Use of Water Vapor Layers in Understanding Rainfall
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I just started looking at NOAA’s water vapor bands 7,8 and 9 over Hawaii. Does anyone know how to get a view over the whole Pacific? And, I wonder if there is much correlation with rain satellite data in a predictive sense?
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@DrKahanamoku
https://www.star.nesdis.noaa.gov/GOES/index.php
and then select the area you want,
e.g. for Northern Pacific
https://www.star.nesdis.noaa.gov/GOES/sector.php?sat=G18§or=np
and the channel, e.g. Band 10 (lower level wather vapor)Keep in mind that the “Lower-level water vapor” band
typically senses farthest down into the mid-
troposphere in cloud-free regions, to around
500-750 hPa (aprox. 3 to 6km high).
In https://www.star.nesdis.noaa.gov/GOES/index.php
and in every band you can read the "product documentation" for further info.
e.g. for Band 10 https://www.star.nesdis.noaa.gov/GOES/documents/ABIQuickGuide_Band10.pdf
