The latest release of the CSPPGeo software package geo2grid (version 1.1, downloadable here) includes support to display two Level 2 products from GOES-R: Cloud Top Temperature and Cloud Top Height. Cloud Top Temperature, above, created using data ordered and downloaded from the NOAA CLASS site, is at 2-km resolution (in line with the latest... Read More
As noted in this blog post, version 1.1 of geo2grid (available here!) includes support for reading AHI, AMI and AGRI data (in addition to ABI data) from JMA‘s Himawari-8 (and -9), KMA‘s GEOKOMPSAT-2 and CMA‘s FY4A (and FY4B), respectively. These multispectral imagers are similar — but not identical — as shown at the WMO OSCAR websites... Read More
[Added, 14 December: geo2grid v 1.1 is now available at this link!] The true color animation toggle above, over Taiwan, shows True-Color imagery over Taiwan shortly after 0000 UTC on 8 December using FY4A and Himawari-9 data; readers for data from those satellites are included in version 1.1 of geo2grid. Data from Himawari-9 (HSD level 1b files) are... Read More
Previous blog posts have documented how to display imagery using geo2grid, and how to create new RGB products. (Note: geo2grid v1.1 is now available at this link) This blog post will detail the steps needed to create a brightness temperature difference field. For that to occur, information must be entered into these two files within the geo2grid file structure: $GEO2GRID_HOME/libexec/python_runtime/etc/polar2grid/enhancements/abi.yaml and $GEO2GRID_HOME/libexec/python_runtime/etc/polar2grid/composites/abi.yaml.... Read More
