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![Ozone Mapping and Profiler Suite (OMPS)](/s3/2021-12/OMPS-Resized.png)
Earth’s ozone layer absorbs most of the Sun’s ultraviolet radiation that enters Earth’s atmosphere, protecting life on Earth…
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![Earth from Orbit: Wildfires Spawn Severe Weather](/s3/2021-08/2021_07_29_WildfiresSpawnSevereWeather_STILL_TEXT.png)
Wildfires continue to rage in the western U.S. Some of the most intense fires have generated their own weather, with…
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![Ozone-Measuring Instrument on NOAA-21 Satellite Captures its First Images](/s3/2023-02/total-ozone-NOAA-21-OMPS-NOAA-first-light.png)
On Feb.9, 2023, an ozone-measuring instrument on the NOAA-21 satellite opened its doors and, about a week later, captured…
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While experts continue addressing an issue with the cooling system of GOES-17’s Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI), they have…
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![NOAA’s GOES-T Completes Solar Array Deployment Test](/s3/2021-06/GOES-T-Solar-20.jpg)
Engineers completed a successful test deployment of the GOES-T satellite's solar array as part of a series of tests to…
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![Larsen C Ice Shelf Calves Large Iceberg](/s3/migrated/DNB_071217_032658_1.3E-8_LarsenC_NOAA_zo_labels.png)
As expected, the Larsen C ice shelf calved a large iceberg estimated to have a volume twice that of Lake Erie. The Visible…
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![Celebrate Earth Day With These GOES Satellite Images](/s3/2021-07/20190422-earthdayhistory.jpg)
Earth Day was born from former Wisconsin Sen. Gaylord Nelson’s desire to bring environmental issues to the forefront of the…
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![The Science Behind GOES-16's Color Composite Imagery](/s3/migrated/facebook.goes_.sidebyside.jpg)
Ever wondered what makes the color composite imagery from GOES-16 is so much better than similar imagery from earlier GOES…
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![NOAA Shares First Infrared Imagery from GOES-17 Satellite](/s3/2021-08/GOES17_ABI_B12345678910111213141516_2018210_180239_16PANELS_0.gif)
This new imagery shows data are currently available from all 16 ABI channels.
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![Transforming Energy into Imagery: How Satellite Data Becomes Stunning Views of Earth](/s3/2021-06/dataToImageryFeature1.4-1500px.jpg)
GOES satellites provide beautiful images of Earth. But what you see are digital representations of the data they capture.…
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![NOAA’s GOES-T Completes Critical Testing in Preparation for December 2021 Launch](/s3/migrated/GOES-T-lift-to-TVAC-chamber5_b.jpg)
NOAA’s GOES-T satellite recently completed rigorous testing to ensure it can withstand the harsh conditions of launch and…
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Jun 27 2024
June 27, 24
The American Meteorological Society (AMS) Committee on Satellite Meteorology, Oceanography, and Climatology (SatMOC) is…
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![NOAA’s GOES-U Completes Thermal Vacuum Testing](/s3/2022-11/GOES-U%20TVAC-84_0.jpg)
NOAA's GOES-U satellite recently completed thermal vacuum (TVAC) testing as part of a rigorous assessment program to…
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![JPSS Science](https://nesdis-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/styles/webp_large/s3/2023-05/NOAA-logo_16x9_NoBorder.png.webp?itok=qg3l7mLt)
NOAA’s JPSS satellites provide critical environmental data to support NOAA’s ongoing mission to understand and predict…
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![NASA Selects L3Harris to Develop NOAA GeoXO Imager](/s3/2023-03/20223132030-UHDglobe_01-%281%29.jpg)
NASA, on behalf of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), has selected L3Harris Technologies Inc. of…