Each of the 19 different spectral channels from the GOES-11 Sounder is presented in a multi-panel format. Channel 1 is shown in panel 1, starting in the upper left, with subsequently numbered channels following across rows and then down columns. The domain covers only the central and eastern US as seen from GOES-11 (a map has been added to panel 1). A single color enhancement is applied to all the 18 infrared channels, while the visible (channel 19) is shown in shades of gray. Diurnal (24 hour) animation loops further provide the viewer with the temporal nature of the everchanging atmosphere, enhancing the spatial and spectral characteristics presented in the imagery from any individual time period.

Note that the imagery has been re-mapped to a Mercator projection which permits the exact comparison with a similarly re-mapped set of all channels from the GOES-8 Sounder (for the last available hour). For more detailed information on the GOES Sounder spectral characteristics as well as the current displays of all channels from GOES-8, see the all Sounder bands section of the CIMSS Realtime GOES Page.