GOES-13 visible (0.63 µm) images (above; click image to play animation; also available as an MP4 movie file) revealed a large amount of ice remaining in southern and eastern portions of Hudson Bay, Canada on 07 August 2015. The ice can be seen “sloshing” back and forth during the day as winds and/or water... Read More
A sequence of 10-minute interval Himawari-8 true-color Red/Green/Blue (RGB) images covering the period 01 August to 06 August 2015 is shown above (also available as a very large 721 MByte animated GIF, a 66 Mbyte MP4 movie file, or an alternate version here on YouTube). One of the most prominent features seen is... Read More
The animation above (link) shows two-plus days of 10.35 µm Infrared imagery (from Himawari-8) of Typhoon Soudelor over the western Pacific Ocean. The animation of 2.5-minute interval images is from the Himawari-8 Target Sector that shifts as the Typhoon moves. The animation shows significant strengthening to Category 5 intensity and... Read More
After a July with rainfall that was significantly above normal (Link), Tampa experienced heavy rain on both August 1st and August 3rd, leading to flooding conditions. The animation of Total Precipitable Water, above, from 2-4 August, shows the moisture-rich environment in which the showers and thunderstorms developed. Tampa appears to... Read More
