{"id":56136,"date":"2023-12-27T19:15:31","date_gmt":"2023-12-27T19:15:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/?p=56136"},"modified":"2024-01-02T17:25:16","modified_gmt":"2024-01-02T17:25:16","slug":"2023-goes-away","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/archives\/56136","title":{"rendered":"2023 GOES Away"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A selection of several GOES ABI loops during 2022<\/a> showcased the diverse range of features observed, which included volcanic ash plumes<\/a>, hurricanes<\/a>, convection<\/a>, fog<\/a>, smoke<\/a>, fires<\/a>, dust<\/a> and ice<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s very hard to choose just one event from every month of the year, but the goal here is to show a variety of phenomena and locations that NOAA<\/a>\u2018s GOES ABI<\/a> routinely monitors, in this case during 2023. Most loops generated are from the University of Wisconsin-Madison CIMSS<\/a> Satellite Blog<\/a>, which is linked to in the titles at the top of each monthly entry. Imagery from GOES-16 and -18 is showcased, along with the sectors it scans: Full Disk (10-min intervals), Contiguous U.S. (5-min intervals) and Mesoscale sectors (30-sec to 1-min intervals).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

January GOES-18 Operational<\/a><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

While the ABI on GOES-18 was earlier used operationally, it was deemed operational on January 4, 2023. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cHigh Noon\u201d from a ring of geostationary imagers, including GOES-18. Data from January 4, 2023. (Click to show larger image.)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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A timeline of the GOES, from GOES-1 to GOES-U. Figure credit: GOES-R Program Office<\/a>.
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A similar timeline as above<\/a>, but also including the experimental, pre-GOES, the ATS and SMS series. Note that GOES-15 is now operating as the U.S. Space Forces EWS-G2. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bonus material: Widespread fog\/stratus over snow cover across the Northern Plains<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
GOES-16 “Red” Visible (0.64 \u00b5m), Day Cloud Phase Distinction RGB and Day Snow-Fog RGB images (with and without hourly observations of Ceiling \/ Visibility \/ Surface Weather, plotted in cyan) [click to play MP4 animation | animated GIF<\/strong><\/a>]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

A sequence of GOES-16 (GOES-East)<\/em> “Red” Visible (0.64 \u00b5m<\/strong><\/a>), Day Cloud Phase Distinction RGB<\/strong><\/a> and Day Snow-Fog RGB<\/strong><\/a> images (above)<\/strong><\/em> showed widespread fog\/stratus across parts of Montana, North\/South Dakota and Minnesota during the day on 06 January 2023<\/strong><\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

February<\/strong> Blowing dust<\/a> <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
GOES-18 True Color RGB images [click to play MP4 animation]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

March<\/strong> Equinox: Fall 2022 to Spring 2023 as seen by GOES<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
GOES-16 ABI true color images at 11 UTC each day from the 2022 Fall to the 2023 Spring Equinox. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

11 UTC loops from the (northern hemisphere) fall Equinox to the Spring Equinox. These posted GOES ABI Full Disk imagery are only showing a small number of the pixels, for a fuller resolution image at one time (20-March-2023<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

April Earth Day<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n
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Bonus material: Will it be Cloudy on April 8th (2024)?<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
April 8th images from geostationary imagers from 1979 to 2023. Also shown is the April 8, 2024 eclipse path. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Bonus material: ProbSevere in the Oklahoma severe-weather outbreak<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Figure 1: ProbSevere LightningCast contours, GOES-16 ABI day-cloud-land RGB, and GOES-16 GLM flash-extent density.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

May LightningCast lead time<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
GOES-16 \u201cClean\u201d Infrared Window (10.3 \u00b5m) images, with\/without an overlay of GLM Flash Extent Density and contours of LightningCast Probability [click to play MP4<\/strong><\/a>]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Bonus material: Eruptive period of Popocat\u00e9petl in Mexico<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
GOES-16 Ash RGB images (top) and Dust RGB images (bottom) [click to play MP4 animation]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

June Wildfires in Quebec<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
GOES-16 Shortwave Infrared (3.9 \u00b5m) images, 02-04 June [click to play]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
GOES-16 Shortwave Infrared (3.9 \u00b5m, top left), \u201cRed\u201d Visible (0.64 \u00b5m, top right), \u201cClean\u201d Infrared Window (10.3 \u00b5m, bottom left) and Cloud Top Temperature derived product (bottom right) [click to play]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

July Thunderstorms force the evacuation of an outdoor concert in Nashville<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
GOES-16 \u201cClean\u201d Infrared Window (10.3 \u00b5m) images [click to play animation]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Time series of LightningCast Probability for Nashville International Airport. with plots of GLM Flash Counts within a 5 and 10 mile radius of the airport (courtesy John Cintineo, CIMSS) [click to enlarge]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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August Wildfires on the island of Maui in Hawai`i<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
GOES-18 Shortwave Infrared (3.9 \u00b5m) images, from 0001 UTC on 08 August to 0601 UTC on 10 August [click to play animation]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

September Heavy Rain over New York City<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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GOES-16 Clean Window infrared (Band 13, 10.3 \u00b5m), Total Precipitable Water (in clear skies), and surface observations, 1356 – 1851 UTC, 29 September 2023 (Click to enlarge)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Bonus material: Wildfires in British Columbia and Alberta<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
GOES-18 True Color (and Night Micro-physics) RGB images [click to play animation]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

October Hurricane Otis<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
GOES-18 \u201cClean\u201d Infrared Window (10.3 \u00b5m) images, from 2000 UTC on 24 October to 0700 UTC on 25 October [click to play animation]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Bonus material: Plume of airborne glacial silt from the Copper River Valley<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
GOES-18 Dust RGB images, from 1300 UTC on 20 October to 1340 UTC on 22 October [click to play animation]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Bonus material: Annular solar eclipse shadow<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
GOES-16 CIMSS Natural True Color RGB images [click to play animation]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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ICYMI – the moon photobombed the #GOESEast<\/a> Solar Ultraviolet Imager (SUVI) this past weekend. This loop from November 13th shows the moon's orb moving across the face of the Sun from the perspective of @NOAASatellites<\/a> GOES-16 satellite.
(HT @UWSSEC<\/a> Rick Kohrs) pic.twitter.com\/CDjJwia2yQ<\/a><\/p>— UW-Madison CIMSS (@UWCIMSS) November 15, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote>