{"id":23696,"date":"2017-04-06T23:59:20","date_gmt":"2017-04-06T23:59:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/?p=23696"},"modified":"2017-04-25T14:58:47","modified_gmt":"2017-04-25T14:58:47","slug":"using-goes-16-visible-and-near-infrared-imagery-to-diagnose-areas-of-flooding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/archives\/23696","title":{"rendered":"Using GOES-16 visible and near-infrared imagery to diagnose areas of flooding"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/04\/170406_flood_warnings.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/04\/170406_flood_warnings.jpeg\" alt=\"Flood Warnings (green) in effect at 7:43 pm CDT on 06 April 2017 [click to enlarge]\" width=\"640\" height=\"344\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Flood Warnings (green) in effect at 7:43 pm CDT on 06 April 2017 [click to enlarge]<\/p><\/div><em>** The GOES-16 data posted on this page are preliminary, non-operational data and are undergoing testing. **<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Following several days of <a href=\"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/04\/170406_14day_precip_departure_MO_anim.gif\"><strong>heavy rainfall<\/strong><\/a> across northwestern Missouri, Flood Warnings remained in effect for many areas on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov\/dailywxmap\/index_20170406.html\"><strong>06 April 2017<\/strong><\/a><em><strong> (above)<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>A comparison of GOES-16 Visible (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.goes-r.gov\/education\/docs\/ABI-bands-FS\/ABI%20Band%201%20Fact%20Sheet_Revised%202.24.15.pdf\"><strong>0.47 \u00b5m<\/strong><\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.goes-r.gov\/education\/docs\/ABI-bands-FS\/ABI%20Fact%20Sheet%20Band%202.pdf\"><strong>0.64 \u00b5m<\/strong><\/a>) and Near-Infrared (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.goes-r.gov\/education\/docs\/ABI-bands-FS\/ABI%20Fact%20Sheet%20Band%203%20(Veggie)_FINAL.pdf\"><strong>0.86 \u00b5m<\/strong><\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.goes-r.gov\/education\/docs\/ABI-bands-FS\/ABI_Band%205_snow-ice_factsheet_FINAL.pdf\"><strong>1.61 \u00b5m<\/strong><\/a>) images at 1507 UTC<em><strong> (below)<\/strong><\/em> shows that the Vegetation and Snow\/Ice spectral bands are useful for identifying areas of swollen rivers and adjacent flooded lands (since water appears <strong>darker<\/strong> on those 2 images).<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/04\/170406_1507utc_goes16_bands_1_2_3_5_KS_flooding_anim.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/04\/170406_1507utc_goes16_bands_1_2_3_5_KS_flooding_anim.gif\" alt=\"GOES-16 Visible (0.47 \u00b5m and 0.64 \u00b5m) and Near-Infrared (0.86 \u00b5\u00b5 and 1.61 \u00b5m) images [click to enlarge]\" width=\"640\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">GOES-16 Visible (0.47 \u00b5m and 0.64 \u00b5m) and Near-Infrared (0.86 \u00b5\u00b5 and 1.61 \u00b5m) images [click to enlarge]<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>** The GOES-16 data posted on this page are preliminary, non-operational data and are undergoing testing. ** Following several days of heavy rainfall across northwestern Missouri, Flood Warnings remained in effect for many areas on 06 April 2017 (above). 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