The GOES-16 data posted on this page are preliminary, non-operational data and are undergoing testing.The ABI on GOES-16 contains 16 Channels, and those channels can be combined into RGB Imagery to highlight features that the individual channels can identify (Click here for general information on RGBs). For example, the ‘Icing... Read More
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
