Category Archives: Miscellaneous

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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Fog and Low Clouds over Snow Cover in the Midwest: A case from 10 December 2018

Posted on January 16, 2019 by eszoke

Areas of snow cover can often lead to areas of persistent fog and low cloudiness under the right conditions.  And determining the areas of fog and low clouds from snow cover can be tricky during the daytime hours.  Here we … Continue reading →

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DNB and satellite identification

Posted on December 6, 2018 by Jorel Torres

Day/Night Band (DNB) is apart of 22 spectral channels on the VIIRS instrument, in which VIIRS is on-board S-NPP and NOAA-20 satellites. DNB can assist users in monitoring atmospheric and surface features via emitted and reflected light sources, during the nighttime. … Continue reading →

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