A strong cold front moved southward across the Upper Midwest and Great Lakes states on 26 May – 27 May 2008. During the preceding... 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

An AWIPS image of the MODIS Sea Surface Temperature (SST) product (above) indicated that the surface water temperatures over much of Lake Michigan were still in the 38-39º F or 3-4º C range (darker blue colors) on 20 April 2008. However, as a southerly flow of warm air moved across the region... Read More

Some interesting cloud features were seen in the western North Atlantic Ocean on 26 February 2008, about 300 miles southeast of New England (and about 300 miles south of Nova Scotia, Canada): a narrow line of cumulus clouds (oriented approximately north-south), and a patch of stratus cloud (or possibly fog?) that developed... Read More