{"id":40,"date":"2011-03-01T19:16:47","date_gmt":"2011-03-01T19:16:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rammb.cira.colostate.edu\/research\/goes-r\/proving_ground\/blog\/?p=40"},"modified":"2026-03-06T09:05:41","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T16:05:41","slug":"comparison-of-cira-dust-products-for-27-feb-2011-eastern-nmwest-tx-dust-storm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rammb2.cira.colostate.edu\/proving-ground-blog\/2011\/03\/01\/comparison-of-cira-dust-products-for-27-feb-2011-eastern-nmwest-tx-dust-storm\/","title":{"rendered":"Comparison of CIRA Dust Products for 27 Feb 2011 Eastern NM\/West TX dust storm"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div><span style=\"line-height: 24px;font-size: 16px\">Summary: (comments are given for each time)<\/span><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div><span style=\"line-height: 24px;font-size: 16px\"> -Widespread blowing dust behind a strong dry line pushing across the western half of Texas<\/span><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div><span style=\"line-height: 24px;font-size: 16px\"> -Compared the two CIRA dust products with AWIPS visible imagery for 3 times on 27 Feb 2011<\/span><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div><span style=\"line-height: 24px;font-size: 16px\"> -Also looked at MODIS true-color visible imagery<\/span><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1262\" height=\"934\" src=\"https:\/\/rammb2.cira.colostate.edu\/proving-ground-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2011\/03\/2011_02_27_2000z_METARsummary1.jpg\" alt=\"Selected METAR Observations\" class=\"wp-image-92\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rammb2.cira.colostate.edu\/proving-ground-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2011\/03\/2011_02_27_2000z_METARsummary1.jpg 1262w, https:\/\/rammb2.cira.colostate.edu\/proving-ground-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2011\/03\/2011_02_27_2000z_METARsummary1-300x222.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rammb2.cira.colostate.edu\/proving-ground-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2011\/03\/2011_02_27_2000z_METARsummary1-1024x758.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rammb2.cira.colostate.edu\/proving-ground-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2011\/03\/2011_02_27_2000z_METARsummary1-768x568.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1262px) 100vw, 1262px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1260\" height=\"949\" src=\"https:\/\/rammb2.cira.colostate.edu\/proving-ground-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2011\/03\/2011_02_27_1650z_4panelComparison1.jpg\" alt=\"Comparison for 1650z\" class=\"wp-image-95\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rammb2.cira.colostate.edu\/proving-ground-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2011\/03\/2011_02_27_1650z_4panelComparison1.jpg 1260w, https:\/\/rammb2.cira.colostate.edu\/proving-ground-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2011\/03\/2011_02_27_1650z_4panelComparison1-300x226.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rammb2.cira.colostate.edu\/proving-ground-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2011\/03\/2011_02_27_1650z_4panelComparison1-1024x771.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rammb2.cira.colostate.edu\/proving-ground-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2011\/03\/2011_02_27_1650z_4panelComparison1-768x578.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1260px) 100vw, 1260px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1257\" height=\"944\" src=\"https:\/\/rammb2.cira.colostate.edu\/proving-ground-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2011\/03\/2011_02_27_1830z_4panelComparison.jpg\" alt=\"Comparison for 1830z\" class=\"wp-image-96\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rammb2.cira.colostate.edu\/proving-ground-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2011\/03\/2011_02_27_1830z_4panelComparison.jpg 1257w, https:\/\/rammb2.cira.colostate.edu\/proving-ground-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2011\/03\/2011_02_27_1830z_4panelComparison-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rammb2.cira.colostate.edu\/proving-ground-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2011\/03\/2011_02_27_1830z_4panelComparison-1024x769.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rammb2.cira.colostate.edu\/proving-ground-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2011\/03\/2011_02_27_1830z_4panelComparison-768x577.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1257px) 100vw, 1257px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1265\" height=\"944\" src=\"https:\/\/rammb2.cira.colostate.edu\/proving-ground-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2011\/03\/2011_02_27_2030z_4panelComparison.jpg\" alt=\"Comparison for 2010z Dust\" class=\"wp-image-97\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rammb2.cira.colostate.edu\/proving-ground-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2011\/03\/2011_02_27_2030z_4panelComparison.jpg 1265w, https:\/\/rammb2.cira.colostate.edu\/proving-ground-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2011\/03\/2011_02_27_2030z_4panelComparison-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rammb2.cira.colostate.edu\/proving-ground-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2011\/03\/2011_02_27_2030z_4panelComparison-1024x764.jpg 1024w, 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