GOES-18 (GOES-West) SO2 RGB and Ash RGB images (above) showed the complex transport of a volcanic cloud produced by an explosive eruption of Mount Shishaldin that began around 1350 UTC on 03 October 2023. The bulk of the higher-altitude volcanic cloud was rich in SO2 (shades of yellow in both RGB types), while a smaller mid-level portion that had... Read More

RADARSAT-2 and RCM-3 satellites had nearly simultaneous overpasses over Typhoon Koinu on 3 October 2023, as shown below. (See this blog post from 2 October for more on Koinu) Both SAR analyses showed the strongest winds (nearly 120 knots) in the southern eyewall of the storm, with long interesting wind minima features... Read More