Turbulence associated with transverse cloud banding
![](https://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/satellite-blog/images/2022/02/mw_ir-20220228_233117.png)
GOES-16 “Red” Visible (0.64 µm), Near-Infrared “Cirrus” (1.38 µm), Mid-level Water Vapor (6.9 µm) and “Clean” Infrared Window (10.3 µm) images [click to play animated GIF]
A closer view of the transverse banding over Minnesota and Wisconsin at 2301 UTC is shown below.
![](https://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/satellite-blog/images/2022/02/220228_2301utc_goes16_visible_cirrus_waterVapor_infraredWindow_Upper_Midwest_transverse_banding_zoom_anim.gif)
GOES-16 “Red” Visible (0.64 µm), Near-Infrared “Cirrus” (1.38 µm), Mid-level Water Vapor (6.9 µm) and “Clean” Infrared Window (10.3 µm) images at 2301 UTC [click to enlarge]
![](https://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/satellite-blog/images/2022/02/220228_goes16_cirrus_rap40MaxWindSpeed_Upper_Midwest_transverse_banding_anim.gif)
GOES-16 Near-Infrared “Cirrus” (1.38 µm) images, with contours of RAP40 model Maximum Wind isotachs plotted in yellow [click to enlarge]