Category: GOES

5 Musings as November comes to an end

November 30, 2017

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Erik Proseus

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autumn, event weather, forecast discussion, GOES, GOES-R, tropical, winter

The month of November is wrapping up and we now head into the season in which people start asking (more) about important things […]
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GOES-16: A Weather and Climate Game-Changer

May 24, 2017

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Erik Proseus

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education, GOES, GOES-R, meteorology, technology, weather 102

When it comes to weather forecasting, meteorologists are often only as good as the technology and data they have access to. Perhaps one […]
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GOES-East satellite capturing snow, contrails, and more!

December 27, 2012

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Erik Proseus

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GOES, satellite

Yesterday we saw snow cover over Arkansas and eastern Texas and Oklahoma on satellite imagery. This morning, more cool-ness from 22,500 miles up! A visible […]
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GOES-14 comes out of hibernation to produce stunning satellite imagery

September 24, 2012

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Erik Proseus

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education, GOES, satellite, weather pics

I wanted to share the image below for a couple of reasons. If you aren’t familiar with it, this is a “full disk” […]
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GOES-13 begins operational life as GOES-East

April 13, 2010

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Erik Proseus

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GOES, GOES-R, satellite

A new generation of weather-watching satellites comes online in an official capacity tomorrow, April 14, 2010 at 2:34pm CDT. At that time, GOES-13 […]
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GOES-14 produces first full disk infrared image

August 17, 2009

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Erik Proseus

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GOES, satellite

If you recall from a previous post on this blog, or from other sources, a new GOES satellite was launched into space aboard […]
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New GOES satellite reaches orbit

July 10, 2009

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Erik Proseus

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GOES, satellite

In case you missed it, Boeing/NASA/NOAA sent a new weather satellite into space onboard a Delta IV rocket back on June 27. This […]
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