We received the following question on 02 October 2008:Hello: I sometimes look at the GOES-12 vis nightime images even though they are usually devoid of any light of course. The 03:15 image tonight, however, is showing a meteor-type streak with a comet-like head and tail. I wonder, though, if GOES... Read More
A cold frontal boundary was moving southward across the Pacific Ocean and approaching the Hawaiian Islands on 29 September – 30 September 2008, as seen on a comparison of AWIPS visible, IR, and water... Read More
A comparison of GOES-11 6.7µm and GOES-13 6.5µm “water vapor channel” images from 23 September 2008 (above) highlights two important changes to the GOES-13 satellite: the spatial resolution of the GOES-13 water vapor channel imagery has been improved to 4km (compared to... Read More
Blog reader Michael Lawson wrote:Hi, I am a meteorologist working with Meridian Environmental Technology in Grand Forks, ND. A co-worker noticed a gravity wave feature in the visible over northern Indiana/northwest Ohio during the afternoon of September 15, 2008. Clouds moving into the feature would dissipate then reform once they... Read More
