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Category: GOES-16

Scattering and Shadows

GOES-16 data posted on this page are preliminary, non-operational data and are undergoing testingThe animation of GOES-16 imagery, above, showing, clockwise from upper left, the GOES-16 0.47 µm, 0.64 µm, 1.61 µm and 0.86 µm channels, shows lows clouds over southeast New England, with a few mid-level clouds aloft. The... Read More

True-Color RGBs with GOES-16 Data

GOES-16 data posted on this page are preliminary, non-operational data and are undergoing testingTrue-Color Imagery can be computed quickly in AWIPS using several simple xml files and Python code. An example is shown above. The Green Band that is missing from the ABI is simulated using a combination of... Read More

Rapid convective development over Illinois and Wisconsin

** GOES-16 data posted on this page are preliminary, non-operational data and are undergoing testing **1-minute interval Mesoscale Sector GOES-16 Visible (0.64 µm) and Infrared Window (10.3 µm) images (above) showed the rapid development of convection across northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin on 14 June 2017. SPC storm reports indicated that these storms produced widespread hail, damaging... Read More