Himawari-8 Visible (0.64 µm) and Infrared Window (10.4 µm) images (above) showed Cyclone Kelvin as it made landfall in Western Australia as a Category 1 storm on 18 February 2018. Kelvin continued to intensify shortly after making landfall, with estimated winds of 80 gusting to 100 knots — and a distinct eye feature could be seen... Read More

Himawari-9 temporarily took over for Himawari-8 beginning at 0250 UTC on 13 February 2018, as Himawari-8 underwent a 2-day scheduled maintenance. “Clean” Infrared Window (10.3 µm) images of Category 4 Cyclone Gita in the South Pacific Ocean during the satellite transition is shown above.Himawari-9 was launched on 02 November 2016. ... Read More

Himawari-8 “Red” Visible (0.64 µm) and “Clean” Infrared Window (10.4 µm) images (above) showed Cyclone Gita as it moved toward Tonga in the South Pacific Ocean during 11 February – 12 February 2018. The tropical cyclone reached Category 4 intensity (ADT | SATCON) near the end of the animation period.A... Read More

The first in a renewed series of eruptions of the Mayon Volcano in the Philippines began around 0450 UTC on 22 January 2018. As seen in Himawari-8 False-color Red-Green-Blue (RGB) images from the NOAA/CIMSS Volcanic Cloud Monitoring site (above), the ash cloud was transported to the northwest.Multi-spectral retrievals of the Ash Cloud Height... Read More