Some interesting cloud features were seen in the western North Atlantic Ocean on 26 February 2008, about 300 miles southeast of New England (and about 300 miles south of Nova Scotia, Canada): a narrow line of cumulus clouds (oriented approximately north-south), and a patch of stratus cloud (or possibly fog?) that developed... Read More

A comparison of Terra and Aqua MODIS true color images on 13 February 2008 (above) shows that thick ice had formed along the nearshore waters of southwestern Lake Michigan; cold arctic air over the region a few days earlier (the daily maximum/minimum temperatures at Chicago O’Hare on 10 February were +1ºF/-4ºF) led... Read More

A MODIS true color image displayed using Google Earth (above) shows striking variations in the color of the water in the region around the Bahamas and southern Florida on 05 February 2008. The lighter blue water colors indicate the extent of the relatively shallow banks (water generally less than 25 meters... Read More

AWIPS images of the 4-km resolution GOES-12 10.7µm IR channel (above) showed that the land surfaces across the Upper Midwest region exhibited very cold brightness temperature values (darker blue enhancement) during the pre-dawn hours on 24 January 2008 — GOES IR brightness temperatures were as cold as -36ºC in northern... Read More