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Category: JPSS-1

Solar Wind reaches Earth

The Solar Ultraviolet Imager (SUVI) on GOES satellites revealed an equatorial coronal hole directed towards Earth on the 11th and 12th of December.  Coronal holes appear as dark areas in the extreme ultraviolet, or the 195 Angstroms band on SUVI. They appear dark because they are cooler and less dense regions... Read More

Great Lakes Ice Extent

According to NOAA’s Great Lakes Surface Environmental Analysis (GLSEA) the Great Lakes were 11.6% ice covered on February 2nd when an arctic air mass was descending southward over the region. The cold air boosted ice coverage to 14.7% on February 3rd, less than half of the average extent (1973-2022)... Read More