Author Archives: EarthNow Team
Winter 2016-2017 Climate Digest
Overview The December 2016 through February 2017 seasonal global temperature was 1.6 °Fahrenheit, or 0.89°Celsius above the 20th century average of 53.8°Fahrenheit – the second highest ever recorded – just slightly behind 2015/2016. The United States had its’ sixth warmest … Continue reading
Category: Atmosphere, Climate, Climate Digest, Uncategorized
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Introducing the 16 Spectral Bands on GOES-16 ABI
Overview NOAA’s newest geostationary satellite, GOES-16 carries breakthrough technology, including the Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI) that measures 16 channels of the electromagnetic spectrum! To put this in perspective, current operational GOES measures 5 channels, or 5 spectral bands, of the … Continue reading
Category: Atmosphere, Climate, Technology
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Autumn 2016 Climate Digest
Overview The September through November 2016 seasonal global land and ocean surface temperature was 1.39 degrees Fahrenheit above the 20th century average of 57.1 degrees – the second highest temperature departure from average for these months in the 1880 to … Continue reading
