Mountain waves over the Sierra Nevada
** The GOES-16 data posted on this page are preliminary, non-operational data and are undergoing testing. **A comparison of GOES-16 Lower-level (7.3 µm), Mid-level (6.9 µm) and Upper-level (6.2 µm) Water Vapor images (above) revealed the presence of numerous mountain waves over parts of California and Nevada on 13 April 2017. The more pronounced of... Read More