VIIRS Infrared images from Suomi-NPP and NOAA-21 (above) showed widespread ice leads (brighter shades of cyan) in the Beaufort Sea during the 3-day period from 10-12 February 2026 — with a notable increase in ice leads across the eastern Beaufort Sea.Surface wind stress was the primary influence affecting the motion... Read More
VIIRS Infrared images from Suomi-NPP and NOAA-21 (above) showed widespread ice leads in the Chukchi Sea during the 3-day period from 06-08 January 2026. A combination of surface wind stress and ocean currents influenced the motion and evolution of these ice leads.Surface analyses (below) showed a tighter pressure gradient across the... Read More
10-minute Full Disk scan GOES-18 (GOES-West) daytime True Color RGB and nighttime Dust RGB images created by Geo2Grid (above) highlighted plumes of glacial silt being transported offshore by strong katabatic winds that were occurring in the northern Alaska panhandle on 09-10 December 2025. Note the strong pressure gradient between a ridge of... Read More
5-minute CONUS Sector GOES-19 (GOES-East) Nighttime Microphysics RGB + daytime True Color RGB images from the CSPP GeoSphere site (above) showed numerous power plant plumes (shades of red) embedded within a supercooled water droplet c loud layer (shades of yellow) that covered much of Wisconsin on 02 December 2025.The GOES-19 Cloud Top Phase derived product (below) confirmed... Read More
