McIDAS images of 4-km resolution GOES-12 10.7 µm IR channel data (above; click image to play animation) showed the development of a very large mesoscale convective system (MCS) over Argentina on 07 February 2012. A number of smaller, discrete thunderstorms initially began to develop around 14:45 UTC, which then eventually... Read More

McIDAS images of EUMETSAT Metosat-9 0.635 µm visible channel images (above; click image to play animation) showed a very large outbreak of airborne Saharan dust streaming off the continent of Africa and moving west-southwestward out over the adjacent waters of the eastern Atlantic Ocean on 07 February 2012. In addition,... Read More