NESDIS News Article

Figure: Sea spray near Juneau, Alaska, as seen from the VIIRS instrument on NOAA’s JPSS Program satellites on November 20, 2024.

NESDIS recently published a news article highlighting new satellite imagery products developed by Bill Line (STAR). The article discusses the Sea Spray and Blowing Snow RGBs and includes insights from NWS forecasters on how these products enhance operational weather forecasting. These RGBs provide crucial information for detecting hazardous winter conditions, improving situational awareness for forecasters and mariners. The full article, Harnessing Satellite Data: NOAA’s New Satellite Tool Enhances Winter Weather Warnings, can be accessed here. (POC: B. Line, SMCD/APDB, bill.line@noaa.gov)

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Posted on: February 14, 2025

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