New Weather Satellite For Hawaii

[HereOnThePrimalEdge]

The new NOAA GOES-17 weather satellite is not yet operational, but it's been sending down some incredibly detailed test images:

https://earther.com/stop-whatever-you-ar...1826452638

Portion of Hawaii’s drinking water that comes from underground wells : 9/10
Gallons of raw sewage that leak into the ground from Hawaii cesspools each day : 53,000,000 - Harper's Index

[Jeremy Lutes]

I'm really hoping the engineers figure out the problem with the imager's cooling system. Fingers crossed !
https://www.nesdis.noaa.gov/content/scie...ance-issue

[HereOnThePrimalEdge]

With the hurricane season upon us, the GOES 17 weather satellite is still not fully operational. There's no date listed for when the satellite will enter service, but there was an update a few days ago:

This past week, top officials from NOAA shared new updates on efforts to resolve the technical issues impacting the performance of the GOES-17 Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI), predicting all of the ABI spectral channels will be available for the majority of the day.

The availability of the imagery will vary during different times of the year. Initial estimates predict that 13 of the 16 channels will be available the full 24 hours during "cool seasons" (near the summer and winter solstice), with the other three channels available for 20 hours. During "warm seasons" (before the vernal and autumnal equinox), they estimate 10 channels will be available for 24 hours, another 3 will be available for 20 hours, and 3 will be available for approximately 12 hours. Through adjustments in operating procedures and software and algorithm changes, experts hope to revise these estimates as we head into the Fall "warm season" for the satellite.
https://www.nesdis.noaa.gov/GOES-R-Series-Satellites

“Generalized intelligence and mental alertness are the most powerful enemies of dictatorship and at the same time the basic conditions of effective democracy.” - Aldous Huxley

[HereOnThePrimalEdge]

Here’s an image from the GOES 16 satellite of Hector a few days ago, just to give you an idea of what the new maps may look like:

https://mobile.twitter.com/baronweather/...8042491905

[leilanidude]

They post that on Twitter? SMH

[HereOnThePrimalEdge]

GOES-17 moved into its permanent orbital position on November 13th.
The first photos of Hawaii are in, and they’re spectacular:
https://www.nesdis.noaa.gov/content/noaa...nd-pacific

[alaskyn66]

I use this link set to Conus and max zoom..
http://rammb-slider.cira.colostate.edu/?sat=goes-17&z=4&im=12&ts=1&st=0&et=0&speed=130&motion=loop&map=1&lat=0&opacity%5B0%5D=1&hidden%5B0%5D=0&pause=0&slider=-1&hide_controls=0&mouse_draw=0&follow_feature=0&follow_hide=0&s=rammb-slider&sec=conus&p%5B0%5D=geocolor&x=1208&y=6984

And yes, its impressive.

I have a sudden craving for popcorn..

[Frank]

beautiful addition to my "weather report" folder in my tool bar...mahalo Edge

[Midnight Rambler]

That time lapse video of the clouds on HOTPE's link is very cool. Shows how the trade wind moisture is somewhat constant over the smaller islands, while moving up and down the slopes over the day on the Big Island. The clouds trailing off of Molokai and Lanai like smoke is interesting to see as well.