Data Description
GOES-R Series ABI Products GRABIPRD (partially restricted L1b and L2+ Data Products) -
The Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI) is the primary instrument in the GOES-R Series for imaging Earth's weather, oceans, and environment. The ABI views the Earth with 16 different spectral bands compared to five on the previous generation GOES imagers. The ABI includes two visible channels, four near-infrared channels, and ten infrared channels, providing three times more spectral information, four times greater spatial resolution, and more than five times temporal coverage. This ABI data family includes the Level 1b Radiance data, Level 2 Cloud/Moisture Imagery, and several other Level 2 derived products. Product details (Readme's, maturity status) can be found at https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/data-access/satellite-data/goes-r-series-satellites. The archived products are distributed in the netCDF-4 file format with metadata attributes included. Further information and details can be found in the "Details - Metadata, Documentation" section below. Individual product (Datatype) description, documentation, and possible bulk access options are available under the "Product Details" link.
Details - Metadata, Documentation
| Begin Date | 2017-02-28 |
| Platforms | GOES-16, GOES-17 |
| Spatial Coverage | Western Hemisphere |
| Processing Level | NOAA Level 1b, NOAA Level 2 |
| Data Producer | NOAA / NESDIS / OSPO |
| Themes | See Product Details Link |
| Metadata | See Product Details |
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| End Date | Present |
| Instruments | ABI > Advanced Baseline Imager |
| Spatial Resolution | 0.5 km, 1 km, 2 km |
| Distribution Format | NetCDF-4 |
| Data Steward | NOAA / NESDIS / NCEI |
| Update Frequency | asNeeded |
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Notes
(4/16/2026) - The GOES-19 ABI L2+ Derived Motion Winds products have been declared Provisional Validation maturity on Jan. 29, 2025. (4/13/2026) - The GOES-19 Total Precipitable Water products (TPW) have been declared Provisional Validation maturity on Feb. 5, 2025.
Readmes for these products describing the level of product maturity are located at https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/products/satellite/goes-r-series. For any questions please contact the CLASS Help Desk.
Please note that CLASS does not support geographic subsetting for this group of datatypes. Using the spatial search tool will find files which include part or all of the area within the user defined area; however, the full extent of the original data will be delivered.
Product Documentation is available at http://www.goes-r.gov/resources/docs.html.
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