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Description

The GOES-R PLT Geostationary Coastal and Air Pollution Event (GEO-CAPE) Airborne Simulator (GCAS) dataset consist of solar backscattered radiation measured by the Geostationary Coastal and Air Pollution Event (GEO-CAPE) Airborne Simulator (GCAS) flown aboard a NASA ER-2 high-altitude aircraft during the GOES-R Post Launch Test (PLT) field campaign. The GOES-R PLT field campaign took place from March to May of 2017 in support of post-launch L1B product validation of the Advanced Baseline Image (ABI) and the Geostationary Lightning Mapper (GLM). Data files in HDF-5 format are available for March 21, 2017 through May 14, 2017.

Product Summary

Platforms
NASA ER-2
Instruments
GCAS
Spatial Extent
N: 43.6489 S: 27.4778 E: -72.1396 W: -124.838
Geographic Region
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Coordinate System
CARTESIAN
Granule Spatial Representation
CARTESIAN
Temporal Extent
2017-03-21 to 2017-05-14
Data Partner
Global Hydrometeorology Resource Center, Marshall Space Flight Center, NASA (NASA/MSFC/GHRC)
Concept ID
c1979115813-ghrc_daac
Data State
COMPLETE
Processing Level
1B
Published
Updated

Citation

Citation is critically important for dataset documentation and discovery. This dataset is openly shared, without restriction, in accordance with the EOSDIS Data Use and Citation Guidance.

Copy Citation

Scott Janz, D. A. (2025). GOES-R PLT Geostationary Coastal and Air Pollution Event (GEO-CAPE) Airborne Simulator (GCAS) [Data set]. NASA Global Hydrometeorology Resource Center Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.5067/GOESRPLT/GCAS/DATA101 Date Accessed: 2025-07-15

Documents

Title Not Provided GOES-R PLT Field Campaign Collection DOI
MICRO ARTICLE GOES-R Post Launch Test (PLT) Field Campaign Micro Article
PUBLICATIONS Diurnal changes of remote sensing reflectance over Chesapeake Bay: Observations from the Airborne Compact Atmospheric Mapper
PUBLICATIONS High-resolution NO2 observations from the Airborne Compact Atmospheric Mapper: Retrieval and validation
PUBLICATIONS Nitrogen dioxide observations from the Geostationary Trace gas and Aerosol Sensor Optimization (GeoTASO) airborne instrument: Retrieval algorithm and measurements during DISCOVER-AQ Texas 2013

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