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Stories by Scott Bachmeier

Mesoscale Convective System in the Gulf of Mexico

A large nocturnal mesoscale convective system (MCS) was moving eastward across the Gulf of Mexico during the pre-dawn hours on 01 May 2013. AWIPS images of Suomi NPP VIIRS 11.45 µm IR channel and 0.7 µm Day/Night Band (DNB) data with an overlay of cloud-to-ground lightning strikes (above) revealed numerous cloud-top gravity... Read More