CIMSS GOES Sounder Brightness Temperature Intercomparisons
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1.) Select starting and ending dates for data to plot, or
View current summary plots
:
2.) Define your plot by selecting one choice from each of the following 4 menus:
Select GOES satellite:
GOES-13(East)
GOES-15(West)
Select Sounder channel#:
ch 01 (14.71µm)
ch 02 (14.37µm)
ch 03 (14.06µm)
ch 04 (13.64µm)
ch 05 (13.37µm)
ch 06 (12.66µm)
ch 07 (12.02µm)
ch 08 (11.03µm)
ch 09 ( 9.71µm)
ch 10 ( 7.43µm)
ch 11 ( 7.02µm)
ch 12 ( 6.51µm)
ch 13 ( 4.57µm)
ch 14 ( 4.52µm)
ch 15 ( 4.45µm)
ch 16 ( 4.13µm)
ch 17 ( 3.98µm)
ch 18 ( 3.74µm)
Select Data to View:
Compare observed Tbb(Gxx) with bias-adjusted Tbb(Bxx)
Compare observed Tbb(Gxx) with forward-calculated guess Tbb(Cxx)
Compare observed Tbb(Gxx) with forward-calculated retrieval Tbb(Rxx)
Compare bias-adjusted Tbb(Bxx) with forward-calculated guess Tbb(Cxx)
Compare bias-adjusted Tbb(Bxx) w/forward-calculated retrieval Tbb(Rxx)
Compare forward-calc. guess Tbb(Cxx) w/forward-calc. retrieval Tbb(Rxx)
Observed Tbb(Gxx)
Bias-adjusted Tbb(Bxx)
Forward-calculated guess Tbb(Cxx)
Forward-calculated retrieval Tbb(Rxx)
Select Statistic to View:
Average (K)
Root-Mean Square (K)
Standard Deviation (K)
Variance (K²)
Correlation Coefficient (unitless)
Minimum Value (K)
Maximum Value (K)
# of observations
3.) Select display panel, plotting options, and then click on Submit button to generate your plot:
Select panel to use for display:
Panel 1
Panel 2
Panel 3
Panel 4
Select any plotting options:
Left/right plot size(pixels):
Top/bottom plot size(pixels):
Minimum value for y-axis:
Maximum value for y-axis:
Color of the plotted lines and symbols:
Symbol to use for each datapoint (circle,square,diamond,triangle,cross):
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Display Panel 2
Display Panel 3
Display Panel 4
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