The GOES-16 data posted on this page are preliminary, non-operational data and are undergoing testing.The ABI on GOES-16 includes a Snow/Ice Channel at 1.61 µm and a Cirrus Channel at 1.38 µm. These bands offer different perspectives on the evolution of the atmosphere before and during the strong 13-14 March... Read More
** The GOES-16 data posted on this page are preliminary, non-operational data and are undergoing testing. **A Suomi NPP VIIRS Day/Night Band (0.7 µm) image (above) revealed the formative stage of a mesoscale vortex over Lake Michigan at 0740 UTC or 2:40 AM Central time on 12 March 2017.During the subsequent daylight... Read More
The GOES-16 data posted on this page are preliminary, non-operational data and are undergoing testing. Tweets on Tuesday 7 March 2017 highlighted the fast-moving fires over the High Plains (that began burning on 6 March), and they also highlighted different bands available from the GOES-16 ABI. For example, this tweet references the... Read More
** The GOES-16 data posted on this page are preliminary, non-operational data and are undergoing testing. **GOES-16 Visible (0.64 µm) images (above; also available as an MP4 animation) showed multiple undular bores over western Texas on 10 March 2017. The wave packets were perturbing the low-altitude fog and stratus clouds across the region during... Read More
