The topic of a conversation on Twitter, GOES-16 (GOES-East) “Red” Visible (0.64 µm) images (above) revealed curious circular areas of fog/stratus dissipation across southern Louisiana on the morning of 30 October 2018. — making it a natural candidate for the “What the heck is this?” blog category.GOES-16 GEOCAT Low IFR Probability and... Read More
GOES-16 (GOES-East) “Red” Visible (0.64 µm) images (above) revealed a curious pattern of waves moving east-northeastward across a patch of mid-level clouds over central Lake Michigan during the morning hours on 23 June 2018.In an effort to determine the vertical extent of these waves, a look at GOES-16 Low-level Water Vapor (7.3 µm), Mid-level... Read More
@CIMSS_Satellite: Any idea what the relatively small, darker area/depression was going over Grundy County (west of Waterloo) from 1232z to 1342z? Most prevalent at 1312z. Shows up in all GOES bands. Channel 7 also shows a corresponding darker area just north of that area. — Andrew Ansorge (@ajsorge) June 18, 2018... Read More
GOES-16 Visible Imagery on 1 June revealed an interesting feature behind a lake-enhanced cold front that swept south into Indiana and Illinois (another aspect of this feature is discussed here). Atmospheric waves developed in the cloud layer over the south shore of Lake Michigan and propagated upwind towards Chicago. The... Read More
