AWIPS images of the GOES 10.7 µm IR channel (above) showed the development of severe thunderstorms across parts of Colorado, Wyoming, Nebraska, and Kansas on 22 May 2008 (see also: CIRA RAMMB Satellite Case Study). According to the SPC storm reports, a number of tornadoes were produced by these storms (one tornado-related fatality was reported near Greely, Colorado),... Read More
A comparison of Aqua MODIS true color images from 05 March 2008 and 17 May 2008 (above) showed the “browning” of vegetation across Southern California after the Spring season rains (90-day total rainfall | 90-day percent of normal rainfall) had ended. A significant amount of snowmelt was also evident during that period over the southern Sierra Nevada mountains (as well... Read More
AWIPS images of the water vapor satellite composite (above) showed the evolution of a wide variety of synoptic-scale features across the Northern Hemisphere at 3-hour intervals during the 19 May – 20 May 2008 period. Of particular interest was the water vapor signatures associated with an occluding cyclone over the... Read More
Comparisons of the 1-km resolution MODIS fog/stratus product with the 4-km resolution GOES fog/stratus product help to underscore the improved ability to detect subtle features using higher spatial resolution satellite data. AWIPS images of the MODIS and GOES-11 fog/stratus products (plus topography) covering the Monterey and Fresno, California regions on... Read More
