Severe thunderstorms developed over northwestern Kansas on 19 June 2007. An AWIPS image of the MODIS 11.0µm InfraRed (IR) channel (above) revealed an “enhanced-v” and a “warm trench” IR signature on adjacent storm tops. The coldest cloud top brightness temperature values were -77º C on both signatures; the warmest IR temperature associated... Read More

An isolated thunderstorm developed over east-central Florida and moved over the Kennedy Space Center during the late afternoon on 26 February 2007, producing golf ball size hail (2.0 inches in diameter) and wind gusts as high as 72 mph (SPC storm reports). This hail produced damage to the external fuel tanks of the Space... Read More

As a part of the GOES-13 post-launch NOAA Science Test, the satellite provided continuous “full disk” images every 30 minutes for 2 consecutive days (09-10 December 2006); the current operational GOES full disk imaging interval is only once every 3 hours, but the Advanced Baseline Imager on GOES-R will provide full disk scans every 15... Read More