Tag Archives: I-3

Remote Islands VI: Return to Gough

Posted on February 4, 2020 by Curtis Seaman

You youngins are not old enough to remember, but we took a look at Gough Island before. Well, not directly, but as part of the British territory of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha eight years ago. We also … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Atlantic, false color, Gough Island, I-1, I-2, I-3, I-4, I-5, M-3, M-4, M-5, remote island, resolution, RGB composite, true color | Comments Off

Tropical Cyclone Idai: Before, During and After

Posted on March 28, 2019 by Curtis Seaman

As of the time of this writing, there is currently a humanitarian crisis in Mozambique caused by what was Tropical Cyclone Idai. Here’s the situation as of 25 March 2019. Wikipedia actually has a pretty detailed history of Idai. Long … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged false color, flood, I-1, I-2, I-3, M-3, M-4, M-5, Madagascar, Malawi, Meteosat, Mozambique, Natural Color, resolution, RGB composite, tropical storm, true color, Zimbabwe | Comments Off

Ice, Ice, Baby

Posted on January 28, 2019 by Curtis Seaman

A winter storm moved through the Northeast U.S. over the weekend of 19-20 January 2019. This Nor’easter was a tricky one to forecast. Temperatures near the coast were expected to be near (or above) freezing. Temperatures inland were expected to … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Connecticut, Day Snow/Fog RGB, false color, I-1, I-2, I-3, I-4, I-5, ice and snow, M-11, M-3, M-4, M-5, M-8, M-9, Natural Color, New England, New Jersey, New York, resolution, RGB composite, Rhode Island, true color | 1 Comment

On the Disappearance of Lake Mille Lacs

Posted on February 9, 2017 by Curtis Seaman

Two weeks ago, one of Minnesota’s 10,000 lakes disappeared, leaving them with only 9,999. And, it wasn’t a small one, either. It was the state’s second largest inland lake. But, this is not like Goose Lake, which actually did dry … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged false color, GOES, great lakes, I-1, I-2, I-3, I-4, I-5, ice and snow, M-10, M-11, M-3, M-4, M-5, M-7, Minnesota, Natural Color, resolution, Snow RGB, true color | Comments Off

December Fluff

Posted on December 19, 2016 by Curtis Seaman

By now, you probably know the drill: a little bit of discussion about a particular subject, throw in a few pop culture references, maybe a video or two, then get to the good stuff – high quality VIIRS imagery. Then, … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged ash detection, Canada, clouds, day/night band, dust, eclipse, Europe, false color, fire, Fire Temperature RGB, Germany, gravity waves, great lakes, Hawaii, I-1, I-2, I-3, I-5, ice and snow, Indonesia, Japan, M-10, M-11, M-12, M-15, M-16, M-3, M-4, M-5, M-7, Natural Color, New Zealand, RGB composite, Russia, Scandinavia, sea surface temperature, smoke, Spain, split window difference, true color | Comments Off

Single-Purpose Flour

Posted on November 16, 2016 by Curtis Seaman

Think of a snowflake. What happens when that snowflake hits the ground? Now, picture other snowflakes – millions of them – all hitting the ground and piling up on top of each other, crushing our first poor snowflake. Skiers love … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Alaska, dust, false color, glacier, I-1, I-2, I-3, M-3, M-4, M-5, Natural Color, RGB composite, true color | 2 Comments

Watch for Falling Rock

Posted on July 11, 2016 by Curtis Seaman

Q: When a tree falls in the forest and nobody is around to hear it, does it make a sound? A: Yes. That’s an easy question to answer. It’s not a 3000-year-old philosophical conundrum with no answer. Sound is simply … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Alaska, false color, glacier, I-1, I-2, I-3, landslide, M-3, M-4, M-5, resolution, RGB composite, true color | Comments Off

The Great Flood of 2015

Posted on January 5, 2016 by Curtis Seaman

As we begin 2016, struggling to get back into the swing of things at work and vowing not to overeat or over-drink ever again, it’s appropriate to bid farewell to 2015 – not just for all the weird weather events … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Arkansas, false color, flood, I-1, I-2, I-3, Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, Natural Color, resolution, RGB composite, Tennessee | Comments Off

Goose Lake is Gone (Again)

Posted on July 24, 2015 by Curtis Seaman

We’ve covered mysteries before on this website. Well, here’s one from 150 years ago: The emigrants, coming west on the Applegate Trail to Oregon in the 1870s, were puzzled. The trail was, of course, a seemingly unending set of wagon-wheel … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged California, drought, false color, I-1, I-2, I-3, Natural Color, Nevada, Oregon, resolution, RGB composite | Comments Off

Germany’s Magic Sparkle

Posted on March 16, 2015 by Curtis Seaman

You may or may not have heard that a small town in Italy received 100 inches (250 cm; 2.5 m; 8⅓ feet; 8 x 10-17 parsecs) of snow in 18 hours just last week (5 March 2015). That’s a lot … Continue reading →

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