AWIPS images of Suomi NPP VIIRS 11.45 µm IR channel data (above; click image to play animation) showed a very large storm moving slowly across the Arctic Ocean during the 13 October – 15 October 2012 period. Large areas of stationary sea ice could be seen over... Read More

Much of the central US had been experiencing prolonged severe to exceptional drought conditions during the latter half of 2012, leaving the soil surfaces very dry. A sequence of Suomi NPP VIIRS 11.45 µm IR, MODIS 11.0 µm IR, and POES AVHRR 12.0 µm IR images... Read More

The first significant winter storm of the season over the north-central US and south-central Canada produced snowfall amounts as high as 14 inches over northwestern Minnesota and 4 inches over northeastern North Dakota on 04 October 2012. It is interesting to note that this snow event occurred 2 days after that same region... Read More

A comparison of AWIPS images of Suomi NPP VIIRS 0.7 µm Day/Night Band and 11.45 µm IR channel data at 11:32 UTC (4:32 AM local time) on 06 October 2012 (above) demonstrated the value of using the Day/Night Band as “visible imagery at... Read More