Consider the animations of GOES West 1.61 µm imagery over Mauna Loa on 7 December (above) and 8 December (below). The bright area in the 1.61 µm show regions where very hot lava is emitting detectable amounts of near-infrared radiation. The area of those hot regions has decreased between 7... Read More
Both Hurricanes Charley (2004) and Ian (2022) were extremely strong storms to strike the west coast of Florida. Both Charley and Ian were upper Category 4 storms, as a measure of their wind speeds. Of course wind speed is only one of the critical impacts of a hurricane. For more information... Read More
GOES-18 (GOES-West) Upper-level Water Vapor (6.2 µm) images (above) displayed a quasi-stationary train of gravity waves north and northwest of Hawai`i on 20 October 2022. There were no pilot reports of turbulence in the vicinity of these waves — likely due to the lack of rapid wave propagation, and the non-interfering... Read More
The recent 3-day weekend was a 3-night extravaganza for Aurora enthusiasts with an active Aurora Borealis lighting up the sky for 3 nights in a row. The VIIRS (Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite) Day Night Band Sensor flying on the Suomi-NPP and NOAA-20 polar-orbiting satellites captured stunning snapshots of the... Read More
