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NCC monitoring severe weather during the nighttime
Monitoring severe weather during the nighttime can be challenging since GOES-16/17 is limited to infrared imagery during the overnight hours. In complement to geostationary data sets, polar-orbiting satellite data can be utilized, specifically the Near-Constant Contrast (NCC) product. For unfamiliar … Continue reading
Posted in GOES R, Lightning, POES, Satellites, Severe Weather
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Lightning as Proxy for VIL and/or Echo Tops (ET)
J. Braun Here is a paper/discussion presented at this year’s 13th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology by Haig Iskenderian (from MIT) titled, “Cloud-to-Ground Lightning as a Proxy for Nowcasts of VIL and Echo Tops.” Although geared toward the aviation community, … Continue reading
Posted in Aviation Weather, Convection, Lightning, RADAR, Severe Weather, Watches and Warnings
Tagged echo tops, ET, Lightning, proxy, VIL, Warning
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