Fires over Washington and Oregon Shortwave Infrared GOES Imagery

Explore the effects that time and spatial resolutions can have when interpreting satellite images

Changeable imagery                          GOES-R like (temporal) imagery

When do you see the hot spot in the (shortwave window) in Oregon first appear? (Hint: use the Pause and Step buttons)

Controls:


Main GOES-14 1-minute SRSOR 'explore the effects of time and space' web page

Special GOES-14 1-minute SRSOR Web Pages from 2012 and 2013 and 2014

This applet is Copyright © 2014 by Tom Whittaker.