True-Color RGBs with GOES-16 Data
GOES-16 ABI True-Color RGB over the Northern Hemisphere, 2030 UTC on 15 June 2017 (Click to enlarge)
GOES-16 data posted on this page are preliminary, non-operational data and are undergoing testing
True-Color Imagery can be computed quickly in AWIPS using several simple xml files and Python code. An example is shown above. The Green Band that is missing from the ABI is simulated using a combination of the Blue Visible (0.47 µm), Red Visible (0.64 µm), and Veggie Bands (0.86 µm), and that simulated Green is then combined with the Blue and Red bands to create the imagery seen above. Some modest stretching is done to enhance contrast.