Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite

noun

1. one of a series of U.S. geostationary meteorological satellites that collect data for worldwide weather forecasting. : GOES

Example Sentences

The satellite image, captured Saturday by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite, showed Tropical Storm Kay hovering off the coast of Southern California and Mexico’s Baja Peninsula — an image more typically associated with parts of the Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico and other warmer waters.

From Los Angeles Times

That's the same band used by NOAA's Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite to provide real-time weather information – notably for severe weather and flooding.

From Salon

The Senate bill matches the president’s request for $405 million to continue to build three new polar weather satellites, and $336 million to continue to build the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite.

From Science Magazine

Among other projects, he was a program manager for the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite and the Polar Operational Environmental Satellite, which are used in weather forecasting.

From Washington Post

NASA’s Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite R-series weather satellite, scheduled to launch in November, will carry the world’s first geostationary lightning mapper.

From Nature