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:::GOES "First Light": http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=89506&src=eoa-iotd | :::GOES "First Light": http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=89506&src=eoa-iotd | ||
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Revision as of 00:05, 6 March 2017
GOES-R, now named GOES-16 -- https://www.nesdis.noaa.gov/GOES-16
- GOES "First Light": http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=89506&src=eoa-iotd
https://www.greenpolicy360.net/w/File:GOESRWavelengths.jpg
This 16-panel image shows the continental United States in the two visible, four near-infrared and 10 infrared channels on ABI. These channels help forecasters distinguish between differences in the atmosphere like clouds, water vapor, smoke, ice and volcanic ash. GOES-16 has three-times more spectral channels than earlier generations of GOES satellites.
NOAA’s satellites are the backbone of its life-saving weather forecasts. GOES-16 will build upon and extend the more than 40-year legacy of satellite observations from NOAA ...