McIDAS images of GOES-14 0.63 µm visible channel data (above; click image to play animation) showed Tropical Storm Barbara as it intensified to Category 1 hurricane shortly before making landfall along the coast of the Gulf of Tehuantepec in southeastern Mexico on Read More
AWIPS images of GOES-13 0.63 µm visible channel data (above; click image to play animation) revealed the formation of a mesoscale vortex over far northwestern Wisconsin during the day on 26 March 2013. Overlays of MADIS 1-hour interval atmospheric motion vectors (below) showed... Read More
AWIPS images of 1-km resolution 6.7 µm water vapor channel data (above) revealed interesting wave patterns over parts of southern California, Baja California, and the adjacent offshore waters of the Pacific Ocean on 07 January 2013. A comparison with the corresponding 0.65 µm... Read More
A large and intense area of low pressure was located in the Gulf of Alaska on 18 December 2012 (above), which was forecast to produce areas of hurricane-force winds west and southwest of the storm center.A comparison of AWIPS images of Suomi NPP VIIRS 0.7 µm Day/Night Band images (below)... Read More
