A sequence of 3 daily AVHRR false-color images from the 16-18 April 2008 period (above; viewed using Google Earth) showed large amounts of smoke (the hazy-looking, lighter gray areas on the images) from fires that were burning in parts of Argentina. One of the largest fires was located between Rosario and... Read More

A comparison of AWIPS images of the GOES-12 3.9µm and the MODIS 3.7µm “shortwave IR” channels (above) revealed that numerous small fires were burning across parts of eastern Kansas and northeastern Oklahoma during the afternoon of 06 April 2008. Note how the 1-km resolution MODIS imagery did a better job... Read More

A cold frontal boundary was moving southward across the central and southern Plains on 27 March 2008. AWIPS images of the MODIS visible channel (above) showed that the leading edge of the front was generally cloud-free as it moved through the Oklahoma and Texas panhandle regions.AWIPS images of the GOES-12 3.9µm... Read More

Winds up to 60 mph associated with a strong cold front moving across the mountains of northern Mexico on 18 March 2008 were creating areas of blowing dust and sand, as well as fostering an environment favorable for wildfire activity. A comparison of AWIPS images of the MODIS visible channel, 1.3µm “cirrus detection” channel, 3.7µm “shortwave IR” channel, 11.0µm “IR window” channel, and 6.7µm “water vapor” channel... Read More