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Large upper-level low approaches Hawaii
McIDAS images of GOES-15 6.5 µm water vapor channel data with overlays of hourly water vapor atmospheric motion vectors (above; click image to play animation) revealed the large cyclonic circulation of an upper-level low that was moving westward toward the Hawaiian Islands on 21 May – 22 May 2012. The... Read More
Annular Eclipse Shadow
An annular eclipse of the sun took place on May 21, 2012, and its shadow was visible from satellite imagery (A previous example from this blog is here). The loop above shows MTSAT imagery; the shadow of the eclipse emerges shortly after sunrise and tracks northeastward into the Pacific Ocean.... Read More
Suomi NPP VIIRS images showing Arctic Ocean ice movement
AWIPS images of Suomi NPP VIIRS 0.64 µm visible channel data (above) and 11.45 µm IR channel data (below) showed cloud and ice features over the Arctic Ocean on 28 April 2012. For geographic reference, station identifier CWMD is Mould Bay, located on Prince Patrick Island... Read More