The GOES-16 data posted on this page are preliminary, non-operational data and are undergoing testing. Users bear all responsibility for inspecting the data prior to use and for the manner in which the data are utilized. By Dan Bikos, Louie Grasso, and Ed Szoke For this blog entry, we are going to focus in on Continue Reading
The GOES-16 data posted on this page are preliminary, non-operational data and are undergoing testing. Users bear all responsibility for inspecting the data prior to use and for the manner in which the data are utilized. During the afternoon hours of 15 April, one of the GOES-16 mesoscale sectors captured severe thunderstorms in the Iowa Continue Reading
The GOES-16 data posted on this page are preliminary, non-operational data and are undergoing testing. Users bear all responsibility for inspecting the data prior to use and for the manner in which the data are utilized. The GOES-16 visible (0.64 micron) loop shows what appears to be pretty straightforward – recent snow cover melting during Continue Reading
The GOES-16 data posted on this page are preliminary, non-operational data and are undergoing testing. Users bear all responsibility for inspecting the data prior to use and for the manner in which the data are utilized. The split window difference product is the difference between GOES-16 bands 13 and 15, that is 10.35 minus 12.3 Continue Reading
Another round of storms are headed for the Pacific Northwest, bringing high winds and precipitation. Updates on the storms can be seen via the following link. An observer on the ground can see the current storm via satellite, utilizing polar-orbiting data. A data product that comes from the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) instrument Continue Reading
The GOES-16 data posted on this page are preliminary, non-operational data and are undergoing testing. Users bear all responsibility for inspecting the data prior to use and for the manner in which the data are utilized. By Darren Van Cleave (NWS Salt Lake City) On the morning of April 4, lake-effect showers existed off Salt Continue Reading