McIDAS images of GOES-13 0.63 µm visible channel data (above; click image to play animation) showed that there was still a great deal of ice remaining in much of Hudson Bay, Canada on 29 June 2011. However, it is interesting to note the... Read More

Record heat was experienced across parts of the Texas and Oklahoma panhandle regions and southwestern Kansas on 26 June 2011 — all-time record high temperatures in Texas included 117ºF at Childress (record tied), 113ºF at Borger, 111ºF at Amarillo, and 110ºF at Dalhart; in Oklahoma, 113ºF at Gage; and in Kansas 110ºF... Read More

AWIPS images of 1-km resolution MODIS 0.65 µm visible channel and MODIS 2.1 µm near-IR “snow/ice channel” data on 23 June 2011 (above) demonstrated the utility of the snow/ice channel to help highlight areas of potential flooding — because water is a strong absorber at the 2.1 µm wavelength, it appears very... Read More

The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter was launched in August of 2005 and began orbiting Mars in March 2006. Its mission is to seek evidence that water persisted on Mars long enough to allow life to develop. One of the instruments on board the MRO is MARCI, the Mars Color Imager, which monitors the... Read More