GOES-R Proving Ground Activities

Proving Ground Activities

The GOES-R Proving Ground is where proxy and simulated GOES-R products are tested, evaluated, and integrated into operations before launch to maximize user readiness for GOES-R capabilities. The initial Proving Ground focus is on High Impact Weather and warning related products requested by the National Weather Service (NWS).

Proving Ground Demonstration
1	Storm Prediction Center and Hazardous Weather Testbed (SPC / HWT)
2	2011 Hurricane Season Experiment: National Hurricane Center (NHC)
3	2011 Aviation Weather Experiment: Aviation Weather Center (AWC)
4	2011 Ocean Prediction Center and Satellite Analysis Branch Demonstration (OPC)
5	2011 Hydrometeorlogical Prediction Center and Satellite Analysis Branch Demonstration (HPC)
6	2011 Air Quality (AQ) Experiment
7	High Latitude and Arctic Experiment
8	Pacific Region

Proving Ground Demonstration Documentation

Year	Consumer	Operations Proposal	Operations Plan	Midterm	Final Report
2009	SPC / HWT	*	*	*	doc \| pdf
2010	SPC / HWT	docx \| pdf	docx \| pdf	docx \| pdf	docx \| pdf
	National Hurricane Center	docx \| pdf	doc \| pdf	docx \| pdf	docx \| pdf
2011	SPC / HWT - Spring	docx \| pdf	docx \| pdf	*	doc \| pdf
	HWT and Fire Weather Experiment	doc \| pdf	docx \| pdf	*	*
	National Hurricane Center	docx \| pdf	doc \| pdf	docx \| pdf	*
	Aviation Weather Center	doc \| pdf	doc \| pdf	*	*
	AWC - Alaska Aviation Weather Unit	doc \| pdf	doc \| pdf	*	*
	High Latitude and Arctic	doc \| pdf	doc \| pdf	*	*
	Hydrometeorological Prediction Center	doc \| pdf	*	*	*
	Oceanic Prediction Center	doc \| pdf	*	*	*
	Air Quality	*	docx \| pdf	*	docx \| pdf
	Pacific Region	*	*	*	*
* Not available at this time.

Product Evaluation

The following products are part of current GOES-R Proving Ground demonstrations:

	Baseline Products
•	Cloud and Moisture Imagery
•	Volcanic Ash: Detection and Height
•	Hurricane Intensity
•	Lightning Detection: Events, Groups & Flashes
•	Rainfall Rate/QPE
•	Total Precipitable Water
•	Fire/Hot Spot Characterization
•	Cloud Top Phase
•	Cloud Top Height
•	Cloud Top Temperature
•	Derived Motion Winds
•	Aerosol Detection
•	Aerosol Optical Depth

	Future Capabilities
•	Aircraft Icing Threat
•	Convective Initiation
•	Enhanced “V”/Overshooting Top Detection
•	Low Cloud and Fog
•	SO₂ Detection

GOES-R Proving Ground Demonstration Locations