GOES-19, scheduled to become the operational GOES-East satellite on 4 April (Friday morning) no earlier than 7 April (updated on 3 April because of a Critical Weather Day), is now on station at 75.2oW and broadcasting data. GOES-16, to be replaced, has been shifted slightly westward; data from both satellites... Read More
GOES-19 today is positioned at 89.5oW, the test position, but is presently scheduled to drift east to the GOES-East location at 75.2oW. When on station in early April, it will become the operational GOES-East satellite. CIMSS scientists have been modifying CSPPGeo software to produce products, such as LightningCast probability (available online here,... Read More
Sometimes, CIMSS Blog writers get emailed letter, like the one below (anonymized) forwarded along to CIMSS with a requestA long-dormant idea has resurrected itself in my mind, which is to look into the “biomass and carbon impact” (e.g. biomass and carbon knocked down) from some MCS and derecho type events.... Read More
The University of Wisconsin-Madison Space Science and Engineering Center owns and operates a network of low-earth orbiting direct broadcast satellite antennas around the United States, and provides software support for partner institutions with similar antenna systems. Last week, a new version of the web interface hosted by each antenna’s on-site... Read More
