The Split Window Difference field (SWD, the 10.3 µm brightness temperature minus the 12.3 µm brightness temperature) can be used to identify regions of moisture and dust in the atmosphere. (Click here for a previous blog post). On 5 June 2018, the SWD showed a strong gradient over the upper Midwest, with... Read More
American Airlines Flight 1897 pushed back from the gate San Antonio (SAT) Texas at 6:45 PM CDT (and lifted off at 6:58 PM CDT) (2358 UTC) on 3 June, bound for Phoenix. An encounter with convection over southeastern New Mexico cause windshield and nosecone damage, and the flight landed safely at 8:03 PM (0203 UTC) MDT in El Paso, TX. Click here and here (from Twitter user Tom Podolec) for flight paths. The Flight Tracking Log from FlightAware suggests the damage... Read More
GOES-16 “Red” Visible (0.64 µm) and “Clean” Infrared Window (10.3 µm) images (above) showed that an explosive eruption of the Fuego volcano in Guatemala occurred just after 18 UTC on 03 June 2018. The height of the ash was estimated to be 50,000 feet.The tan to light brown color of the ash cloud... Read More
Check out the transverse banding from WI to TN ahead of the shortwave! Plenty of #turbulence pireps to go along! #aviationweather VIS loop from @CODMeteorology pic.twitter.com/YVyxwYJ6Wz — Jeremy Smith (@WX_Overlord) June 2, 2018 GOES-16 (GOES-East) Near-Infrared “Cirrus” (1.37 µm), Mid-level Water Vapor (6.9 µm) and Upper-level Water Vapor (6.2 µm) images (below) showed the... Read More
