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Greenland Eddies and Swirls
Last time we visited Greenland, it was because VIIRS saw evidence of the rapid ice melt event in July 2012. We return to Greenland because of this visible image VIIRS captured on 18 October 2012: This image was taken by … Continue reading
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Tagged false color, Greenland, I-1, I-5, ice and snow, M-10, M-3, M-4, M-5, M-7, RGB composite, sea surface temperature, true color
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Daniel, Emilia and Fabio, oh my!
It’s been a while since we last looked at some tropical cyclones with VIIRS. If you don’t keep up to date on tropical activity, you might not know there that have been a few. Granted, since Debby dumped a bunch … Continue reading
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Tagged Daniel, Emilia, Fabio, GOES, I-1, I-5, M-15, Pacific, resolution, tropical storm, VIIRS
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A Wild Week of Wildfires
The last few weeks have been filled with lightning-ignited wildfires across the United States. The County Line Fire, along the Florida-Georgia border was caused by lightning on 5 April 2012 and burned ~35,000 acres. The Whitewater-Baldy Complex (began 16 May … Continue reading
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Tagged colorado, day/night band, fire, I-4, I-5, M-11, M-12, M-13, new mexico, VIIRS
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Catatumbo Lightning in the Day/Night Band
You may have noticed that many of the recent posts have featured imagery from the VIIRS Day/Night Band (DNB). That’s because the nighttime imagery produced by the DNB is so awesome! The DNB has seen clouds at night, auroras, forest … Continue reading
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Tagged day/night band, DMSP, I-5, lightning, OLS, overshooting tops, resolution, thunderstorm, VIIRS
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Popocatépetl, the Smoking Mountain
According to legend, Popocatépetl was a great warrior whose girlfriend, Iztaccíhuatl, died because her father was a jerk who lied. (An alternate story is that it was a rival warrior who was a jerk who lied.) Either way, Iztaccíhuatl was … Continue reading
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Tagged ash detection, day/night band, false color, GOES, I-1, I-4, I-5, mexico, RGB composite, VIIRS, volcano
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The Last Line of Storms from the 14 April 2012 Tornado Outbreak
The second major tornado outbreak of the year took place on 14 April 2012 (after the 2 March outbreak that slammed Indiana and Kentucky). At last count, 115 tornadoes were reported from Oklahoma to Iowa. Credit must be given to … Continue reading
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Tagged great plains, I-5, overshooting tops, resolution, severe weather, squall line, VIIRS
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VIIRS view of Invest 97S at night
On 5 April 2012, the Joint Typhoon Warning Center was watching an area of the Mozambique Channel for possible development of a tropical cyclone. This area was named Invest 97S. As 6 April 2012 was a full moon, this is … Continue reading
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Tagged day/night band, DMSP, I-5, OLS, tropical storm, VIIRS
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