GOES – The Map Room https://www.maproomblog.com Blogging about maps since 2003 Tue, 24 Oct 2017 13:04:53 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.maproomblog.com/xq/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/cropped-logo-2017-04-32x32.jpg GOES – The Map Room https://www.maproomblog.com 32 32 116787204 A Look at GOES-16’s Imagery https://www.maproomblog.com/2017/10/a-look-at-goes-16s-imagery/ Tue, 24 Oct 2017 19:00:27 +0000 http://www.maproomblog.com/?p=5479 More]]>

This NOAA article looks at three kinds of imagery provided by the GOES-16 geostationary weather satellite: GeoColor, the Geostationary Lightning Mapper (!), and full disk infrared imagery from the Advanced Baseline Imager. GOES-16 launched last November and is currently in the checkout phase before it replaces GOES-13 at 75° west latitude.

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