Hunting for Lightning: A Day at the GOES-16 Post-Launch Field CampaignHunting for Lightning: A Day at the GOES-16 Post-Launch Field Campaignhttps://www.globe.gov/c/message_boards/find_thread?p_l_id=14716298&threadId=254302352024-03-29T01:22:12Z2024-03-29T01:22:12ZHunting for Lightning: A Day at the GOES-16 Post-Launch Field CampaignJohn D. Moorehttps://www.globe.gov/c/message_boards/find_message?p_l_id=14716298&messageId=254302342023-03-03T18:34:54Z2017-07-11T15:25:21Z<span style="font-size: 14px;">NESDIS News:<br /><br />"It’s mid-April 2017 and the GOES-16 Field Campaign, <a href="https://youtu.be/rCTIkSM2r44"><u><span style="color: #0066cc"></span>a two-month-long effort to calibrate and validate the earth <br />viewing instruments</u></a> on NOAA’s <a href="https://www.nesdis.noaa.gov/GOES-16"><u><span style="color: #0066cc"></span>GOES-16 satellite</u></a>, has officially entered its second phase. <br /></span><span style="font-size: 14px;">For the last month a team of instrument scientists, meteorologists, and specialized pilots have used a high-altitude<br /> plane, ground-based sensors, and satellites to collect and compare measurements from across the United States. <br />With life-saving warnings and revolutionary weather data on the line, it is imperative that this campaign succeeds.<br /> NOAA’s newest and most advanced weather satellite must be as accurate as possible."<br /></span><br />For more information go to NOAA NESDIS <br /><a href="https://www.nesdis.noaa.gov/content/hunting-lightning-day-goes-16-post-launch-field-campaign">https://www.nesdis.noaa.gov/content/hunting-lightning-day-goes-16-post-launch-field-campaign</a>John D. Moore2017-07-11T15:25:21Z