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Archive: Feb 2018

Cyclone Gita in the South Pacific Ocean

Himawari-8 “Red” Visible (0.64 µm) and “Clean” Infrared Window (10.4 µm) images (above) showed Cyclone Gita as it moved toward Tonga in the South Pacific Ocean during 11 February – 12 February 2018. The tropical cyclone reached Category 4 intensity (ADT | SATCON) near the end of the animation period.A... Read More

Large hail in Argentina

GOES-16 (GOES-East) “Red” Visible (0.64 µm) and “Clean” Infrared Window (10.3 µm) images (above) showed the development of severe thunderstorms which produced very large hail in the Córdoba, Argentina area on 08 February 2018. Distinct above-anvil cirrus plumes were evident on the Visible imagery, with pulses of overshooting tops exhibiting Infrared brightness temperatures in... Read More