McIDAS images of GOES-13 0.63 µm visible channel data (above) showed the development of a distinct convective outflow boundary along the coast of North Carolina on 17 June 2010. While appearing interesting on the satellite imagery, this outflow boundary dissipated quickly and did not appear to have any major impact on sensible... Read More

A convective system over Texas spawned a Mesoscale Convective Vortex (MCV) during the day on 2 June, as shown in the 1.5-day loop above (color-enhanced GOES-13 11-micron imagery shown every 12 hours). The convection along the dryline at 0615 UTC on 2 June evolved into the MCV shown at 1815... Read More

Eyjafjallajokull, a now-active volcano in southern Iceland that erupted in late March, has recently erupted again, ejecting significant volcanic ash into the atmosphere. Iceland is at high enough latitudes (between 63 and 66.5 degrees north Latitude) that views from geostationary satellites are not as helpful in diagnosing evolving events such as ash clouds as... Read More

CIMSS has recently begun the process of evaluating and testing satellite imagery and products in the next generation of AWIPS (AWIPS II or AWIPS Migration). GOES 0.65 µm visible channel, 10.7 µm IR channel, 3.9 µm IR channel, and 6.5 µm water vapor channel data from 15 April 2010 are displayed using... Read More