An AWIPS image of the GOES-12 10.7 µm “IR window” channel (above) showed a large cluster of convection that developed in the vicinity an inverted surface trough axis over the Gulf of Mexico on 07 April 2008.An animation of AWIPS images... Read More

[Hat-tip to Amato Evan at CIMSS for pointing out this very interesting AVHRR sea surface temperature imagery] AVHRR sea surface temperature (SST) data (above, viewed using Google Earth) revealed the striking convergence of the Brazil Current and the Malvinas/Falkland Current off the east coast of South America on 07 April 2008. The... Read More