Polar2Grid is a powerful software package that enables a user to take Sensor Data Record (SDR) files from JPSS satellites (Suomi-NPP, NOAA-20, NOAA-21) and create high-quality georeferenced imagery that can be color-enhanced. (Polar2Grid also works with data from other polar orbiting satellites!) This blog post details how to scale an... Read More

Hurricane Hilary, off the coast of Mexico, is forecast to move northward into the southwestern United States, becoming a rare instance of a tropical cyclone affecting California. The 1200 UTC imagery on 18 August 2023 above shows a well-defined eye, with warm sea-surface temperatures (SSTs) in the Pacific Ocean along... Read More