Automated detection of overshooting tops allows identification of regions of intense convective updrafts that penetrate into the stratosphere. Overshooting tops correlate well with regions of intense rainfall and with severe weather. In tropical systems, overshooting tops are most frequent during intensification. The loop above shows overshooting tops (identified as the... Read More
The following appeared in the Area Forecast Discussion issued by the National Weather Service forecast office at State College, PA on the morning of 12 August 2011:AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 523 AM EDT FRI AUG 12 2011 .NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING/… HIGH... Read More
The GOES-R Proving Ground requested that the GOES-13 satellite be placed into Super Rapid Scan Operations (SRSO) mode to monitor the development of Tropical Storm Don as it approached the far southern coast of Texas on 29 July 2011:Subject: Administrative, GOES-13 (GOES-East) SRSO scheduled for July 29 *Topic*: GOES-13 (GOES-East) SRSO is scheduled for: July 29,... Read More
Accurately diagnosing cloud properties can be a challenge, especially over regions such as the panhandle of southeastern Alaska where upstream upper air report information is sparse. New satellite products such as those derived using POES AVHRR and MODIS spectral bands (channels) can be helpful in such situations. On 22 July... Read More
