Himawari-8 “Clean” Infrared Window (10.4 µm) images (above) showed the volcanic cloud from an eruption of Anak Krakatau in Indonesia on 22 December 2018. Two distinct pulses were evident: the first began around 1340 UTC, with the second starting around 1520 UTC. At times the cloud-top infrared brightness temperatures were -80ºC... Read More
A meteor entered the Earth’s atmosphere over the Bering Sea (east of Kamchatka) on 18 December 2018. Himawari-8 “Red” Visible (0.64 µm) images (above) showed a bright streak at 23:50 UTC — and a dark-colored debris trail was also evident northwest of this bright streak, which subsequently drifted northeastward. Signatures... Read More
After making landfall in the Northern Mariana Islands on 24 October, Super Typhoon Yutu underwent eyewall replacement cycles that brought about a drop to Category 4 intensity on 25 October. However, during the day on 26 October 2018 the storm again re-intensified to Category 5 (ADT | SATCON). Himawari-8 “Clean” Infrared Window (10.4... Read More
Himawari-8 Clean Window Infrared (10.41 µm) imagery shows Super Typhoon Yutu poised to hit Tinian and Saipan in the Marianas Islands, to the northeast of Guam. The 0900 UTC Advisory from the Joint Typhoon Warning Center shows a storm with sustained winds of 145 knots, with strengthening forecast. JMA estimates... Read More
