5-minute CONUS Sector GOES-18 (GOES-West) Infrared images (above) revealed the exposed low-level circulation center (LLCC) of Tropical Storm Kiko as the system continued to weaken north of the Hawaiian island of Oahu, and downgraded to a Post-Tropical Cyclone at 1500 UTC on 10 September 2025. Clusters of deep convection developed north... Read More
The Direct Broadcast Processing System (DBPS) at SSEC/CIMSS now has a website (http://erb-dbps.ssec.wisc.edu/browser/MADISON/) that serves up VIIRS imagery and products that become available very quickly. As I type this at 2011 UTC, for example, NOAA-21 data from the 1937 UTC overpass is available. The animation below shows 3 different true-color... Read More
Himawari-9 clean window (Band 13, 10.4 µm) infrared imagery, below, (created using geo2grid software and HSD files from the SSEC Data Center) shows strong convection developing in the Philippine Sea between the Philippines to the southwest, the Ryuku Islands to the west, Japan to the north, and Guam far to the east. The... Read More
The University of Wisconsin-Madison Space Science and Engineering Center owns and operates a network of low-earth orbiting direct broadcast satellite antennas around the United States, and provides software support for partner institutions with similar antenna systems. Last week, a new version of the web interface hosted by each antenna’s on-site... Read More
