A webapp that was developed to match images and hence learn about the ABI spectral bands. After navigating to the page, click and hold on an image, draw a line to the matching image. You can “right click” to open an image. Finally click on the yellow “check” box to verify... Read More
Animations of GOES-16 Visible, near-Infrared and shortwave Infrared over North America shortly before the Vernal Equinox, and shortly after the Autumnal Equinox, (that is, when the Sun is overhead in the Southern Hemisphere) show bright spots that propagate quickly from west to east (these features were first noted by Frank... Read More
GOES-16 — the first of the GOES-R series — ABI visible (0.64 µm) images captured the Lunar Umbra (or solar eclipse shadow) of the “ring of fire” annular eclipse that occurred in the Southern Hemisphere on 26 February 2017. The dark eclipse shadow could be seen moving from west to east, beginning... Read More
The red is where the fog is the thickest, with near zero visibility. Very dangerous driving conditions, only drive if necessary #TuleFog pic.twitter.com/yl9wORdJO6 — NWS Hanford (@NWSHanford) January 31, 2017 The tweet shown above was issued by the NWS forecast office in Hanford, California — using an image of the GOES-15 Low... Read More
