The only Supermoon of 2017 occurred on 03 December — and a composite of Suomi NPP VIIRS Day/Night Band (0.7 µm) swaths viewed using RealEarth (above) demonstrated the “visible image at night” capability of that spectral band. A VIIRS instrument is also part of the payload on recently-launched JPSS-1/NOAA-20.A few... Read More
* GOES-16 data posted on this page are preliminary, non-operational and are undergoing testing *With high pressure dominating across the region during the pre-dawn nighttime hours (surface analyses), strong radiational cooling (minimum temperatures) aided in the formation of widespread valley fog across New England on 28 October 2017. Post-sunrise GOES-16 “Red” Visible (0.64 µm) images... Read More
GOES-16 data posted on this page are preliminary, non-operational and are undergoing testing.Stratus and Fog formed over the valleys of Kentucky (and in surrounding states) early on 18 October 2017 (It was there on 17 October as well). When was the fog first obvious from Satellite imagery? It very much depends on the... Read More
Frequent images we obtain from #GOES16 show motion in the atmosphere nicely. Here’s a great loop of fog in the Strait this evening. #wawx pic.twitter.com/f0HI1yS8ab — NWS Seattle (@NWSSeattle) May 21, 2017 ** The GOES-16 data posted on this page are preliminary, non-operational data and are undergoing testing. **As seen in... Read More
