Pacific Hurricane Calvin was sampled by Radar Constellation Mission #3 (RCM-3) shortly after 0200 UTC on 14 July 2023. The SAR winds (click here to access a JAOTech article on this subject!) show strong winds surrounding a not-quite-circular closed eye, with a region of strong winds extending in a curved... Read More

The University of Wisconsin-Madison’s SSEC Satellite Data Services added NOAA GOES SUVI (Solar UV Imager) images, both GOES-16 and GOES-18 (pulldown menu names: SUVI GOES-18 and SUVI GOES-18) to the Geo-Browser. More on SUVI can be found at NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Center or this site. The Geo-browser SUVI page allows for longer loops, RGB composites,... Read More

The third named storm of the Eastern Pacific tropical season has formed. (Click here for NHC‘s public advisory on the naming of Calvin) The mp4 animation above (click here for an animated gif) shows the evolution of the system for the 24 hours ending at 1210 UTC on 12 July... Read More

GOES-18 (GOES-West) “Clean” Infrared Window (10.3 µm) and “Red” Visible (0.64 µm) images (above) included plots of the 15 Severe Thunderstorm Warning polygons issued by NWS Fairbanks on 07 July 2023 — which was a record number of warnings issued by that forecast office for a single calendar day. The coldest cloud-top 10.3... Read More