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Remote Islands VI: Return to Gough
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
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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
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Ice, Ice, Baby
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
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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
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On the Disappearance of Lake Mille Lacs
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
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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
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December Fluff
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
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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
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UHF/VHF
Take a second to think about what would happen if Florida was hit by four hurricanes in one month. Would the news media get talking heads from both sides to argue whether or not global warming is real by yelling … Continue reading
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Tagged Alaska, Aleutian Islands, cyclogenesis, day/night band, Himawari, I-5, resolution
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Germany’s Magic Sparkle
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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Tagged Czech Republic, Europe, false color, Fire Temperature RGB, Germany, I-1, I-2, I-3, I-4, I-5, M-1, M-10, M-11, M-12, M-3, M-4, M-5, M-7, Natural Color, resolution, RGB composite, solar panel, true color
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Sehr Schweres Unwetter in NRW
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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Tagged day/night band, Germany, I-5, severe weather, thunderstorm
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Severe Weather in the Mesosphere
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
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Tagged airglow, day/night band, gravity waves, I-5, overshooting tops, resolution, severe weather, Texas
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Rare Super Typhoon in the Pacific Ocean
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
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Tagged day/night band, Haiyan, I-5, MTSAT, Philippines, resolution, RGB composite, tropical storm, Yolanda
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Rare Super Cyclone in the Indian Ocean
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
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Tagged airglow, day/night band, I-5, India, IR window, Meteosat, Phailin, tropical storm, VIIRS
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