A sequence of Suomi-NPP VIIRS Visible images (above) showed a large area of ice-free water in the western Beaufort Sea and eastern Chukchi Sea north of Alaska — with limited sea ice concentration as far north as 80º N latitude — on 13 September 2022.  False Color RGB images from... Read More

A CSPP Geosphere mp4 animation from late on 10 September, above (link), shows the development of a pyrocumulus cloud at the south edge of the Cedar Creek fire complex in Oregon (previously discussed here, here and here). The animation above starts at 2101 UTC, shortly after a NOAA-20 overpass above... Read More

Advanced Clear-Sky Processor for Ocean (ACSPO) temperatures over Lake Superior on 6 September, shown above, show a large area of surface temperature below 55oF (magenta and white in the enhancement) over central Lake Superior. Clear early-Autumn skies allowed for this mostly complete view of the Lake Surface. Although Lake Superior... Read More

2.5-minute rapid scan JMA Himawari-8 Visible (0.64 µm) images (above) showed rapidly-intensifying Typhoon Hinnamnor as it once again reached Category 5 intensity (ADT | AiDT | SATCON) about 3 hours after local sunrise on 31 August 2022. Mesovortices rotating within the eye were evident though breaks in patchy high clouds overhead.2.5-minute Himawari-8 Infrared... Read More