Day: May 7, 2019

Dryline Bulges Identified in GOES-16 Split Window Difference on 30 April 2019

by Dan Bikos on May 7th, 2019

By Dan Bikos and Lewis Grasso During the afternoon of 30 April 2019, a dryline mixed eastward from New Mexico into the Texas panhandle, as seen in this GOES-16 visible loop with METARs overlaid: http://rammb.cira.colostate.edu/templates/loop_directory.asp?data_folder=training/visit/loops/30apr19/vis_metars&loop_speed_ms=60 Thunderstorms initiate along various segments of the dryline during the animation. The moisture gradient is substantial across the dryline so Continue Reading

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