Category Archives: GOES-R Proving Ground

GOES-14 SRSOR for May 20, 2014

Posted on July 10, 2014 by dbikos

This blog entry consists of a youtube video (8 minutes in length): http://youtu.be/36lR8Y7xvOw After viewing the video, compare the GOES-14 RSO visible loop that would’ve been as seen on AWIPS: http://rammb.cira.colostate.edu/templates/loop_directory.asp?data_folder=training/visit/loops/20may14_rso&number_of_images_to_display=20 with the SRSOR loop over the same time period … Continue reading →

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SRSOR on 21 May 2014

Posted on May 29, 2014 by dbikos

This blog entry is available in 2 formats: 1) Youtube video (25 minutes):  http://youtu.be/H6jMoT3sGiw 2) Web format (below): GOES Super Rapid Scan Operations for Research (SRSOR) 1-minute imagery was available for the severe weather event of 21 May 2014 that … Continue reading →

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May 8 2014 GOES SRSO for Severe Weather

Posted on May 9, 2014 by dbikos

GOES-14 Super Rapid Scan Operations (SRSO) was activated for the severe thunderstorm event of May 8, 2014. This blog entry consists of a youtube video: http://youtu.be/oHKCIIA95Oo For access to real-time GOES SRSO (when available) click here: http://rammb.cira.colostate.edu/dev/lindsey/loops/

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Mesovortex over Lake Ontario from 12 December 2013

Posted on December 12, 2013 by dbikos

A cold air mass was in place over the Great Lakes during 12 December 2013, providing for lake-effect snow across the Great Lakes.  The synthetic imagery from the 4-km NSSL WRF-ARW model initialized 0000 UTC 12 December shows the various … Continue reading →

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Synthetic imagery comparison from 2 different models

Posted on April 3, 2013 by dbikos

This blog entry will make a comparison between synthetic imagery generated from 2 different models, the NSSL WRF-ARW and the NAM-Nest, both with a horizontal grid spacing of 4 km.  After comparing the synthetic imagery between the 2 models, we … Continue reading →

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