GOES-15 Imagery AWIPS Test

Prior to the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES)-15 becoming operational on 06 December 2011, NOAA conducted an end-to-end test on 29 November which briefly substituted GOES-15 for GOES-11 as the source of GOES-West satellite imagery.

Using the Advanced Weather Interactive Processing System (AWIPS) and N-AWIPS software packages, the Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies (CIMSS) monitored the flow of GOES-15 imager and sounder imagery from the test facility.

Image of GOES-11 (top panel) and GOES-15 (lower panel). The improved spatial resolution for the mid-level water vapor band is evident. Both images are from 21 UTC on 01 December 2011.

More information, including select animations of visible and water vapor imagery before and after the temporary switch-over, can be found on the CIMSS blog archives.

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