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Eruption of the Tungurahua volcano in Ecuador
GOES-13 false-color Red/Green/Blue (RGB) image Tungurahua is an active stratovolcano in Ecuador (Wikipedia); a Landsat-8 false-color image showed the partially snow-covered dome of the volcano on 13...
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Dorian
GOES-13 (left) and GOES-12 (right) visible imagery images Tropical Storm Dorian has formed in the far eastern Tropical Atlantic, just west of the Cape Verde Islands. The visible imagery above, from...
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The Memphis Derecho of July 22 2003
GOES-12 10.7 µm IR imagery (Click Image to play animation) On the morning of July 22, 2003, a strong derecho moved through metropolitan Memphis, TN, with winds exceeding hurricane-force. The most...
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GOES-12 is retired from service
The GOES-12 Sounder has sent its last data, ending more than 12 years of service. The GOES-12 Sounder was turned off at 1100 UTC on 13 August. GOES-12 was launched on July 23, 2001, and GOES-12...
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Hurricane Katrina in 2005
GOES-12 10.7 µm IR images [click to play mp4 animation]August 28 2015 is the 10-year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina achieving Category 5 status (on the Saffir-Simpson Scale) in the central Gulf of...
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GOES-2 Launch Anniversary; GOES Timelines
With the help of NASA, private industry and others, NOAA’s GOES-2 (as GOES-B) was launched on June 16, 1977. Similar to SMS-1/2 and GOES-1/3, there were 2 spectral bands: one visible and one longwave...
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Ian and Charley eye comparison
GOES-16 and GOES-12 visible (0.64 um) imagery at 1731 UTC on 28 September (Ian) and 1915 UTC on 13 August 2004 (Charley). (Click to enlarge) The toggle above compares eyewall sizes from 2004’s...
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Hurricanes Charley (2004) and Ian (2022)
Both Hurricanes Charley (2004) and Ian (2022) were extremely strong storms to strike the west coast of Florida. Both Charley and Ian were upper Category 4 storms, as a measure of their wind speeds. Of...
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The Pantheon of GOES
From GOES-A (1) in 1975, to GOES-T (18) launched in 2022! On January 4, 2023 GOES-18 is operational as GOES-West, here’s a look-back at all the GOES. Note that the GOES-R series imagers support the...
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Will it be Cloudy on April 8th (2024)?
Due to the total solar eclipse over parts of the contiguous U.S. on April 8, 2024, there are many wondering what the cloud cover may be then. Q: Will it be cloudy over the path of the total solar...
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