Shortly after midnight (EST) on December 1st, GOES-10 was decomissioned and boosted to a disposal orbit (approximately 300 km above the operational orbit). It was shut off because it lacks fuel for the required maneuvers to keep it on station.GOES-K was launched 25 April 1997, with a life expectancy of... Read More
Measurements from the GOES-12 Sounder instrument have shown increased noise over the past weeks. The noise in the signal does not occur with any persistence, but it can be very noticeable, as shown in the loop above of gif imagery taken from the UW CIMSS Derived Products Page. The images above are... Read More
QuikSCAT wind vectors + GOES IR and water vapor images From an email received on the morning of 23 November 2009: “Several hours ago, shortly past 7:00Z today, telemetry received from QuikSCAT indicates that the antenna rotation rate has dropped to zero and remains at zero. The motor remains... Read More
A strong storm is bringing high winds and rain to the east coast of the United States from North Carolina northward to New Jersey. This dangerous weather will persist through tomorrow. The weather results from the combination of the extratropically transitioned remnants of Ida — over southern North Carolina —... Read More
