{"id":29001,"date":"2018-07-17T23:59:21","date_gmt":"2018-07-17T23:59:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/?p=29001"},"modified":"2018-08-03T15:24:45","modified_gmt":"2018-08-03T15:24:45","slug":"comparisons-of-goes-15-goes-16-and-goes-17","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/archives\/29001","title":{"rendered":"Comparisons of GOES-15, GOES-16 and GOES-17"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Visible images from GOES-15<\/strong> (0.63 \u00b5m, left),<\/em> GOES-17<\/strong> (0.64 \u00b5m, center)<\/em> and GOES-16<\/strong> (0.64 \u00b5m, right)<\/em> [click to play animation | MP4<\/strong><\/a>]<\/p><\/div>\n

* GOES-17 imagery shown here are preliminary and non-operational *<\/strong><\/p>\n

A 3-panel comparison of Visible images from GOES-15 (GOES-West),<\/em> GOES-17 and GOES-16 (GOES-East)<\/em> shown above highlights the dissipation of fog in the Strait of Juan de Fuca<\/strong><\/a> during the morning hours on 17 July 2018. The three sets of images are displayed in the native projection of each satellite (with no re-mapping) — GOES-17 was at its post-launch checkout location of 89.5\u00baW longitude.\u00a0 Images from GOES-16\/17 were at 5-minute intervals, while images from GOES-15 were every 5-15 minutes depending on the operational scan schedule of that GOES-West satellite.<\/p>\n

A similar 3-satellite comparison shown below focuses on the development of showers and thunderstorms across western Montana, between Missoula KMSO and Butte KBTM. The improved spatial resolution (0.5 km at satellite sub-point for GOES-16\/17, vs 1.0 km for GOES-15)<\/em> and more frequent images allowed small-scale features of the storms to be more easily identified and followed.<\/p>\n

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Visible images from GOES-15<\/strong> (0.63 \u00b5m, left),<\/em> GOES-17<\/strong> (0.64 \u00b5m, center)<\/em> and GOES-16<\/strong> (0.64 \u00b5m, right)<\/em> [click to play animation | MP4<\/strong><\/a>]<\/p><\/div>One final comparison, shown below, depicts thunderstorms over western Colorado — outflow boundaries south of these storms produced strong surface winds in the Grand Junction<\/a><\/strong> area (SPC storm reports<\/strong><\/a>).<\/p>\n

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Visible images from GOES-15<\/strong> (0.63 \u00b5m, left),<\/em> GOES-17<\/strong> (0.64 \u00b5m, center)<\/em> and GOES-16<\/strong> (0.64 \u00b5m, right)<\/em> — SPC storm reports of wind are plotted in red [click to play animation | MP4<\/strong><\/a>]<\/p><\/div>\n

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Yesterday’s peak wind gust of 70 MPH at the @GJAirport<\/a> set a new record wind speed for the month of July, breaking the old record of 68 MPH set on July 14, 2002! #cowx<\/a> #climate<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 NWS Grand Junction (@NWSGJT) July 18, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n