* GOES-16 data posted on this page are preliminary, non-operational and are undergoing testing *The ABI “Cirrus” (1.37 µm) band is centered in a strong water vapor absorption spectral region — therefore it does not routinely sense the lower troposphere, where there is usually substantial amounts of water vapor. Hence, its... 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
Aided in part by precipitation associated with Hurricane Irma, some areas of Florida have received record rainfall during the June-October 2017 period: Tuesday’s 2.22″ of rainfall at Melbourne pushed the total since September 1st over 3″ ahead of the previous record wettest September-October pic.twitter.com/dMdI43OkdI — NWS Melbourne (@NWSMelbourne) October 25, 2017 Wettest June... Read More
* GOES-16 data posted on this page are preliminary, non-operational and are undergoing testing *The GOES-16 Land Surface Temperature product (above, courtesy of Jordan Gerth, CIMSS) revealed a dramatic increase in the land surface temperature (or surface “skin temperature”) following the onset of easterly/northeasterly Santa Ana winds in Southern California’s... Read More
