GOES-16 (GOES-East) Low-level (7.3 µm), Mid-level (6.9 µm) and Upper-level (6.2 µm) Water Vapor images (above) revealed an interesting packet of gravity waves in the vicinity of Guadalupe Island (west of Baja California) on 15 March 2018. The mechanism forcing these waves was not entirely clear, making it a suitable candidate for the “What... Read More

Strong convection developed on 15 March over the Pampas of Argentina and Uruguay, as shown above. Full Disk imagery is available only every 15 minutes, and considerable convective development is possible during the 15 minutes between scans. If a Mesoscale sector with 1-minute imagery is not over convection, Geostationary Lightning... Read More