Tag Archives: day/night band

Sehr Schweres Unwetter in NRW

Posted on June 24, 2014 by Curtis Seaman

Not having full command of the German language, “sehr schweres Unwetter” seems like an understatement. It translates as “very bad thunderstorm,” which in this case is like calling the Titanic a “very big boat”. Of course, if you live in … Continue reading →

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Severe Weather in the Mesosphere

Posted on April 4, 2014 by Curtis Seaman

So far (*knock on wood*), it’s been a pretty quiet year for severe weather. If you only count tornadoes, there have been 81 tornado reports from 1 January to 4 April this year. (11 of those have come just this … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged airglow, day/night band, gravity waves, I-5, overshooting tops, resolution, severe weather, Texas | 2 Comments

B-31 and the Pine Island Glacier

Posted on December 31, 2013 by Curtis Seaman

Nope. This post is not about a warplane, an alcoholic beverage or a “New Wave” band from the 1970s. (Those are all B-52s.) And I’m not talking about a county road in Michigan or a New York City bus line. … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged antarctica, day/night band, ice and snow, Landsat, M-15, M-5, MODIS, Near Constant Contrast, resolution | Comments Off

Rare Super Typhoon in the Pacific Ocean

Posted on November 14, 2013 by Curtis Seaman

If you pay attention to tropical cyclones, that headline may be confusing. Unlike the Super Cyclone in the Indian Ocean we just looked at, Super Typhoons are not rare in the Pacific Ocean. There have been 5 of them this … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged day/night band, Haiyan, I-5, MTSAT, Philippines, resolution, RGB composite, tropical storm, Yolanda | Comments Off

Rare Super Cyclone in the Indian Ocean

Posted on October 14, 2013 by Curtis Seaman

The Indian Ocean has just had its first Super Cyclone since 2007. The name of it is “Phailin” and I bet you just pronounced it incorrectly (unless you speak Thai). It’s closer to “PIE-leen” than it is to “FAY-lin”. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged airglow, day/night band, I-5, India, IR window, Meteosat, Phailin, tropical storm, VIIRS | Comments Off

Record Russian Rain Runoff Responsible for Rapid River Rise

Posted on August 23, 2013 by Curtis Seaman

Sorry, I couldn’t help myself with that title. Last time we looked at flooding in Russia, it was in the western parts – generally near Moscow and primarily along the Oka River – and caused by rapid melting of record … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged China, day/night band, false color, fire, flood, I-1, I-2, I-3, M-3, M-4, M-5, Natural Color, RGB composite, Russia, Siberia, smoke, true color | Comments Off

Chinese Super-Smog

Posted on February 15, 2013 by Curtis Seaman

No, not a Super-Smörg, super smog. Smog that is so thick, you can taste it. The smog in many parts of eastern China has been so bad this winter, it is literally “off-the-charts“. Based on our Environmental Protection Agency‘s not-very-intuitive … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged China, day/night band, false color, ice and snow, M-10, M-11, M-12, M-14, M-15, M-16, M-3, M-4, M-5, M-7, RGB composite, smog, true color | 2 Comments

Aurora Australis from the Day-Night Band

Posted on October 10, 2012 by Curtis Seaman

How fast does an aurora move? I “googled” it, and got answers ranging from “fast” to “very fast”. Not very scientific. It also doesn’t help that the majority of aurora videos on the Internet are time-lapse footage, and there’s no … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged antarctica, aurora, day/night band, resolution, VIIRS | 1 Comment

VIIRS Captures a Glimpse of Hell

Posted on September 17, 2012 by Curtis Seaman

VIIRS has seen Hell and, luckily, it did not get scared. No, I’m not talking about Hell, Michigan, which is actually a nice place (and not as scary as their website would indicate). I’m talking about the Gates of Hell … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged day/night band, fire, M-12, oil rig, resolution, Turkmenistan, VIIRS | Comments Off

Fires in Paradise

Posted on August 16, 2012 by Curtis Seaman

Sometimes, it seems like the whole world is on fire. Siberia. The western United States (which has been burning for some time). And now, the Canary Islands. The Spanish islands have been under a drought, as has much of Spain. … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Canary Islands, day/night band, fire, I-1, I-2, I-3, I-4, M-11, M-13, M-3, M-4, M-5, M-7, resolution, RGB composite, VIIRS, vortex street | Comments Off