Turbulence associated with transverse banding

By Scott Bachmeier • 2 June 2018

GOES-16 (GOES-East) Near-Infrared “Cirrus” (1.37 µm), Mid-level Water Vapor (6.9 µm) and Upper-level Water Vapor (6.2 µm) images (below) showed the evolution of this transverse banding — a cloud signature often associated with turbulence — early in the day on 02 June 2018.

GOES-16 Near-Infrared “Cirrus” (1.37 µm, left), Mid-level Water Vapor (6.9 µm, center) and Upper-level Water Vapor (6.2 µm, right) images, with hourly pilot reports of turbulence [click to play MP4 animation]

Aqua MODIS Water Vapor (6.7 µm) and Cirrus (1.37 µm) images, with pilot reports of turbulence [click to enlarge]

Categories: Aqua, Aviation, GOES-16, MODIS