Comparing GOES and VIIRS NGFS detections over Canada
The slider below compares two different NGFS detections over the Canadian Plains: a VIIRS image (created using data from the direct broadcast antenna at CIMSS) and a GOES-18 image. The NGFS Microphysics looks slightly different between the two because of different view angles and slightly different channel characteristics between the VIIRS and GOES bands used. Note the far better spatial resolution with the VIIRS imagery however. The smoke plume is thick enough in both depictions that it has a presence in the RGB. This GOES-East true-color image (from the CSPP Geosphere site) shows the thickness and extent of the smoke plume later in the day on 28 May.
