The distribution of goes15 satellite products has been discontinued. Severe weather threat for the tennessee valley and florida. Click on a region to view images and animations for that region. An introduction to the major greenhouse gases in the earths atmosphere. Nesdis is part of the national oceanic and atmospheric administration noaa, and the department of commerce. Entire world extra large water vapor composite satellite loop covering all corners of the world. It is featured as part of our commitment to diversity and. Displays model guidance areas and model types for a user to choose from. Copyright 20142017 by stormquest technologies and tom whittaker. Water vapor imagery is created using a wavelength sensitive to the moisture content in the atmosphere. The faq discusses the relative potency, concentration and expected atmopsheric lifetime. Three types of satellite imagery national weather service. The nasanoaa goes project has now created two new types of.
This video describes how water vapor satellite imagery is used by meteorologist examples provided. The recently developed noaa water instrument is a twochannel, closedpath, tunable diode laser absorption spectrometer designed for the measurement of. In this imagery, bright blue and white areas indicate the presence of high water vapor or moisture content, whereas dark orange and brown areas indicate little or no moisture present. Current full disk himawari 8 water vapor image blue loop. Ssmi images courtesy of the noaa ocean physical processes team.
These software packages were developed by the noaa ozone and water vapor group to assist with weather balloon launch planning, data collectionprocessing, and instrument setup. Goes15 supplemental operations ended on march 2, 2020. Download this app from microsoft store for windows 10, windows 8. Visible satellite pictures can only be viewed during the day, since clouds reflect the light from the sun. Latest satellite imagery national hurricane center noaa. Research applications program noaanesdis satellite services division.
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Knowing where water vapor is in the atmosphere is one of many factors forecasters use to identify weather features. This icon serves as a link to download the essential accessibility assistive technology app for individuals with physical disabilities. Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms are expected this afternoon across the tennessee valley into the southern appalachians and over south florida. The nasa noaa goes project has now created two new types of animations based on satellite data that indicate where water vapor is moving over the atlantic and eastern pacific oceans. Satellite images and products national weather service. Goeswest 4 km water vapor ir3 html5 loop latest image 4 wk archive popup loop product info. Est data from goeseast for bands 2, 710, and 1416 is currently unavailable. While derived from operational satellites, the data, products, and imagery available on this website are intended for informational purposes only. World water vapor composite animated satellite loop. Support teams are investigating, and we will restore data from those bands as soon as possible. Aviation weather center homepage provides comprehensive userfriendly aviation weather text products and graphics.