Noaa Infrared Satellite Loop Pacific
The loop heat pipe lhp subsystem which transfers heat from the abi electronics to the radiator is not operating at its designed capacity.
Noaa infrared satellite loop pacific. Water vapor loop back to top. Goes 17 infrared image quality. Central pacific hurricane center 2525 correa rd suite 250 honolulu hi 96822 w hfo webmaster noaa gov. While derived from operational satellites the data products and imagery available on this website are intended for informational purposes only.
Links to outside sites and more satellite data. The office of satellite and product operations ospo is part of the national environmental satellite data and information service nesdis. During post launch testing of the goes 17 abi instrument an issue with the instrument s cooling system was discovered. Geocolor is a multispectral product composed of true color using a simulated green component during the daytime and an infrared product that uses bands 7 and 13 at night.
The satellite desk routinely issues products covering approximately 15 000 000 square miles in support of central pacific hurricane center operations. Page updated on may 30 2018. This channel is useful for detecting clouds all times of day and night and is particularly useful in retrievals of cloud top height. Text products jump to the satellite imagery.
Nesdis is part of the national oceanic and atmospheric administration noaa and the department of commerce. At night the blue colors represent liquid water clouds such as fog and stratus while gray to. Noaa national hurricane center for official forecasts and outlooks. Northern hemisphere tropical cyclone summaries issued every 6 hours when active tropical cyclones are in the central pacific.
Imagery and loops on this site are intended for informational purposes only they are not considered operational. Himawari 8 this data provided by the japan meteorological agency jma and brought to you by noaa. Nesdis is part of the national oceanic and atmospheric administration noaa and the department of commerce. 10 3 µm clean longwave ir window band 2 km resolution band 13 at 10 3 µm is an infrared window meaning it is not strongly affected by atmospheric water vapor.
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