Snow and Ice Products from ABI on the GOES-R Series

Abstract The cryosphere exists at all latitudes and in about 100 countries. It has profound socioeconomic value due to its role in water resources and its impact on transportation, fisheries, hunting, herding, and agriculture. The Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI) on the GOES-R satellite series measures two important components of the cryosphere: snow and floating ice, where floating ice consists of sea ice and lake ice. Snow cover on land, sea and lake ice cover, ice surface temperature, ice thickness, and ice motion are monitored from the mid-latitudes to the equatorward portions of both polar regions. The products have been validated with in situ data and similar products from other satellite systems and have been shown to meet the accuracy requirements. The products are scheduled to become operational for GOES-16 in 2020.