GVAR Satellite Imagery GOES East
Note: GOES-12 now seems fully operational. Word is that it was almost lost, as the leaking thruster line caused attitude problems, and pushed the orbital inclination off.
 

Marc's GOES-East
Weather Satellite Imagery


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Channel 1: Visible (0.65um)
IR Cloud Top Interpretation
  • North America (in daylight only)
    		•  Channel 4 IR Cloud Top Colour Calibration
    Channel 3: IR Water Vapour (6.75um) deg C Approx ISA Height
  • North/Central America
    		•  Below -75 Above FL450
  • North/Central America, animated 
    		•  -69 to -75 FL420-FL450
    Channel 4: IR Cloud Tops (10.7um) -63 to -69 FL390-FL420
  • North/Central America
    		•  -57 to -63 FL360-FL390
  • North America
    		•  -51 to -57 FL330-FL360
  • Gulf/Caribbean
    		•  -45 to -51 FL300 -FL330
  • Eastern Canada
    		•  -39 to -45 FL270-FL300
  • South America
    		•  -33 to -39 FL240-FL270
    West Atlantic-Carribean
    Hurricane
    Carribean/North South-America/West Atlantic Animation (2MB Gif)
    Lightning Strikes from Lightning Storm (delayed 30 minutes)
    US Lightning Strikes Map, every 30 minutes
    Worldwide Aviation Weather Reports from NOAA/National Weather Service
    METAR Reports
    TAF Reports
    US SIGMETS by Aviation Weather Center, NOAA, Kansas City MO.
    Interactive SIGMETS

    Aviation Convective Weather Forecasts (Graphics)by Aviation Weather Center, NOAA, Kansas City MO
    Convection short and long range planning; Watches; Outlook
    Weather Chart Links to NOAA (Some require an external or plug-in TIFF viewer and some may be upside down)
    North America Surface Analysis
    US RADAR Coded Message Composite Image with Tops
    Significant Weather Chart, North and South America, FL250-630 (KKCI)
    Significant Weather Chart, North Atlantic/N Pole, FL250-630 (EGRR London)
    Significant Weather Chart, Africa-Europe,FL250-630 (EGRR London)
    Significant Weather Chart, North Pacific,FL250-630 (KKCI)
    Significant Weather Chart, Mid Pacific, FL250-630 (KKCI)
    Significant Weather Chart, Indian Ocean, FL250-630 (EGRR London)
    Significant Weather Chart, Europe-Asia, FL250-630 (EGRR London)
    Significant Weather Chart, Europe-South America, FL250-630 (EGRR London)
    Significant Weather Chart, Asia-Europe, FL250-630 (EGRR London) 
    Forecaster's Discussion (NWS HPC)
    Short Range Forecast Discussion (US)
    South American Synopsis
    Volcanic Ash Forecasts
    World Volcanic Ash Advisory Centre
    Volcanic Ash Forecast Transport and Dispersion Model (run the dispersion model for any location on earth).
    Misc Weather Links
    GOES Daily Report from NOAA/NESDIS SATOPS
    CIMSS Water Vapor (CH-3) Imagery Tutorial
    Water Vapor Lecture
    GOES Imager Sensitivity
    Aviation Links
    Aeroseek Flight Tracker
    DisclaimerI'm not responsible for any system calibration inaccuracies and timeliness of my satellite images is not guaranteed, although they are usually posted within 15 minutes of acquisition. Please check the date and time (GMT) at the bottom of the displayed image; this corresponds to the start of the spacecraft's imager scan. Flight levels (FL) are in hundreds of feet; Temperature to Height correlation is based on a standard lapse rate of 2 deg C per 1,000 feet. International Standar d Atmosphere (ISA) lapse rate is 1.98 deg C per 1,000 feet starting from 15 deg C at sea level. Actual temperature height varies according to the moisture content, instability and other factors. 
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