McIDAS images of 4-km resolution GOES-12 10.7 µm IR channel data (above; click image to play animation) showed the development of a very large mesoscale convective system (MCS) over Argentina on 07 February 2012. A number of smaller, discrete thunderstorms initially began to develop around 14:45 UTC, which then eventually... Read More
As a result of prolonged drought and a mid-summer heat wave across southern Chile, a number of wildfires were burning in parts of the region on 01 January – 02 January 2012 (surface analysis). GOES-12 3.9 µm shortwave IR images (above;... Read More
Hurricane Adrian developed into a Category 3 hurricane early in the day on 09 June 2011. McIDAS images of GOES-12 0.63 µm visible channel data (above) initially showed a well-defined eye before it began to get partially obscured by the high clouds of a central dense overcast (CDO).DMSP SSMIS 85... Read More
An explosive eruption of the Puyehue-Cordón Caulle volcano in Chile occurred on 04 June 2011. GOES-12 0.65 µm visible channel images (above) showed a darker gray ash cloud punching above the meteorological cloud deck around 18:15 UTC, with the ash cloud quickly spreading southeastward and moving over Bariloche, Argentina (station... Read More
