** GOES-16 data posted on this page are preliminary, non-operational data and are undergoing testing **
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 Visible (0.64 um) imagery, GOES-16 Clean Window Infrared Imagery (10.3 um) and Water Vapor Imagery, both lower (6.2 um) and upper (7.3 um) channels:
VISIBLE | Clean IR | Upper-Level Water Vapor | Mid-Level Water Vapor | Lower-Level Water Vapor | Lower-Level Water Vapor with PIREPs |
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1802 | 1802 | 1802 | 1802 | 1802 | 1802 |
1807 | 1807 | 1807 | 1807 | 1807 | 1807 |
1812 | 1812 | 1812 | 1812 | 1812 | 1812 |
1817 | 1817 | 1817 | 1817 | 1817 | 1817 |
1822 | 1822 | 1822 | 1822 | 1822 | 1822 |
1827 | 1827 | 1827 | 1827 | 1827 | 1827 |
1832 | 1832 | 1832 | 1832 | 1832 | 1832 |
1837 | 1837 | 1837 | 1837 | 1837 | 1837 |
1842 | 1842 | 1842 | 1842 | 1842 | 1842 |
1847 | 1847 | 1847 | 1847 | 1847 | 1847 |
1852 | 1852 | 1852 | 1852 | 1852 | 1852 |
1857 | 1857 | 1857 | 1857 | 1857 | 1857 |
1902 | 1902 | 1902 | 1902 | 1902 | 1902 |
1907 | 1907 | 1907 | 1907 | 1907 | 1907 |
1912 | 1912 | 1912 | 1912 | 1912 | 1912 |
1917 | 1917 | 1917 | 1917 | 1917 | 1917 |
1922 | 1922 | 1922 | 1922 | 1922 | 1922 |
1927 | 1927 | 1927 | 1927 | 1927 | 1927 |
1932 | 1932 | 1932 | 1932 | 1932 | 1932 |
1937 | 1937 | 1937 | 1937 | 1937 | 1937 |
1942 | 1942 | 1942 | 1942 | 1942 | 1942 |
1947 | 1947 | 1947 | 1947 | 1947 | 1947 |
1952 | 1952 | 1952 | 1952 | 1952 | 1952 |
1957 | 1957 | 1957 | 1957 | 1957 | 1957 |