Monthly Archives: February 2008

Use of Satellite Data at National Weather Service Forecast Offices

Posted on February 28, 2008 by admin

J. Braun Presented by Don Moore, from the NOAA/NWS WFO in Billings, MT, his presentation titled “Use of Satellite Data at National Weather Service Forecast Offices” has both great foresight and hindsight in the use of GOES data for operational use at … Continue reading →

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AMS-FYI: GOES Imagery Applications at the Aviation Weather Center

Posted on February 28, 2008 by admin

J. Braun Presented by Steven Silberberg, AWC/NCEP, Kansas City, MO – at the 5th GOES Users Conference in January of 2008. The Aviation Weather Center (AWC) makes extensive use of GOES imagery in its forecast operations. AWC forecast operations include a … Continue reading →

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AMS-FYI: United Airlines Polar Operations (5th GOES Users Conference)

Posted on February 28, 2008 by admin

J. Braun United Airlines operates flights daily over the top of the world. There are many safety and regulatory requirements which must be taken into consideration when planning these operations. Standard aviation weather analysis no longer covers the many variables … Continue reading →

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What Could Have Been…

Posted on February 25, 2008 by admin

(Click for larger view.) As many of you know (or may not know) the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) decided to drop plans for the development of the Hyperspectral Environmental Suite (HES) (aka. the Advanced Baseline Imager/Sounder) for the “next generation” of geostationary weather satellites … Continue reading →

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Phenomena along the California coast

Posted on February 15, 2008 by dbikos

Jeff Braun Various phenomena along the California coastline evident in GOES visible imagery are examined. The first example is from 26 July 2006. Click on the 18:00 UTC surface analysis below: A low over the interior of California exists, where … Continue reading →

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