Fog that formed in the Gulf of Maine on Tuesday July 8th developed when relatively moist air moved from the continent over the cooler ocean waters and was cooled from beneath by conduction to the dewpoint. In other words, Advection Fog.An obvious question arises from the loop: Why does the... Read More

Many large wildfires continued to burn in parts of California on 08 July 2008. A comparison of MODIS false color and true color images from the SSEC MODIS Today site (above) demonstrated the use of the false color imagery for determining the areal coverage of burn scars in the Los Padres National Forest south of... Read More