The CSPP Geosphere site uses cloud-compatible technology with an on-site cluster and CSPP-Geo software (including geo2grid) to provide high-quality imagery from GOES-East and GOES-West. The site has recently been upgraded, with two level 2 products added (Cloud-top Height and Cloud-top Temperature). In addition, the landing (front) page of the site has been... Read More
NOAA-20 overflew the Samoan islands shortly after 1200 UTC on 22 January 2024, as shown above. The animation displays a series of 13 profiles and derived parameters to the east of American Samoa and Samoa. with locations as indicated by the circle. Most Unstable CAPE values derived from the profiles... Read More
Target Sector (2.5-minute interval) JMA Himawari-9 AHI Clean Infrared Window (10.4 µm) images (above) showed Tropical Invest 90P as it moved westward across the Coral Sea on 20 January 2024. Intermittent convective bursts within the growing cold cloud canopy contained multiple overshooting tops that exhibited infrared brightness temperatures of -100ºC or colder (internal clusters of red pixels... Read More
With the total solar eclipse occurring over parts of the contiguous U.S. on April 8, 2024, there are many wondering what the cloud cover might be on that day. As anticipation builds, we decided to look at the past 28 years of GOES cloud products on April 8. This is not a forecast,... Read More
