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Composite Satellite Imagery


Geostationary

Continental US Composites

Sample U.S. Shortwave IR Composite

This product is generated every 30 minutes using either the Visible, Infrared, Shortwave Infrared (4um), or the Water Vapor images into one larger composite image using GOES East and West Imagers.

GOES East/West Composite Page (Imager - Top Row)
Visible - image | loop
Infrared - image | loop
Shortwave Infrared - image | loop
Water Vapor - image | loop
GOES Imager Resolution: 1-4km Frequency: 30 minutes

Continental US Composites

Sample GOES Sounder Skin Temperature Composite

These images are composites of derived meteorological parameters utilizing an Atmospheric Sounder on both GOES East and GOES West. The images are generated every 1 hour using into one larger composite image using GOES East and West Sounder.

GOES East/West Composite Page (Sounder - All except Top Row)
Precipitable Water - image | loop
Lifted Index - image | loop
Cloud Top Pressure - image | loop
Skin Temperature - image | loop
Convective Available Potential Energy (CAPE) - image | loop
Convective Inhibition (CINH) - image | loop
850-500 mb Lapse Rates - image | loop
Showalter Index (SI) - image | loop

GOES Sounder Resolution: 1-4km Frequency: 1 hour

Northern Hemisphere Composites (Imager)

Sample Infrared Northern Hemisphere Composite

Product shows a composited Visible, Infrared or Water Vapor image of the Northern Hemisphere. It is created by melding both GOES East and GOES West images and is generated every 30 minutes.

GOES East/West Northern Hemisphere Composites - VIS | IR | Water Vapor
GOES Resolution: 24 km Frequency: 30 minutes

Polar

Equatorial Mercator Composites

Sample Infrared Northern Hemisphere Composite

Product shows a composited Visible, Infrared or Water Vapor image of the Equatorial Tropics from about 40North Latitude to 40 South Latitude.

Mapped Mosaic satellite images are generated using composite AVHRR GAC data gathered onboard NOAA's polar orbiting satellites (NOAA-16, NOAA-17, and NOAA-18). These images are created once per day.

Tropical Mercator Composites - Page
NOAA-18 - BAND 1 | BAND 2 | BAND 3 | BAND 4 | BAND 5 | RGB

POES Resolution: 24 km Frequency: daily

Hemisphere Composites

Sample Infrared Northern Hemisphere Composite

Product shows a composited Visible, Infrared or Water Vapor image of the Northern Hemisphere or Southern Hemisphere.

Mapped Mosaic satellite images are generated using composite AVHRR GAC data gathered onboard NOAA's polar orbiting satellites (NOAA-16, NOAA-17, and NOAA-18). These images are created once per day.

Northern Hemisphere Composites - Page
NOAA-18 - BAND 1 | BAND 2 | BAND 3 | BAND 4 | BAND 5 | RGB

Southern Hemisphere Composites - Page
NOAA-18 - BAND 1 | BAND 2 | BAND 3 | BAND 4 | BAND 5 | RGB

POES Resolution: 15 km at the equator and 36 km at the poles Frequency: daily

Microwave Sectors

TRMM microwave image of the western Atlantic

Overview
Atlantic Ocean Sectors
Caribbean Sea | Central Atlantic | East Atlantic | Gulf of Mexico
North Atlantic | Northeast Atlantic | Northwest Atlantic
Tropical Wide View | West Atlantic

Pacific Ocean Sectors
Central Pacific | Eastern East Pacific | East Pacific
Tropical Wide View | West Central Pacific | West Pacific

Polar Sterographic Sectors
Atlantic: Northwest Atlantic | North Atlantic | Northeast Atlantic
Pacific: Northeast Pacific | Northwest Pacific
AMSU Resolution: 8 - 12 KM Frequency: 3 hours
DMSP (SSM/I) Resolution: 8 - 12 KM Frequency: 12 hours
TRMM Resolution: 8 - 12 KM Frequency: 4-6 hours

 



 
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