GOES Data Explorer

Product Type Mapping Cheat Sheet

This cheat sheet explains how the display names in the "Product Type" dropdown map to the actual S3 directory paths and file naming conventions. If you encounter any discrepancies or missing products, please report them to the GOES Data Explorer GitHub Issues.

Product Type to S3 Base Name Mapping:

Display Name S3 Base Product Code
ABI L1b RadianceABI-L1b-Rad
ABI L2 Cloud AltitudeABI-L2-ACHA
ABI L2 2km Cloud HeightABI-L2-ACHA2KM
ABI L2 2km Cloud PressureABI-L2-ACHP2KM
ABI L2 Cloud TemperatureABI-L2-ACHT
ABI L2 Cloud MaskABI-L2-ACM
ABI L2 Cloud TypeABI-L2-ACTP
ABI L2 AerosolABI-L2-ADP
ABI L2 Ice Conc & ExtentABI-L2-AICE
ABI L2 Ice Thickness & AgeABI-L2-AITA
ABI L2 Aerosol Optical DepthABI-L2-AOD
ABI L2 Bidirectional ReflectanceABI-L2-BRF
ABI L2 Clear Sky ConfidenceABI-L2-CCLC
ABI L2 Cloud & Moisture ImageryABI-L2-CMIP
ABI L2 Cloud Optical DepthABI-L2-COD
ABI L2 Cloud Optical Depth 2KMABI-L2-COD2KM
ABI L2 Cloud Particle SizeABI-L2-CPS
ABI L2 Cloud Top PressureABI-L2-CTP
ABI L2 Derived Motion WindsABI-L2-DMW
ABI L2 Derived Motion Wind VectorsABI-L2-DMWV
ABI L2 Derived Stability IndicesABI-L2-DSI
ABI L2 Downward Shortwave RadiationABI-L2-DSR
ABI L2 Fire/Hot SpotABI-L2-FDC
ABI L2 Fractional Snow CoverABI-L2-FSC
ABI L2 Land Surface AlbedoABI-L2-LSA
ABI L2 Land Surface TemperatureABI-L2-LST
ABI L2 Land Surface Temperature 2KMABI-L2-LST2KM
ABI L2 Legacy Vertical Moisture ProfileABI-L2-LVMP
ABI L2 Legacy Vertical Temp ProfileABI-L2-LVTP
ABI L2 Imagery 16 ChannelABI-L2-MCMIP
ABI L2 Photosynthetically Active RadiationABI-L2-PAR
ABI L2 Rainfall Rate QPEABI-L2-RRQPE
ABI L2 Radiation (Surface Refl)ABI-L2-RSR
ABI L2 Sea Surface TemperatureABI-L2-SST
ABI L2 Total Precipitable WaterABI-L2-TPW
EXIS L1b Solar Flux EUVEXIS-L1b-SFEU
EXIS L1b Solar Flux X-RayEXIS-L1b-SFXR
GLM L2 LightningGLM-L2-LCFA
MAG L1b Geomagnetic FieldMAG-L1b-GEOF
SEIS L1b Energetic Heavy Ion SensorSEIS-L1b-EHIS
SEIS L1b Magnetospheric Particle Sensor HighSEIS-L1b-MPSH
SEIS L1b Magnetospheric Particle Sensor LowSEIS-L1b-MPSL
SEIS L1b Solar and Galactic Proton SensorSEIS-L1b-SGPS
SUVI L1b Fe093SUVI-L1b-Fe093
SUVI L1b Fe131SUVI-L1b-Fe131
SUVI L1b Fe171SUVI-L1b-Fe171
SUVI L1b Fe195SUVI-L1b-Fe195
SUVI L1b Fe284SUVI-L1b-Fe284
SUVI L1b He303SUVI-L1b-He303

S3 Path and Filename Conventions:

  • **ABI Products:**
    • **Full Disk (FD):** The S3 directory path will use `[BaseProductCode]F/` (e.g., `ABI-L1b-RadF/`).
    • **CONUS (C):** The S3 directory path will use `[BaseProductCode]C/` (e.g., `ABI-L1b-RadC/`).
    • **Mesoscale (M1/M2):** The S3 directory path will use `[BaseProductCode]M/` (e.g., `ABI-L1b-RadM/`).
      • *Filename Filtering:* Within these `...M/` directories, the application further filters files to ensure they contain `M1-` or `M2-` in their name, corresponding to the selected Mesoscale region.
        Example: `OR_ABI-L1b-RadM1-M6C01_G19_s20251541300281_e20251541300338_c20251541300390.nc`
  • **Non-ABI Products (GLM, SUVI, EXIS, MAG, SEIS):**
    • These products do **not** use regional suffixes in their S3 directory paths (e.g., `GLM-L2-LCFA/`, `SUVI-L1b-Fe093/`). The "Coverage Region" selection is automatically hidden when these product types are chosen.

Results:

Enter your query parameters and click "Query S3" to see results.

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