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Archive: Oct 2017

GOES-16 and Fog Detection

GOES-16 data posted on this page are preliminary, non-operational and are undergoing testing.Stratus and Fog formed over the valleys of Kentucky (and in surrounding states) early on 18 October 2017 (It was there on 17 October as well). When was the fog first obvious from Satellite imagery? It very much depends on the... Read More

GOES-16 Tools to Observe and Monitor Fires

GOES-16 data posted on this page are preliminary, non-operational and are undergoing testing.GOES-16 provides many tools to the Operational Meteorologist, and to National Weather Service Incident Meteorologists (IMETs), to monitor fires when they occur, such as those over Napa and Sonoma Counties in California (Blog Post). Visible (0.64 µm) and Shortwave... Read More