Last November, a new weather satellite (GOES-R*), was launched from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida (Fig. 1). This new space dweller is equipped with modern and powerful instruments, opening numerous possibilities for improved weather analysis and forecasting. Today, I would like to focus on a brand-new instrument – The Geostationary
Read DetailsThis feature is about GOES (Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite) Water Vapor (WV) imagery. This type of satellite imagery (just one of many) is based on a specific band of data within the infrared radiation (IR) spectrum. It is collected from a geostationary satellite positioned roughly 22,000 miles above the Equator
Read DetailsOn Sat., Feb. 4, 2017, I gave a talk to the Friends of Barefoot Beach. The talk centered on “Celebrating The Weather.” I decided to use cloud photography to focus the talk on the sky. As part of the talk, I shared some cloud photography of things familiar to us.
Read DetailsEarly in the Obama Administration, the space program, as we knew it at the time, took a hit. Instead of a continued emphasis on manned space travel, the focus was shifted to science, including climate. The Constellation program was terminated and NASA continued contracts with Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) and
Read DetailsNOTE: This is the first of a series I will be writing this week about GOES satellites, specifically the launch of GOES-R. I’m on assignment at the Kennedy Space Center attending a four-day satellite workshop and will be here on Sat., Nov. 19, 2016 to view the launch. As of
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