
format.Note: GOES-14 replacing GOES-13 as operational East satellite due to GOES-13 outage.
May 23, 2013 – June 9, 2013
105° West (GOES-Central)
Source data in
Raw GVAR signal
format.
June 10, 2013 – June 14, 2013
August 1, 2013 – August 29, 2013
May 6, 2014 – May 27, 2014
August 7, 2014 – August 29, 2014
April 24, 2015 – June 15, 2015
August 4, 2015 – August 26, 2015
January 27,2016 – February 26, 2016
April 14, 2016 – May 16,2016
August 1, 2016 – September 27, 2016
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Satellite
Description
Valid Dates
ADDE Group
Descriptor(s) Information
GOES-15
90° West (GOES-Central Test)
Source data in
Raw GVAR signal
format.
March 30, 2010 – October 25, 2010
AGOES15
Dataset
Info
Resolution
ALL
All available GOES-15 GVAR images
1 km visible
Channel
4 km infrared
Channels 2-4,6
CONUS
Continental United States
FD
Full Disk
NH
Northern Hemisphere
OTHER
Uncategorized (except for All) GOES-15 GVAR images
SH
Southern Hemisphere
SUB-CONUS
Sub-continental United States
SNDR
Sounder
10 km
90° West (GOES-Drift)
Source data in
Raw GVAR signal
format.Note: Drifting from 90° West to 135° West.
October 18, 2011 – December 5, 2011
135° West (GOES-West)
Source data in
Raw GVAR signal
format.
December 6, 2011 – present
GOES-16
ABI
format
December 19, 2017 – present
AGOES16
Dataset
Info
Resolution
ALL
All GOES-16 images
CONUS
Continental United States
FD
Full Disk
All Meso Scale
M1
Meso Scale 1 images
M2
Meso Scale2 images
GOES-17
ABI
format
August 28, 2018 – January 4, 2023
AGOES17
Dataset
Info
Resolution
ALL
All GOES-17 images
CONUS
Continental United States
FD
Full Disk
All Meso Scale
M1
Meso Scale 1 images
M2
Meso Scale2 images
GOES-18
ABI
format
January 4, 2023 – present
AGOES18
Dataset
Info
Resolution
ALL
All GOES-18 images
CONUS
Continental United States
FD
Full Disk
All Meso Scale
M1
Meso Scale 1 images
M2
Meso Scale2 images
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