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"That's the beauty of assimilating the GOES-16 satellite," Zhang said. "It looks almost identical to the actual observation. The use of all-sky radiance doesn't just improve existing models. It makes a huge difference."

More information: Fuqing Zhang et al, Improving Harvey Forecasts with Next-Generation Weather Satellites: Advanced Hurricane Analysis and Prediction with Assimilation of GOES-R All-Sky Radiances, Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society (2019). DOI: 10.1175/BAMS-D-18-0149.1