Month: December 2018

New Mexico Snowstorm

by Jorel Torres on December 28th, 2018

Due to an upper-level disturbance passing through the southwestern United States, abundant snowfall has fallen in New Mexico, southwestern Colorado and parts of Texas (see social media snowfall image here). Snow totals range from a few inches to 16 inches at higher elevations. Snowfall has been observed via surface observations and by satellite this morning, 28 Continue Reading

POES Winter Weather

20 December 2018 Heavy Rain event in the Mid-Atlantic area

by Dan Bikos on December 20th, 2018

Heavy Rain and Flooding Issues Hydrology POES

Advected Layer Precipitable Water (ALPW) for 14 December 2018 event

by Dan Bikos on December 14th, 2018

View the ALPW loop here: http://rammb.cira.colostate.edu/templates/loop_directory.asp?data_folder=training/visit/loops/14dec18/alpw&loop_speed_ms=700  

Heavy Rain and Flooding Issues Hydrology POES

DNB and satellite identification

by Jorel Torres on December 6th, 2018

Day/Night Band (DNB) is apart of 22 spectral channels on the VIIRS instrument, in which VIIRS is on-board S-NPP and NOAA-20 satellites. DNB can assist users in monitoring atmospheric and surface features via emitted and reflected light sources, during the nighttime. Features identified by DNB (but not limited to), span from observing cloud cover, snow cover, Continue Reading

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