** 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) revealed the presence of an eddy in the high-turbidity nearshore waters of southern Lake Michigan on 08 April 2017. The animation was created using 5-minute “CONUS” Sector images; an animation using... Read More
GOES-16 data posted on this page are preliminary, non-operational data and are undergoing testing.GOES-16 includes both a clean infrared window (10.33 µm) and a so-called ‘dirty’ infrared window channel (12.30 µm). The clean infrared window is in a part of the electromagnetic spectrum where there is very little absorption of... Read More
** The GOES-16 data posted on this page are preliminary, non-operational data and are undergoing testing. **Following several days of heavy rainfall across northwestern Missouri, Flood Warnings remained in effect for many areas on 06 April 2017 (above).A comparison of GOES-16 Visible (0.47 µm and 0.64 µm) and Near-Infrared (0.86 µm and 1.61 µm) images at 1507... Read More
GOES-16 data posted on this page are preliminary, non-operational data and are undergoing testing.GOES-16 Visible Imagery early on 6 April 2017 showed a strong thunderstorm developing north of Lake Okeechobee and proceeding east towards the Atlantic Coast near Vero Beach (1-minute or 30-second imagery was not available over Florida because... Read More
