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- Can GLM Total Lightning help with warning for non-supercell (landspout) tornadoes? A case from Iowa on 29 May 2019.
- Blowing Dust associated with 10-11 April 2019 Central US Strong Cyclone
- Rapid ice cover development over the eastern Great Lakes in late January 2019
- Daytime fog over snow in Wyoming on 21 November 2018
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Blowing Dust associated with 10-11 April 2019 Central US Strong Cyclone
By Ed Szoke and Dan Bikos A rapidly intensifying cyclone developed in southeast Colorado late on April 10 as a strong upper-level wave moved out of the Rockies, not quite the “bomb cyclone” of 13 March 2019 but a very … Continue reading
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Rapid ice cover development over the eastern Great Lakes in late January 2019
An Arctic outbreak occurred in late January 2019 over the Great Lakes which caused not only lake-effect snowfall but a rapid increase in ice coverage across the lakes, particularly over shallower lakes. First, we’ll look at GOES-16 imagery prior to … Continue reading
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Daytime fog over snow in Wyoming on 21 November 2018
By Ed Szoke and Dan Bikos On 21 November 2018, here is the GOES-16 visible (0.64 micron) imagery: Visible loop: click here or on the image for the animation Do you see any fog in this imagery? How about in … Continue reading
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Dust event in the El Paso vicinity on 4 April 2017
The GOES-16 data posted on this page are preliminary, non-operational data and are undergoing testing. Users bear all responsibility for inspecting the data prior to use and for the manner in which the data are utilized. During the afternoon of … Continue reading
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22 March 2017 GOES-16 imagery in the northeast US into southeast Canada
The GOES-16 data posted on this page are preliminary, non-operational data and are undergoing testing. Users bear all responsibility for inspecting the data prior to use and for the manner in which the data are utilized. By Ed Szoke and … Continue reading
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1-minute imagery of warm conveyor belt on 1-2 February 2016 winter storm
A winter storm that passed through Colorado on 1-2 February 2016 resulted in significant snowfall over northern / northeast Colorado: One of the key aspects of this extra-tropical cyclone was the development of a warm conveyor belt (Harrold 1973). … Continue reading
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Himawari imagery of 924 mb low in the Pacific
At 0600 UTC 13 December 2015, the NOAA Ocean Prediction Center analyzed a 924 mb surface low in the north Pacific in the vicinity of the western Aleutian islands: The analyzed minimum central pressure of 924 mb ties the record … Continue reading
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Himawari-8 True Color / Geocolor product
CIRA now provides Himawari-8 daytime true color imagery and nighttime geocolor imagery: http://rammb.cira.colostate.edu/templates/loop_directory.asp?data_folder=training/visit/loops/12nov15_tc_gc&number_of_images_to_display=70 The example above begins at 0230 UTC 12 November 2015 with most of the scene in daylight, therefore true color imagery is shown. The CIRA Hybrid Atmospherically … Continue reading
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