…from NOAA’s Environmental Visualization Laboratory…
“The Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES) is one of NOAA’s most useful tools for understanding our planet. Situated 35,000km above the equator in outer space, the satellite provides a constant stream of data and imagery back to Earth as it observes clouds, ocean temperatures, winds, atmospheric properties, severe storm systems, fires and many other environmental parameters. NOAA uses two GOES satellites to provide coverage of the Western Hemisphere, including the U.S. territories in the Pacific. This visualization uses a variety of datasets from GOES to demonstrate the versatility and importance of these satellites.”
