Tag Archives: resolution

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

Rivers of Ice

Posted on May 24, 2018 by Curtis Seaman

Oh, Yakutsk! It has been a long time – 2012, to be exact – since we last spoke about you. It was a different time back then, with me still referring to the Natural Color RGB as “pseudo-true color”. (Now, … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged AHI, false color, ice and snow, NOAA-20, resolution, RGB composite, S-NPP, Siberia | Comments Off

Don’t Eat Orange Snow

Posted on April 24, 2018 by Curtis Seaman

Roughly one month ago, social media (and, later, more conventional media) outlets were inundated with numerous reports of orange snow in eastern Europe and western Asia – reports like this one, this one and this one. Of course, it wouldn’t … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Black Sea, colorado, DEBRA, dust, EUMETSAT Dust, Europe, I-1, ice and snow, M-3, M-4, M-5, resolution, RGB composite, 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

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

Remote Islands V: St. Helena and Ascension

Posted on May 2, 2016 by Curtis Seaman

You may have missed it in the news, but history was made last week: A plane landed! Wow! But, that’s not any old plane – that’s the first commercial airliner to land on St. Helena Island, which just completed the … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Ascension Island, Atlantic, Natural Color, remote island, resolution, RGB composite, St. Helena Island, Tristan da Cunha, true color | Comments Off

UHF/VHF

Posted on January 28, 2016 by Curtis Seaman

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 →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Alaska, Aleutian Islands, cyclogenesis, day/night band, Himawari, I-5, resolution | 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