Add more info about ram usage for geo images

NRLMMD-GEOIPS · Oct 3, 2024 · 4cc0e6a · 4cc0e6a
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@@ -77,11 +77,15 @@ User System Requirements
 
 Processing medium resolution next generation geostationary satellite data 
 (ABI, AHI) and polar orbiter satellite data with GeoIPS 
-requires at least 16GB memory.
+requires at least 16GB memory. 
 
 High resolution next generation geostationary satellite datasets 
 require at least 24GB memory.
 
+Loading all of the data from a single geostationary image from 
+GOES-R, Himawari, GeoKompsat, or Meteosat Third Generation (MTG)
+datasets requires about 100GB.
+
 Developer System Requirements
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