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GOES-R is now GOES-16
Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2016 12:25 pm
by unome
Re: GOES-R is now GOES-16
Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2017 7:42 am
by srainhoutx
New Goes 16 Images will be a game changer in assisting Weather Forecasting...
NOAA Satellites @NOAASatellites · 24m24 minutes ago
GOES-16 has sent its 1st full disk image of the W. Hemisphere! Learn more about this amazing image & satellite at
http://goo.gl/7WvOON
Re: GOES-R is now GOES-16
Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2017 9:56 am
by unome
Re: GOES-R is now GOES-16
Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2017 11:14 am
by Ounce
So how would a S-Band radar compliment the GOES-16 in local weather watching and forecasting?
Re: GOES-R is now GOES-16
Posted: Mon Mar 06, 2017 2:34 pm
by unome
GOES-16 Lightning Mapper- the Youtube video in the article shows Valentines Day storms over SE TX, at 25 frames per second - incredible
https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/20 ... ing-mapper
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 that the American public has come to rely upon.
Re: GOES-R is now GOES-16
Posted: Thu Mar 16, 2017 8:32 pm
by TexasBreeze
I read elsewhere that they are no longer cutting funding for satellites/NWS!
GOES-16 will be GOES East
Posted: Thu May 25, 2017 12:39 pm
by unome