9. Additional information

• NESDIS GOES Program Office
• Federal Office Building 4
• Suitland and Silver Hill Rd
• Suitland, MD 20746

Further information concerning GOES I-M and GOES I-M products can be found in NOAA technical reports that are referenced or are being written. They are available from Nancy Everson, NOAA/NESDIS Office of Research and Applications, NOAA Science Center, Washington, DC 20233.

NOAA technical reports expected near the time of GOES-I launch include the following:

• GOES-I Users Guide (GOES-Tap/NOAA PORT) WEFAX Users Guide
• GOES-I Data Collection Users Guide
• GOES-I Day-1 Product Descriptions
• GOES I-M Calibration
• GOES I-M Instrument Performance GOES I-M Data User Guide (Archive data)

Acknowledgments. Contributions to the text by Mike Weinreb (calibration), Kathy Kelly (navigation), and Kit Hayden (sounding) are gratefully acknowledged. Image simulations were performed with the aid of Patrick Dills and Debra Molenar. Sounding simulations were provided by Tim Schmit. Additionally, the many readers who improved the content and wording are also thanked. They are Wayman Baker, Gary Ellrod, Ron Gird, Don Gray, Jamie Hawkins, Roger Heymann, Fran Holt, Keith McKenzie, Don Miller, Richard Reynolds, Henry Schmidt, and Fred Zbar.

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