18 Sep 2018 - 13:39 UTC
GOES-East - Sector Views: Upper Mississippi Valley - GeoColor
GeoColor images are temporarily not updating. We will resolve the problem as soon as possible. Thank you for your patience.
Other GOES East imagery resources include Colorado State's RAMMB SLIDER, which provides GOES East imagery, animation, and customizable views.
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About GeoColor
GeoColor is a multispectral product composed of True Color (using a simulated green component) during the daytime, and an Infrared product that uses bands 7 and 13 at night. During the day, the imagery looks approximately as it would appear when viewed with human eyes from space. At night, the blue colors represent liquid water clouds such as fog and stratus, while gray to white indicate higher ice clouds, and the city lights come from a static database that was derived from the VIIRS Day Night Band.
Geocolor was developed at the Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere (CIRA) and STAR's Regional and Mesoscale Meteorology Branch (RAMMB).
• For more details, see the CIRA GeoColor Product Quick Guide, (PDF, 1.24 MB).
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