The CSPP Geosphere website has recently been upgraded. CSPP Geosphere uses data from the GOES Re-Broadcast (GRB) data stream Those data are processed on an on-site Kubernetes cluster that produces full-resolution GOES-East/GOES-West images that are quickly and fluidly zoomable and pannable. In addition, recent software and hardware upgrades mean that processing... Read More

Previous blog posts (example) have documented how to create imagery from the VIIRS instrument, and this one is another example. For example, if you receive a request for VIIRS imagery such as this one: “If you have time to try a case, you could pick Feb 1, 2022 near North... Read More

As noted here, an updated version of geo2grid is being prepared at CIMSS. As part of that upgrade, support for some level 2 products will be included. For example, the image above — of cloud-top height — was created using the following set of geo2grid (a beta version that this... Read More

CIMSS scientists have been working on an update (and improvement) on Geo2Grid software (v 1.1) that can be expected within a couple months. (Beta-testing is ongoing at CIMSS) The animation above shows the Airmass RGB from Himawari-8 (data courtesy JMA) and the Fujiwhara interaction (also discussed on the CIMSS blog here)... Read More