Data are available at half-hourly intervals. Black areas are regions with no satellite coverage. We have interactive access to both GOES 8 and GOES 9 visible, infrared, water vapor, and global infrared mosaic data . The global composite data is courtesy of the United States National Weather Service Storms Prediction Center.
All data are available in global or continental U.S. projections.
Interactive access for selection of daily temperature data is available. Clicking on the charts displays the data from which the graphs are constructed. Included are links to the ongoing discussion of surface-measured warming compared to satellite measurements of atmospheric cooling. Data are updated monthly. Image at left is September 1997.