SRSO-R operations continue today with GOES-14, allowing for very high temporal resolution imaging of a sheared Hurricane Sandy as it moves away from the Bahamas. The exposed low-level circulation is apparent in the imagery, as well as strong convection north and west of the low-level center. A closer view of... Read More
The GOES-14 satellite was placed into Super Rapid Scan Operations for GOES-R (SRSOR) mode to begin to provide 1-minute interal images of Hurricane Sandy on 25 October 2012. McIDAS images of GOES-14 0.63 µm visible channel data (above; click image to play animation; also available as a QuickTime movie) showed the circulation of Sandy moving northward... Read More
Hurricane Sandy became the tenth hurricane of the 2012 Atlantic Basin tropical cyclone season on 24 October 2012. McIDAS images of GOES-13 10.7 µm IR data (above; click image to play animation) showed the fairly rapid formation of an eye as the storm approached the eastern portion of the island... Read More
As high pressure associated with cold arctic air began to build over the eastern interior of Alaska and the Yukon Territory of Canada, a strong pressure gradient created intense gap winds through the channeled terrain of south-central Alaska on 21 October 2012. These winds... Read More
