Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites—R Series

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Data Products: Sea and Lake Ice Motion

Example of the ice motion vectors derived from MODIS data acquired at Tromso, Norway, on May 8, 2008. The ice motion vectors are overlaid on composite 11µm MODIS imagery.

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The GOES-R Series ABI tracks the location of sea and lake ice against time, estimating the motion of sea and lake ice pixels for all clear and non-land ABI pixels. The sea and lake ice motion product will aid the shipping industry by providing valuable information on motion of potentially damaging sea and lake ice.