A comparison of AWIPS images of 1-km resolution MODIS 0.65 µm visible, 11.0 µm IR, and 6.7 µm water vapor channel data (above) showed a textbook example of a “baroclinic leaf” satellite signature associated with the large storm affecting much of the eastern US on Read More
Super Typhoon Bopha reached peak intensity (ADT plot | Advisory text) just before making landfall in the island of Mindanao in the Philippines on 03 December 2012. Earlier in the day, a comparison of McIDAS-X images of 375-meter resolution Suomi... Read More
As seen in other examples posted on this blog, the Suomi NPP VIIRS 0.7 µm Day/Night Band (DNB) is useful for detecting city lights at night. A comparison of “pre-Sandy” (a cloud-free night way back on 31 August 2012) and “post-Sandy” (01 November 2012) DNB images displayed using McIDAS-V (above)... Read More
The GOES-14 satellite was placed into Super Rapid Scan Operations for GOES-R (SRSOR) mode to begin to provide 1-minute interal images of Hurricane Sandy on 25 October 2012. McIDAS images of GOES-14 0.63 µm visible channel data (above; click image to play animation; also available as a QuickTime movie) showed the circulation of Sandy moving northward... Read More
