** GOES-16 data posted on this page are preliminary, non-operational data and are undergoing testing **

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17 June 2017 - Where are you expecting turbulence?

Clear Air Turbulence (CAT) is defined as the erratic movement of air masses in the absence of visual clues, such as clouds. In this short exercise, you will see GOES-16 Water Vapor Imagery, both lower (6.2 um) and upper (7.3 um) channels:

GOES-16 Upper Level Water Vapor Infrared Imagery (6.2 um) (and radar)

GOES-16 Visible Imagery [click to play animated GIF] **Click to play**GOES-16 Upper-level Water vapor is overlain with Radar Reflectivity of a developing squall line.

GOES-16 Lower Level Water Vapor Infrared Imagery (7.3 um) (and radar)

GOES-16 Clean Window [click to play animated GIF] **Click to play**GOES-16 Lower-level Water vapor is overlain with Radar Reflectivity of a developing squall line.

Click the following links to see individual images
Upper-Level Water Vapor Lower-Level Water Vapor
0037 0037
0042 0042
0047 0047
0052 0052
0057 0057
0102 0102
0107 0107
0112 0112
0117 0117
0122 0122
0127 0127
0132 0132
0137 0137
0142 0142
0147 0147
0152 0152
0157 0157
0202 0202
0207 0207
0212 0212
0217 0217
0222 0222
0227 0227
0232 0232
0237 0237
0242 0242
0247 0247
0252 0252
0257 0257
0302 0302
0307 0307
0312 0312
0317 0317
0322 0322
0327 0327
0332 0332
0337 0337
0342 0342
0347 0347
0352 0352
0357 0357
0402 0402
0407 0407
0412 0412
0417 0417
0422 0422
0427 0427
0432 0432
0437 0437
0442 0442
0447 0447
0452 0452
0457 0457
0502 0502
0507 0507
0512 0512
0517 0517
0522 0522
0527 0527
0532 0532
0537 0537
0542 0542
0547 0547
0552 0552