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Category: GLM

Harvey and GLM Lightning

GOES-16 data posted on this page are preliminary, non-operational and are undergoing testingThe Geostationary Lightning Mapper (GLM) on GOES-16 allows observations of lightning associated with Hurricane Harvey in the Gulf of Mexico. The animation above, from 1247 to 1332 UTC on 25 August 2017, shows lightning group observations every minute,... Read More

GOES-16 ABI Mesoscale Sector imagery and GLM data with strong thunderstorms over Wisconsin

GOES-16 ABI and GLM data posted on this page are preliminary, non-operational and are undergoing testingStrong morning thunderstorms with a few severe weather reports, and abundant heavy rain (24-h totals ending 1200 UTC on 12 July 2017, from here), spread over the northern part of the GOES-16 default western Mesoscale Sector on the morning of 12 July 2017. The animation above shows the GOES-16 Advanced... Read More

Plotting GOES-16 GLM data in McIDAS-X

GOES-16 ABI and GLM data posted on this page are preliminary, non-operational and are undergoing testing The GOES-16 Geostationary Lightning Mapper (GLM) has achieved Beta Maturity and is being distributed via GOES Rebroadcast (GRB). A release of McIDAS-X slated for September 2017 has a GLM display, prototyped above.  GLM data processing... Read More