Category Archives: Miscellaneous

Australian Wildfires

Posted on November 18, 2019 by Jorel Torres

Nighttime visible imagery (i.e. Near-Constant Contrast or NCC) clearly shows the Australian wildfires that are raging and ablaze in New South Wales, a state in southeastern Australia. NCC detects emitted lights from the fires, and at times shows the fire … Continue reading →

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VIIRS observations of Katabatic Winds from the Transcontinental Mountain Range Adjacent to the Ross Ice Shelf in Antarctica

Posted on May 8, 2019 by Jorel Torres

By Lewis Grasso and Jorel Torres One of the goals of the JPSS program set forth by NOAA is enhanced monitoring of the Earth’s environment. One specific type of event of the Earth’s environment that was captured by VIIRS on-board … Continue reading →

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3 March 2019 – Severe thunderstorm and heavy rainfall event

Posted on March 7, 2019 by dbikos
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VIIRS Captures Ice/Ocean Movements

Posted on February 13, 2019 by Jorel Torres

By Lewis Grasso and Jorel Torres VIIRS captures interesting imagery in the Arctic. From 0314 UTC to 1233 UTC, 13 February 2019, VIIRS, on-board NOAA-20 and S-NPP, imaged fascinating features in the Arctic. In particular, imagery from Band I4 (3.74um) … Continue reading →

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Observing sea surface temperatures from GOES and JPSS

Posted on February 7, 2019 by Jorel Torres

Observing sea surface temperatures (SSTs) from satellite is an important aspect in weather forecasting for a variety of applications. Applications consist of (but not limited to) forecasting hurricane intensity, sea fog, and convection over the oceans. But remember, oceans are … Continue reading →

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