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Pacific Northwest Atmospheric River

Satellite visuals created by the Imagery Production Team made available in CIRA’s Satellite Library were used to highlight the impacts from the atmospheric river hitting the Pacific Northwest. More information and links can be found below. (POC: D. Smith, dakota.smith@colostate.edu K. Erickson, kim.erickson@colostate.edu, J. Reiter, josh.reiter@colostate.edu, S. Miller, Steven.Miller@colostate.edu, CIRA) Funding: GOES-R

The Washington Post: “Intense atmospheric rivers to drench Pacific Northwest; flooding possible”. https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2023/12/04/pacific-northwest-atmospheric-rivers-flooding/

Yahoo! News UK: “Satellite Imagery Shows Atmospheric River Moving Across Pacific Northwest”. https://uk.news.yahoo.com/heavy-rain-continue-california-oregon-191334256.html

Kristin Clark (KOMO News): “Great collection of satellite imagery from @CIRA_CSU…”. https://twitter.com/KClarkWx/status/1732801437208588472

Iceberg A23a: Satellite visuals created by the Imagery Production Team made available in CIRA’s Satellite Library were used to highlight the movement of iceberg A23a. More information and links can be found below. (POC: D. Smith, dakota.smith@colostate.edu K. Erickson, kim.erickson@colostate.edu, J. Reiter, josh.reiter@colostate.edu, CIRA) Funding: JPSS

Yahoo! News UK: “Timelapse Footage Captures World’s Largest Iceberg Floating Out to Sea”. https://uk.news.yahoo.com/timelapse-footage-captures-worlds-largest-225200243.html

Accuweather: “The world’s largest iceberg caught on camera…”. https://twitter.com/accuweather/status/1732537152573968657?s=20