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The future of weather satellites is almost here, and the Satellite Liaisons provide near real-time examples of the GOES-R and JPSS demonstration products.
Satellite Liaison Blog
1w ago
GOES-East Proxyvis captured low-level cloud features in the North Atlantic on 08 April 2024. Proxyvis mimics visible imagery at night by combining several infrared (IR) bands and is available for the GOES-East, GOES-West, Himawari-9, and Meteosat-9/10 satellites. Low-level cloud features at night over the ocean can be easier to track using Proxyvis rather than traditional ..read more
Satellite Liaison Blog
1w ago
A total solar eclipse took place across North America on 8 April 2024, and was visible from western Mexico, through the south-central and northeastern US, and into far eastern Canada. NOAA GOES and JPSS satellites captured imagery of the total eclipse from above. This blog post will share a variety of GOES ABI and JPSS ..read more
Satellite Liaison Blog
2w ago
A strong storm system moved into the central Plains on Sunday, March 24. The 0000 UTC 25 March 2024 NWS Weather Prediction Center (WPC) surface analysis showed the low pressure with a minimum central pressure of 983 mb in southeast Colorado. The previous blog post discussed the severe storms that fired along a dryline and ..read more
Satellite Liaison Blog
3w ago
An upper trough digging far south to near the US/Mexico border brought strong winds to a broad region, resulting in widespread blowing dust. Winds gusts in excess of 50 mph were reported at many stations across eastern New Mexico and west Texas. GOES-East Water Vapor imagery and RAP analysis captured the evolution of the storm ..read more
Satellite Liaison Blog
3w ago
Several large wildfires developed near the Virginia/West Virginia border by mid-March. These fires, collectively, became known as the “North Zone Complex”. A few of the largest fires of the complex included the Waterfall Mountain/Shenandoah Forest/211 Fire (>6200 acres), the Waites Run Fire (>4300 acres), and the Capon/Brush Run Fire (>2600 acres). Based off of GOES ..read more
Satellite Liaison Blog
1M ago
This Satellite Liaison Blog will show examples of imagery, surface maps, and ASCAT and altimeter measurements as a strong low pressure system traversed the North Pacific from 7 March 2024 to 8 March 2024. On Thursday, 7 March 2024, a rapidly intensifying extratropical cyclone made its way into the western Pacific causing hurricane force winds ..read more
Satellite Liaison Blog
1M ago
A potent shortwave traversing the central US within the northern stream in combination with an impressive southern stream brought strong winds to the south and severe thunderstorms to the north on 27 Feb 2024. Water vapor imagery with RAP analysis fields reveal the trough’s progression, from the eastern Rockies at the start of the animation ..read more
Satellite Liaison Blog
3M ago
Widespread fog developing across the central US during the night of 23-24 Jan 2024 prompted the issuance of Dense Fog Advisories by dozens of NWS offices (Fig 1). GOES-East multispectral satellite imagery captured the evolution of the low clouds and fog from the afternoon of the 23rd through the morning of the 24th (Fig 2 ..read more
Satellite Liaison Blog
3M ago
Fresh snow cover and strong winds resulted in a stretch of blowing snow across the US Northern Plains during the period of 10-15 Jan 2024. GOES and JPSS Imagery provided helpful details regarding the state of the snowpack, and detection of blowing snow. Starting with snowpack, recent snowfall and very cold temperatures allowed for a ..read more
Satellite Liaison Blog
3M ago
On January 8, 2024, an upper-level low intensified as it moved into the Southern Plains, bringing strong winds to the previously dry region (Fig 1), which resulted in widespread blowing dust. GOES Water Vapor Imagery captured the development of the weather system as the expansive trough moved into the Southern Plains and an associated upper-level ..read more