A comparison of AWIPS images of 1-km resolution Suomi NPP VIIRS 0.64 µm visible channel and false-color Red/Green/Blue (RGB) images (above) showed areas of light snow cover across parts of northern Minnesota and southern Ontario on 30 October 2012. The RGB image was... Read More

The Full Moon that was exacerbating the high storm tides of Hurricane Sandy also allowed for stunning “night-time visible” imagery on 29 October 2012. A comparison of AWIPS images of Suomi NPP VIIRS 0.7 µm Day/Night Band and 11.45 µm IR data from shortly after... Read More

During the overnight hours after midnight on 27 October 2012, Sandy was briefly downgraded to a Tropical Storm by the National Hurricane Center (discussion archive). A sequence of AWIPS images of 1-km resolution POES AVHRR 12.0 µm, MODIS 11.0 µm, and Suomi NPP VIIRS 11.45... Read More

SRSO-R operations continue today with GOES-14, allowing for very high temporal resolution imaging of a sheared Hurricane Sandy as it moves away from the Bahamas. The exposed low-level circulation is apparent in the imagery, as well as strong convection north and west of the low-level center. A closer view of... Read More