Credits. Unless otherwise noted, all satellite data are provided by the Data Center at the Space Science and Engineering Center (SSEC) of the University of Wisconsin - Madison and are displayed using McIDAS, the Man computer Interactive Data Access System.
Disclaimer. The products from GOES (Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite) shown here are experimental. These are generated and maintained within a research environment (here at CIMSS (Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies)) and are not intended to be considered operational. Timeliness, availability, and accuracy are sought but not guaranteed.
Interactive animation of all bands, toggling between GOES-11 and GOES-8
For the lastest status of the operational GOES satellites, please check the NOAA Satellite Information System web page (NOAASIS). Outages may be predictable, as scheduled during eclipse situations and for maneuvers; or, they may be impromptu, as during periods of hardware or software abnormalities.
GOES-11 Precipitable Water coverage within entire conterminous US
This display of the total precipitable water vapor (PW) as derived from the GOES-11 Sounder is provided each hour, matching the similar display from the "operational" GOES-8 and GOES-10 Sounders. For more description of the GOES Sounder PW DPI as well as longer animations from GOES-8 and GOES-10, see the PW section of the CIMSS Realtime GOES Page.
GIF Images for 14 Aug 2000
GIF Images for 13 Aug 2000
GOES-11 Lifted Index (stability) coverage within entire conterminous US
This display of the lifted index (LI) stability as derived from the GOES-11 Sounder is provided each hour, matching the similar display from the "operational" GOES-8 and GOES-10 Sounders. For more description of the GOES Sounder LI DPI as well as longer animations from GOES-8 and GOES-10, see the LI section of the CIMSS Realtime GOES Page.
GIF Images for 14 Aug 2000
GIF Images for 13 Aug 2000
GOES-11 Cloud Top Pressure coverage within entire conterminous US
This display of the cloud top pressure (CTP) as derived from the GOES-11 Sounder is provided each hour, being similar to displays from the "operational" GOES-8 and GOES-10 Sounders. For more description of the GOES Sounder CTP DPI, see the CTP section of the CIMSS Realtime GOES Page.
GIF Images for 14 Aug 2000
GIF Images for 13 Aug 2000
Multi-panel Display Of All 19 Channels From The GOES-11 SounderEach 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.
Interactive animation of all bands, toggling between GOES-11 and GOES-8
GIF Images for 14 Aug 2000
GIF Images for 13 Aug 2000
The CIMSS GOES-11 Science Test Page
The GOES-11 Science Test Page at FPDT
GOES-11 Science Test data as selectable via RAMSDIS Online at CIRA/CSU Click on "GOES-11 Science Test" section at bottom of first table.