McIDAS images of the GOES-12 0.65 µm visible channel data (above) showed the development of large plumes of blowing dust that developed late in the day on 05 April 2010 as a result of very strong winds ahead of an advancing cold frontal boundary. Winds gusted as high as 70 mph in northeastern Arizona and 68 mph in... Read More

A series of four 250-meter resolution MODIS false color images — 08, 20, and 27 March, and 01 April 2010 — from the SSEC MODIS Today site (above) show portions of the Connecticut River (which runs north to south through the center of the images) becoming swollen and flooding the adjacent low-lying... Read More

Today marks the 50th anniversary of the first image from the meteorological satellite TIROS-1, which was available on 01 April 1960 (above). While TIROS-1 was only operational for 78 days, it provided a number of images of the Earth and cloud systems (including the first image of a tropical cyclone,... Read More