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NOAA/FSL National-Scale Satellite Image Loops |
These loops are java applets that load current satellite images, remapped to Lambert Conformal Conic projection. Each loop will appear in a separate window. On a 28.8K modem, most images take about 25 seconds to load. You can change the number of images shown from the initial 4, and each loop will update automatically.
| Visible Image Loops |
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| Load a Large National-scale image or Large National Image loop (1201 x 897 pixels), or |
| Choose a sectorized 5-km resolution Image by
clicking on a sector name in the map below. |
| National-scale Images Lambert Conformal Conic projection (600 x 448 pixels) | |||
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| Image | Loop | 4-frame Loop | comment |
| Visible | Visible | Visible | Only update during daylight hours |
| Infrared | Infrared | Infrared | about color coding |
| Water Vapor | Water Vapor | Water Vapor | Highlights high altitude water vapor |
| 3.9-u | 3.9-micron | 3.9-micron | about this wavelength |
| 13-u | 13-micron | 13-micron | |
Also see our extended domain GOES page (in native satellite coordinates).
Information on interpretation of the various satellite images is
available on Dan
Birkenheuer's home page.
(Other satellite image loops and explanations may be found at RAMSDIS.)
These products were developed in the Forecast Research Division by Kevin Brundage and Bill Moninger of the Regional Analysis and Prediction Branch and Dan Birkenheuer of the Local Analysis and Prediction Branch.
Data for these products is supplied by FSL's GOES Local Groundstation System developed in FSL's Information & Technology Services by Bob Lipschutz and John Lewis of the Remote Sensor Systems Branch.
As of 1 Oct 2003, animation for the loops in the table is provided by the Anis applet, developed by Tom Whittaker of the University of Wisconsin. (Loops generated by clicking on the image still use FSL's looper applet.)
Prepared by Kevin Brundage, Kevin.Brundage@noaa.gov
Last modified: May 6, 2004