On 08 December 2006 (Day 2 of the GOES-13 post-launch NOAA Science Test), 3.9µm shortwave IR images from GOES-13 and GOES-12 (above) revealed several “hot spots” (black enhancement) due to fire activity (Read More

During Day 2 (08 December 2006) of the GOES-13 post-launch NOAA science test, a cold and dry air mass was moving eastward over the southern Great Lakes region; “water vapor channel” images from the GOES-13 and... Read More

07 December 2006 was the first day of the GOES-13 post-launch NOAA science test. The satellite was placed into Rapid Scan Operations mode, to monitor the development of lake-effect snow (LES) bands across the Great... Read More

An extensive area of mountain waves was apparent on the “water vapor channel” images from GOES-11 and GOES-13 on 22 November 2006 (above). Animation of these images (QuickTime | Java) shows that the... Read More