GOES-18 (GOES-West) Day Land Cloud Fire RGB and Shortwave Infrared (3.9 µm) images along with GOES-17 Fire Power and Fire Temperature products (above) displayed characteristics associated with the Cedar Creek Fire in Oregon on 02 September 2022. The peak 3.9 µm infrared brightness temperature reached 137.88ºC, with Fire Power values exceeding 2000 MW and Fire Temperature values exceeding... Read More
GOES-R Satellites include GOES-16 (the present GOES-East), GOES-17 and GOES-18 (both scanning as GOES-West), and GOES-U, which will become GOES-19 after achieving geostationary orbit after launch (scheduled to occur in 2024). The follow-on to the GOES-R Series is GeoXo (Geostationary Extended Observations), with a launch planned in the 2030s. The GeoXo Imager, GXI,... Read More
The International Space Station carries a variety of instruments, including the Lightning Imaging Sensor (LIS), designed to extend the Lightning Climatology from the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM). ISS overflew Typhoon Hinnamnor at about 1540 UTC on 1 September (image, from this site). The lightning animation above (click here for an animated gif) shows data... Read More
