CIMSS-NOAA Weekly Report [ Archive ]

CIMSS-NOAA WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK ENDING DECEMBER 27, 2024

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Milestone: GOES-19 ABI Imagery Reaches Provisional Maturity: Researchers from the Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies (CIMSS) and NOAA on the GOES-R Algorithm Working Group (AWG) Imagery team presented at the GOES-19 Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI) Provisional Peer Stakeholder-Product Validation Review (PS-PVR) on December 20, 2024. The Imagery Team is responsible for reporting on the the ABI Cloud and Moisture Imagery Product (CMIP), which is an ABI Key Performance Parameter (KPP). Primary provisional status tests for imagery are that the GOES-19 ABI performs as well or better than comparable instruments, such as ABI on GOES-16 and GOES-18, and that there is computational consistency between the Level-1b radiances and the CMIP values (reflectance factor for visible/near-infrared bands and brightness temperature for the infrared bands). The GOES-19 ABI is performing well with few artifacts heading into spring 2025 when GOES-19 is scheduled to replace GOES-16 ABI as the operational GOES-East. GOES-19 Imagery and Radiances were declared provisional status after the review, which is a major Imagery Team milestone. More information will be posted at https://www.noaasis.noaa.gov/GOES/PS_PVR_GOES19.html. (M. Gunshor, CIMSS, T. Schmit, E/RA2, 608-263-0291, tim.j.schmit@noaa.gov) 

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Figure: GOES-19 ABI (Preliminary/Non-Operational) CIMSS Natural Color full disk image on December 20, 2024 at satellite noon on the day GOES-19 L1b and Imagery reached Provisional Maturity status.

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CIMSS Satellite Blog Updates: CIMSS Satellite Blog Updates: The Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies (CIMSS) Satellite Blog (https://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/satellite-blog/) was updated with the following case studies: "Eruption of Kilauea on the Big Island of Hawai’i" (Dec. 23) and "White Christmas in Wisconsin" (Dec. 20). (S. Bachmeier, CIMSS, S. Lindstrom, CIMSS, 608.263.4425)

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Figure: GOES-18 Shortwave Infrared (3.9 µm, left) and Fire Mask derived product (right), at 1251 UTC on 23rd December -- showing the thermal signature of an eruption of Kilauea.

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