{"id":38928,"date":"2020-11-18T17:48:26","date_gmt":"2020-11-18T17:48:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/?p=38928"},"modified":"2020-11-27T16:11:55","modified_gmt":"2020-11-27T16:11:55","slug":"imagery-from-the-ews-g1-u-s-space-force","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/archives\/38928","title":{"rendered":"Imagery from the EWS-G1 &#8212; U.S. Space Force"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/spacenews.com\/noaas-former-satellite-now-providing-weather-data-to-the-u-s-military\/\">EWS-G1<\/a> (Electro-optical Infrared Weather System Geostationary) is a U.S. Space Force mission. Images are now available on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssec.wisc.edu\/\">UW\/SSEC<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssec.wisc.edu\/data\/geo\/#\/animation?satellite=ews-g1\">geo-browser<\/a>. Full Disk images are obtained every 30 minutes. An EWS-G1 &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/images\/2020\/11\/fact_sheet_ews_g1.pdf\">quick-guide<\/a> (pdf)&#8221;. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video controls src=\"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/images\/2020\/11\/EWS_G1_FD_5bnds.mp4\"><\/video><figcaption>The five spectral bands of the EWS-G1 Imager.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The above animation shows the 5 spectral bands on the EWS-G1 imager. There is one visible band and four infrared bands. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This <a href=\"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/images\/2020\/11\/EWS_EXAMPLE55.GIF\">multi-panel image<\/a> shows all the 5 bands at one given time (and showing <a href=\"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/images\/2020\/11\/EWSDB_FD_43.GIF\">full disk<\/a> images). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video controls src=\"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/images\/2020\/11\/EWS_VS_NH_01_960x1280_B1_loop.mp4\"><\/video><figcaption>Animation of the visible (band 1) from EWS-G1.  <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video controls src=\"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/images\/2020\/11\/EWS_IR_NH_03_960x1280_B3_loop.mp4\"><\/video><figcaption>Animation of the EWS-G1 water vapor band (3). <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video controls src=\"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/images\/2020\/11\/EWS_IR_NH_04_960x1280_B4_loop.mp4\"><\/video><figcaption>Animation of EWS-G1 band 4, longwave infrared window.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/images\/2020\/11\/EWS_NH_01_960x1280_allbands_loop.mp4\">loop<\/a> of all five spectral bands. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video controls src=\"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/images\/2020\/11\/EWS_EWS_VS_Madagascar_01_loop.mp4\"><\/video><figcaption>A day-time visible band animation over Madagascar. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/images\/2020\/11\/all-goes-16-NOV-2020-1745UTC.gif\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption>A <a href=\"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/images\/2020\/11\/all-goes-16-NOV-2020-1745UTC.gif\">composite image <\/a>with EWS-G1, GOES-17 and GOES-16 data. Credit: UW\/SSEC Satellite Data Services.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The EWS-G1 was formerly NOAA&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/GOES_13\">GOES-13<\/a>. Contact the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssec.wisc.edu\/datacenter\/contact-us\/\">UW\/SSEC Satellite Data Services<\/a> for information of data access \/ subscription, if more than the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssec.wisc.edu\/data\/geo\/#\/animation?satellite=ews-g1\">posted near realtime imagery<\/a> are needed. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>EWS-G1 (Electro-optical Infrared Weather System Geostationary) is a U.S. Space Force mission. Images are now available on the UW\/SSEC geo-browser. Full Disk images are obtained every 30 minutes. An EWS-G1 &#8220;quick-guide (pdf)&#8221;. The above animation shows the 5 spectral bands on the EWS-G1 imager. There is one visible band and four infrared bands. 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