JMA Himawari-8 “Red” Visible (0.64 µm) images (above) showed trains of vortices extending downwind (southeast) of the Kuril Islands on 28-29 July 2020 (surface analyses). One unusual aspect of these features was the development of small cloud elements within the cloud-free “hole” portion of some of the vortices.H/T to Santiago Gassó for... Read More

https://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/satellite-blog/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2020/07/MIMICTPW_LastTenDaysEPAC_end27July2020.rockanim.mp4 MIMIC TPW rocking animations from 17-27 July 2020 (and back) [click to play mp4 animation] Morphed Microwave Imagery at CIMSS (MIMIC) estimates of Total Precipitable Water are derived from microwave sensors such as AMSU and ATMS on different polar-orbiting platforms. MIRS retrievals are used to estimate Total Precipitable Water from each polar swath, and those swaths are then advected... Read More