A sequence of AWIPS images of POES AVHRR 0.86 µm visible channel data (above) showed the areal extent of ice in the Bering Sea during the 09 March – 11 March 2012 period. The far southern edge of the ice could be seen moving a bit further to the south during... Read More

We received the following in an email from John Goff, lead forecaster at the Burlington, Vermont National Weather Service office:“Couldn’t help but notice the apparent large ice eddies up in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence this afternoon (3/6) per the TERRA MODIS noon overpass (250m res). I thought that initially these... Read More

A comparison of AWIPS images of  MODIS 0.65 µm visible channel data with the corresponding MODIS false-color Red/Green/Blue (RGB) image (above) showed a large swath of snow on the ground on 20 February 2012, in the wake of a winter storm that moved... Read More

AWIPS images of the 4-km resolution GOES-13 10.7 µm – 3.9 µm “fog/stratus product” (above; click image to play animation) showed a large area of fog and/or stratus (yellow to orange color enhancement) that was increasing in areal coverage during the pre-dawn hours on 06 February 2012. Although the fog/stratus... Read More