AWIPS images of MODIS 0.65 µm visible channel data and MODIS 2.1 µm near-IR “snow/ice channel” data (above) demonstrated the utility of the snow/ice channel imagery for highlighting the areal extent of flooding along parts of the lower Mississippi River on 17 May 2011. Water is a strong absorber at the 2.1... Read More

 A comparison of AWIPS images of the 1-km resolution MODIS 0.65 µm visible channel (first shown with a map overlay and location of METAR sites) and the corresponding 1-km resolution MODIS 2.1 µm near-IR “snow/ice channel” (above) shows the areal coverage of flood waters across the region of the confluence... Read More

 A comparison of MODIS false color Red/Green/Blue (RGB) images from the SSEC MODIS Today site (above) shows the increase in areal coverage of flooding along the Red River of the North, from north of Grand Forks, North Dakota into southern Manitoba. Also evident is the... Read More

A MODIS false color Red/Green/Blue (RGB) image from the SSEC MODIS Today site (above; courtesy of Kathy Strabala, CIMSS) showed the areal extent of the unprecedented overland flooding that was occurring along parts of the... Read More