CIMSS has recently begun the process of evaluating and testing satellite imagery and products in the next generation of AWIPS (AWIPS II or AWIPS Migration). GOES 0.65 µm visible channel, 10.7 µm IR channel, 3.9 µm IR channel, and 6.5 µm water vapor channel data from 15 April 2010 are displayed using... Read More

The break-up of a meteor entering the Earth’s atmosphere caused a large “fireball” of light that was seen  across parts of the Upper Midwest region around 10:00 pm local time on 14 April 2010 (or 03:00 UTC on 15 April 2010). The images above — also available as a Read More

As of 18:34 UTC on 14 April 2010, GOES-13 (launched May 2006, with a Post Launch Test in December 2006) replaced GOES-12 (launched July 2001) as the operational GOES-East satellite  — for more information, see the NOAA NESDIS Satellite Services Division. A sequence of AWIPS images (above) shows the last three GOES-12... Read More

For testing purposes, the GOES-13 satellite was placed into Super Rapid Scan Operations (SRSO) mode on 11 April 2010. In SRSO mode, images are available as frequently as every 1 minute during certain time periods. McIDAS images of GOES-13 0.65 µm visible channel data centered just south of Amarillo, Texas (above; also... Read More