A comparison of enhanced visible channel images from GOES-12 and GOES-14 at 13:15 UTC on 01 September 2009 is shown above — both images have been remapped to a Mercator projection over the state of Wisconsin. The obvious “meteorological” phenomenon is the early morning fog in the Mississippi, Wisconsin, and... Read More

The launch and post-launch checkout of GOES-14 allows a comparison of the sounder instruments on GOES-14 (see the image above) and GOES-12, the operational GOES-East (the image below). The Sounder is used to detect emitted radiation at 19 different wavelengths, in contrast to the 5 wavelengths sensed by the Imager.... Read More

GOES-14, which was launched on 27 June and is now undergoing post-launch check-out, is over the Equator at 90 degrees W longitude, whereas GOES-12, the operational GOES-East, is over the Equator at 75 W Longitude. The two satellites give slightly different views of Hurricane Bill, and stereoscopy can be used to view the visible imagery, allowing... Read More

The GOES-14 (GOES-O) satellite was launched on 27 June 2009, and is undergoing its Post Launch Test. The first calibrated full disk visible image (above) was received by the SSEC Data Center beginning at 17:30 UTC on 27 July 2009.A close-up view centered over central California (below) showed marine fog and stratus hugging the Pacific coast, with cumulus clouds... Read More