If you needed routine high-resolution visible and infrared observations of cloud systems at high-latitudes, which platform
(GOES or POES) would be best suited for the task? (Check the boxes for all answers that apply, and leave those that do not apply unchecked. Then
click DONE.)
Discussion
b) and c) are the correct responses.
POES platforms offer the best viewing of meteorological conditions at high latitudes due to their orbits that take the
spacecraft almost directly over each pole every 101 minutes. Imagery from individual orbits can be composited to cover
large areas at high spatial resolution. Observations near the poles may even be updated with each orbit due to significant
overlap between successive orbits. The very large viewing angles present with GOES beyond 70 degrees latitude, result in
poor spatial resolution and largely unusable imagery despite the 15-minute coverage.