Category: Tropical cyclones
The effect of wind shear on Tropical Storm Karina
GOES-15 0.63 µm visible channel images (Animated GIF | MP4 movie | YouTube video | QuickTime movie) showed the decoupling of the upper-level and lower-level circulations of Tropical Storm Karina... Read More
Mesovortices within the eye of Hurricane Lowell
GOES-15 0.63 µm visible channel images (above; click image to play animation; also available as an MP4 movie file) revealed the presence of mesovortices within the eye of Category 1 Hurricane Lowell in the East Pacific Ocean on 21 August... Read More
GOES-14 SRSOR: Tropical Storm Lowell in the East Pacific Ocean
The GOES-14 satellite was in Super Rapid Scan Operations for GOES-R (SRSOR) mode, providing coverage of Tropical Storm Lowell in the East Pacific Ocean on 19 August 2014; an animation of 0.63 µm visible channel... Read More