AWIPS images of GOES-13 0.63 µm visible channel data (above; click image to play animation) show the hazy signature of an intense dust storm (sometimes locally referred to as a “haboob”) created by strong winds in the wake of a southward-moving cold front on Read More

A night-time AWIPS image comparison of Suomi NPP VIIRS 11.45 µm IR and 0.7 µm Day/Night Band data (above) showed a large mesoscale convective system (MCS) over the Gulf of Mexico at 07:08 UTC (2:08 AM local time) on 06 March 2014. On... Read More

According to the 04 March 2014 Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory ice analysis, much of Lake Michigan had over 90% median ice concentration, with a total ice coverage of around 95%. However,... Read More

Tests are underway this week to determine the impact of augmented GOES-13 (GOES-East) imager coverage. The animation above shows the coverage for routine scanning on 3 March 2014 between 1645 UTC and 1945 UTC. CONUS, Extended Northern Hemisphere and Full Disk images are included. The Optimized GOES-East schedule is available... Read More