{"id":26211,"date":"2017-11-28T22:13:30","date_gmt":"2017-11-28T22:13:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/?p=26211"},"modified":"2017-11-28T22:24:40","modified_gmt":"2017-11-28T22:24:40","slug":"lee-side-frontal-gravity-wave-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/archives\/26211","title":{"rendered":"Lee-side cold frontal gravity wave"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a class=\"thumbnail\" href=\"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/11\/171128_goes16_water_vapor_Plains_lee_side_frontal_gravity_wave_anim.mp4\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/11\/G16_WATER_VAPOR_PLAINS_LEE_GW_28NOV2017_EXP_960x427_B1098_2017332_160218_0003PANELS_00121.GIF\" alt=\"GOES-16 Lower-level (7.3 \u00b5m, left), Mid-level (6.9 \u00b5m, center) and Upper-level (6.2 \u00b5m, right) Water Vapor images, with hourly surface wind barbs plotted in yellow [click to play MP4 animation]\" width=\"640\" height=\"479\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">GOES-16 Lower-level (7.3 \u00b5m, left), Mid-level (6.9 \u00b5m, center) and Upper-level (6.2 \u00b5m, right) Water Vapor images, with hourly surface wind barbs plotted in yellow [click to play MP4 animation]<\/p><\/div><em>* GOES-16 data posted on this page are preliminary, non-operational and are undergoing testing *<\/em><\/p>\n<p>As a strong cold front (<a href=\"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/11\/171128_surface_analyses_anim.gif\"><strong>surface analyses<\/strong><\/a>) moved southward from Colorado and Nebraska across New Mexico, Texas and Oklahoma on 28 November 2017, the subtle curved arc signature of a <a href=\"http:\/\/journals.ametsoc.org\/doi\/full\/10.1175\/1520-0469%281999%29056%3C2986%3ADTGWCB%3E2.0.CO%3B2\"><strong>lee-side cold frontal gravity wave<\/strong><\/a> could be seen on GOES-16 Lower-level (<a href=\"http:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/goes\/OCLOFactSheetPDFs\/ABIQuickGuide_Band10.pdf\"><strong>7.3 \u00b5m<\/strong><\/a>), Mid-level (<a href=\"http:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/goes\/OCLOFactSheetPDFs\/ABIQuickGuide_Band09.pdf\"><strong>6.9 \u00b5m<\/strong><\/a>) and Upper-level (<a href=\"http:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/goes\/OCLOFactSheetPDFs\/ABIQuickGuide_Band08.pdf\"><strong>6.2 \u00b5m<\/strong><\/a>) Water Vapor images <em><strong>(above)<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Closer views of imagery from each of the 3 water vapor bands are shown below.<\/p>\n<p><div style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a class=\"thumbnail\" href=\"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/11\/171128_goes16_upper_level_water_vapor_lee_side_frontal_gravity_wave_anim.mp4\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/11\/G16_WATER_VAPOR_B8_PLAINS_LEE_GW_28NOV2017_EXP_960x1280_B8_2017332_160218_0001PANEL_00121.GIF\" alt=\"GOES-16 Upper-level (6.2 \u00b5m) images, with hourly surface wind barbs plotted in yellow [click to play MP4 animation]\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">GOES-16 Upper-level (6.2 \u00b5m) images, with hourly surface wind barbs plotted in yellow [click to play MP4 animation]<\/p><\/div><div style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a class=\"thumbnail\" href=\"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/11\/171128_goes16_mid_level_water_vapor_lee_side_frontal_gravity_wave_anim.mp4\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/11\/G16_WATER_VAPOR_B9_PLAINS_LEE_GW_28NOV2017_EXP_960x1280_B9_2017332_160218_0001PANEL_00121.GIF\" alt=\"GOES-16 Mid-level (6.9 \u00b5m) images, with hourly surface wind barbs plotted in yellow [click to play MP4 animation]\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">GOES-16 Mid-level (6.9 \u00b5m) images, with hourly surface wind barbs plotted in yellow [click to play MP4 animation]<\/p><\/div><div style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a class=\"thumbnail\" href=\"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/11\/171128_goes16_lower_level_water_vapor_lee_side_frontal_gravity_wave_anim.mp4\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/11\/G16_WATER_VAPOR_B10_PLAINS_LEE_GW_28NOV2017_EXP_960x1280_B10_2017332_160218_0001PANEL_00121.GIF\" alt=\"GOES-16 Lower-level (7.3 \u00b5m) images, with hourly surface wind barbs plotted in yellow [click to play MP4 animation]\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">GOES-16 Lower-level (7.3 \u00b5m) images, with hourly surface wind barbs plotted in yellow [click to play MP4 animation]<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>* GOES-16 data posted on this page are preliminary, non-operational and are undergoing testing * As a strong cold front (surface analyses) moved southward from Colorado and Nebraska across New Mexico, Texas and Oklahoma on 28 November 2017, the subtle curved arc signature of a lee-side cold frontal gravity wave could be seen on GOES-16 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