GOES-14 (launched on 27 June 2009) is currently undergoing its Post Launch Test during the Summer and Fall of 2009. A GOES-14 sounder visible image (above) displayed a variety of cloud systems across the eastern US at 17:46 UTC on 10 September 2009.... Read More
A comparison of enhanced visible channel images from GOES-12 and GOES-14 at 13:15 UTC on 01 September 2009 is shown above — both images have been remapped to a Mercator projection over the state of Wisconsin. The obvious “meteorological” phenomenon is the early morning fog in the Mississippi, Wisconsin, and... Read More
AÂ wildfire (named the “Station Fire”) had been burning for several days in the Angeles National Forest in central Los Angeles county — and this fire then grew quickly in size from 5500 acres to 35,200 acres during the 29 August –
Vertical wind shear is the change of wind speed and/or direction with height. For tropical cyclones, wind shear is something that must be overcome if strengthening is to occur. For (minimal) tropical storm Danny, strong wind shear has persisted in keeping convection far from the storm center. When the storm... Read More
