Sun  ID: 10609

A Weather Satellite Watches The Sun

Released on April 27, 2010
GOES is a series of weather satellites providing continuous delivery of real time data helping meteorologists predict weather on Earth with great accuracy. The GOES satellites also look at the Sun and send critical data to space weather forecasters. These space weather warnings are critical to power companies, airplanes, astronauts, and many more.
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NASA satellites such as STEREO, SOHO, and SDO are dedicated to studying the sun. GOES is a weather satellite but also watches the sun constantly. Watch this video and learn why space weather data is so important for every day life here on Earth.

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http://www.nasa.gov/goes-p

Credits

Chris Meaney (HTSI): Lead Animator
Silvia Stoyanova (UMBC): Video Editor
Laura Motel (UMBC): Narrator
Silvia Stoyanova (UMBC): Producer
Andre Dress (NASA/GSFC): Scientist
Paul Richards (NASA/GSFC): Scientist
Howard J Singer (NOAA): Scientist
Janet Green (NOAA): Scientist
Rodney Viereck (NOAA): Scientist
Silvia Stoyanova (UMBC): Writer
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NOAA, NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

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Missions:
GOES-P
SOHO

This item is part of this series:
Narrated Movies

Goddard TV Tape:
G2010-003 -- GOES and Space Weather

Keywords:
SVS >> HDTV
SVS >> SOHO
SVS >> Space Weather
SVS >> GOES
SVS >> NOAA
DLESE >> Narrated
SVS >> GOES-P
NASA Science >> Sun
GCMD >> Earth Science >> Sun-earth Interactions >> Ionosphere/Magnetosphere Dynamics >> Aurorae

GCMD keywords can be found on the Internet with the following citation: Olsen, L.M., G. Major, K. Shein, J. Scialdone, S. Ritz, T. Stevens, M. Morahan, A. Aleman, R. Vogel, S. Leicester, H. Weir, M. Meaux, S. Grebas, C.Solomon, M. Holland, T. Northcutt, R. A. Restrepo, R. Bilodeau, 2013. NASA/Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Earth Science Keywords. Version 8.0.0.0.0