Dan Miller, the Science and Operations Officer (SOO) in Duluth sent the imagery above. Constant icebreaking has been ongoing on Whitefish Bay prior to the opening of the SOO Locks this weekend. A faint black line representing open water is apparent in the 22 March imagery, and it’s even more apparent in the 23 March imagery.A... Read More

NOAA-20 Imagery shown in this post is Non-Operational and preliminary and undergoing testing.The imagery above shows a toggle between the Day Night Band Visible (0.70 µm) Imagery and the I05 Infrared (11.45 µm) Imagery on NOAA-20. The strong nor’easter affecting the East Coast of the United States is apparent in the imagery. Strong convection over the warm water south of... Read More

A large Maersk container vessel caught fire in the Indian Ocean on 6 March 2018 (news report 1, news report 2), killing 4 sailors and necessitating the evacuation of the ship (the MAERSK HONAM).Suomi NPP and NOAA-20 (which trails Suomi NPP by half an orbit) both passed over the ship fire on 6 March. As... Read More