GOES 3.9 um Channel Imagery Applications

• Applications Currently Available
  • Night-time Fog, Stratus & Cirrus
  • Super-cooled Clouds
  • Fog, Ice & Water Clouds Over Snow
  • Winter Storms
  • Land- and Sea-surface Temperatures
  • Thin Cirrus & Multi-layered Clouds
  • Urban Heat "Islands"
  • Fire Detection

• Applications Currently under Development
  • Day-time Reflectivity
  • Visibility Contaminates
  • Sun Glint
  • Cumulus Bands at Night
  • Convective Cloud Phases
  • Volcanic Ash Cloud Monitoring