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Monthly Archives: January 2018
Mayon Volcano Eruption
The Pacific Rim, has been quite volatile throughout the years, ranging from volcanic eruptions to earthquakes to tsunami’s, that are produced along the Rim or nearby. Yesterday, 22 January 2018, around noon local time, the Mayon Volcano in the Philippines … Continue reading
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2018 Nor’Easter and NCC!
To kick of the new year, 2018, we start off with a Nor’Easter that has developed over the East Coast and has brought freezing rain, sleet, snow, and high winds to the coastal areas, ranging from northeast Florida, the Carolinas … Continue reading
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4 January 2018 explosive cyclogenesis event
GOES-16 imagery captured the spectacular explosive cyclogenesis event on the eastern seaboard on 4 January. First, we’ll look at the 3 GOES-16 water vapor channels along with the air mass RGB product: http://rammb.cira.colostate.edu/templates/loop_directory.asp?data_folder=training/visit/loops/4jan18/4panel_wv&loop_speed_ms=60 During this loop we see an instant … Continue reading
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High cloud obscuration during a lake-effect snow event
When analyzing satellite imagery during lake-effect snow events, one is interested in looking at the low-level clouds associated with the snowbands. However, sometimes high clouds obscure the low-level clouds making analysis from a satellite imagery perspective more challenging. An example … Continue reading
Posted in Convection, GOES R, Lake Effects
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