Weather Satellite Image Animation

Hence this channel is known as the visible channel.

Weather satellite image animation.

The amount of reflection depends on the type of reflective surface. Features of this site include. Refresh this page after 10 15 minutes to get the latest new images. These images are not maintained by wfo honolulu.

Sectoring animation of global images and at high resolution for a region of interest. Special weather announcements or warnings for the caribbean and atlantic regions. Live weather satellite images and animations of the caribbean and us region. You may also obtain gif and jpeg images from our ftp data server.

Coverage area depictions are approximate. West coast alaska central alaska southeastern alaska northern pacific ocean hawaii tropical pacific ocean southern. The incoming solar radiation in this channel is reflected by clouds and ground. The goes satellite senses electromagnetic energy at five different wavelengths and is a geostationary satellite.

Visible imagery is very useful for distinguishing clouds land and sea ocean. There are two wavelengths most commonly shown on weather broadcasts. Active storms ts gamma hu marie goes west pacus full disk pacific northwest pacific southwest u s. The image below shows the orbit of this type of satellite.

The following links for imagery are to servers maintained by the center for satellite applications and research star a division of the national environmental satellite data and information service nesdis.