Category Archives: Aviation Weather

Nighttime Fog Monitoring

Posted on April 24, 2019 by Jorel Torres

Satellite fog monitoring during the nighttime can be a challenge since geostationary datasets are limited to infrared imagery. However, with the new GOES-16/17 and JPSS datasets users can employ polar-orbiting and geostationary imagery to identify and monitor areas of fog … Continue reading →

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Low cloud / fog over snow covered ground on 25 February 2019

Posted on February 25, 2019 by dbikos

During the overnight hours of 25 February 2019, low clouds and fog developed over portions of northwest Kansas, eastern Colorado and southwest Nebraska.  The low cloud and fog developed over a field of snow on the ground from a recent … Continue reading →

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Popocatépetl Volcanic Eruption

Posted on February 15, 2019 by Jorel Torres

Popocatépetl Volcano erupted overnight, spewing volcanic ash emissions, from 0200-1600UTC, 15 February 2019. Geostationary and polar-orbiting satellites observed this atmospheric phenomenon from 00-16 UTC, 15 February 2019. GOES-16 3.9um  A hot spot (i.e. white, warm brightness temperature) is produced from … Continue reading →

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4 February 2019 significant ice storm in the Upper Great Lakes

Posted on February 7, 2019 by dbikos

On 4 February a shortwave tracked across the Upper Great Lakes towards the east, ahead of the shortwave, anomalously high moisture at low to mid-levels existed which contributed to a historic ice storm for the region. The NWS forecast office … Continue reading →

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WS Harper Impacts on Northeast US

Posted on January 25, 2019 by Jorel Torres

As Winter Storm Harper passed through the northeast United States, the storm brought heavy precipitation in the forms of snow, rain, and freezing rain that produced significant ice accumulation on the ground. Storm total snowfall, rainfall and ice accumulations were … Continue reading →

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