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Archive: Feb 2018

Cloud glaciation caused by perturbations

The animation above shows visible imagery from GOES-16 (0.64 µm) over Pennsylvania on 8 February 2018.  Northwest flow over the ridges of the Appalachians is causing stable waves clouds that are parallel to the topography.  However, the animation shows point sources over Somerset and Cambria counties — in southwestern Pennsylvania... Read More

Satellite signatures of SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket launch

<img class="thumbnail" src="https://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/satellite-blog/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2018/02/G16_VIS_NIR_FALCON_HEAVY_XMR_06FEB2018_380x1280_B215_2018037_204728_0003PANELS_00003.gif" alt="GOES-16 "Red" Visible (0.64 µm, top), Near-Infrared "Snow/Ice" (1.61 µm, middle) and Shortwave Infrared (3.9 µm, bottom) images, with plots of surface reports [click to play animation]” width=”640″ height=”480″> GOES-16 “Red” Visible (0.64 µm, top), “Blue” Visible (0.47 µm, middle) and Near-Infrared “Snow/Ice” (1.61 µm,... Read More