Geo2grid software was used to create the three true-color animations below, using GOES-16 Full-Disk Level-1b Radiance data over the tropical Atlantic. ABI gives a vivid representation of the cloud patterns associated with a tropical wave developing (near 35oW on 27 June, near 40oW on 28 June, and approaching 50oW on... Read More
Geosphere Night Microphysics RGB imagery on 11 July 2024, below, shows a signal developing over (what was eventually called) the Cow Valley fire in rural eastern Oregon. The new fire developed just north of the Bonita Springs fire and to the west of the Huntington Mutual Aid fire. A consistent signal... Read More
Oregon has seen triple-digit (o Fahrenheit) heat in early July 2024. (Here are records for 9 July) The animation below shows GOES-18 Land Surface Temperatures on 9 July. This hourly level-2 product is created in clear skies. It shows warmest values between 2100 and 2200 UTC on 9 July 2024. Land Surface Temperature imagery is... Read More
Hurricane Beryl made a (final) landfall along the Texas Gulf Coast, near Matagorda TX, at about 4 AM CDT/0900 UTC on 8 July. VIIRS imagery, above, from the SSEC/CIMSS Direct Broadcast antenna, shows infrared (I05, 11.45 µm) imagery and Day Night Band visible (0.7 µm) imagery around the time of landfall. It is noteworthy that city lights are unable to penetrate the thick clouds (some of the reduction in... Read More
