Welcome to the GOES Experimental High Density Winds Page, Maintained by
the Operational Products Development Branch (OPDB), Office of Research and Applications
(ORA), NOAA/NESDIS (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration/National
Environmental Satellite Data and Information Service). Science methodologies
for the derivation of the high density wind estimates from GOES satellite
data are developed jointly by the Cooperative Institute for Meteorological
Satellite Studies (CIMSS) at
the University of Wisconsin, Madison, and NOAA/NESDIS/ORA
in Washington, DC.
Click here to try the new Winds interactive display applet (Requires Java Plug-in).
Click here for the old page
| Cloud Drift Wind Vector Key: |
| 100hPa - 400hPa (Approximate Height
of 16KM - 7KM or 52,000 Feet - 23,000 Feet) |
| 400hPa
- 700hPa (Approximate Height of 7KM - 3KM or 23,000 Feet - 10,000 Feet |
| Below 700hPa (Approximate Height of
3KM or 10,000 Feet) |
| Water Vapor Wind Vector Key: |
| 100hPa - 250hPa (Approximate Height of 16KM
- 10KM or 52,000 Feet - 33,000 Feet) |
| 250hPa - 350hPa (Approximate Height of 10KM
- 8KM or 33,000 Feet - 26,000 Feet) |
| 350hPa - 550hPa(Approximate Height
of 8KM - 5KM or 26,000 Feet - 16,000 Feet |
Verification related links:
GOES-East Radiosonde Match Vector Plots (12Z IR Cloud Drift Winds)
GOES-East Radiosonde Match Vector Plots (12Z WV Winds--Cloud)
GOES-East Radiosonde Match Vector Plots (12Z WV Winds--Clear Air)
Verification Time Series
Quality Control related links:
Autoregistration Statistics
General Information
on Winds Production and Image Interpretation.
Obtain more information on GOES High Density Winds Derivation by Gray et
al, 1996
Recent Changes to the Winds Production System
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