The animation above shows GOES-16 visible imagery (Band 2, 0.64 µm) and stability indices. Initially an obvious gradient in stability is present where isolated convection is developing over southwestern Wisconsin. As the gradient relaxes, the convection dissipates even though instability is, in general increasing. A radar animation (clipped from RealEarth)... Read More
geo2grid (see this recent blog post) is a handy software package that allows anyone to create useful satellite imagery. Recent blog posts that document how to use geo2grid have shown visible or red-green-blue (RGB) composites. Individual infrared bands can also provide useful information, and this blog posts describes how you can create infrared imagery... Read More
Advanced Clear-Sky Processing of Oceans (ACSPO) Sea Surface Temperatures (SSTs or, in this case, Lake Surface Temperatures, LSTs) are available via an LDM feed from CIMSS for insertion into AWIPS. Clear skies over the lower Great Lakes (Erie and Ontario) for the morning overpasses of Suomi NPP (orbit paths, from this site) and... Read More
CIMSS can now supply 88.2 GHz imagery from the Direct Broadcast antennas in Madison. Data from the Advanced Technology Microwave Sounder (ATMS) on Suomi NPP and NOAA-20 is processed by CSPP and is provided via an LDM feed. The toggle above shows GOES-16 ABI Clean Window Infrared (10.3 µm) imagery and the 88.2... Read More
