With the GOES-14 Super Rapid Scan Operations for GOES-R (SRSOR) sector being moved over the western U.S., the imager was able to view the Skunk Fire that was burning in eastern Arizona on May 17.
The three panel comparison shows GOES-14 "routine" or "standard" 15-minute imagery, 5-7 minute interval Rapid Scan Operations (RSO) images, and the 1-minute SRSOR images.
According to the multi-agency Incident Information System, on May 20, the Skunk Fire had consumed 33,548 acres including fire growth and back burns. The lightning caused fire was 41% contained with growth potential on west and east side. The fire is wind and terrain driven. The fire continues to move in a north westerly direction along Nantac Rim towards Kidde Tank and easterly direction towards Dry Lake Road 1583 into ponderosa pine forest.
The animation is provided by researchers at NOAA's Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies located at the University of Wisconsin-Madison's Space Science and Engineering Center. For more on SRSOR, visit: [ Ссылка ].


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