Day: January 2, 2018

High cloud obscuration during a lake-effect snow event

by Dan Bikos on January 2nd, 2018

When analyzing satellite imagery during lake-effect snow events, one is interested in looking at the low-level clouds associated with the snowbands.  However, sometimes high clouds obscure the low-level clouds making analysis from a satellite imagery perspective more challenging.  An example of high cloud obscuration can be seen in this GOES-16 loop from 2 January 2018: Continue Reading

Convection GOES R Lake Effects