CIMSS-NOAA Weekly Report [ Archive ]

CIMSS AND ASPB WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK ENDING NOVEMBER 5, 2021

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Satellite Images of the Aurora Borealis: Both the NOAA-20 and Suomi-NPP satellites captured stunning images of the Aurora Borealis via the Day Night Band sensor on the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) on Thursday, November 4, 2021. NOAA’s Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies (CIMSS) routinely downloads and processes all 22-bands of VIIRS data by means of Direct Broadcast, making the images freely available online in a 7-day archive on the VIIRS Imagery Viewer (https://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/viirs/imagery-viewer/) while frequently sharing images via social media. Through these channels, the Aurora images were viewed and shared by over 100-thousand people within hours of acquisition on the spacecraft this week. (M. Mooney, CIMSS, margaret.mooney@ssec.wisc.edu, K. Strabala, CIMSS).

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SSEC and CIMSS Scientists in the News: Scientists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison (UW) Space Science and Engineering Center (SSEC) and the Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies (CIMSS) provide expert interviews, imagery and case studies to promote science. This week: 1. SSEC Honorary Fellow Jordan Gerth spoke with WMAZ-TV in Macon, GA about 5G transmission and potential impacts on reliable weather forecasts. Read more: https://bit.ly/3k7JpKo. 2) CIMSS Satellite Blog contributors Scott Lindstrom and Scott Bachmeier published these case studies: "Karymsky eruption on Kamchatka" (Nov. 3), "The GOES-R Day Cloud Type RGB" (Nov. 3), "La Palma volcano in the Canary Islands" (Nov. 2), "Tropical Storm Wanda" (Nov. 2), and "Subtropical Storm Wanda in the North Atlantic" (Oct. 31). Read more at the CIMSS Satellite Blog. (J. Phillips, SSEC, 608-262-8164, J. Gerth, SSEC, S. Lindstrom, CIMSS, S. Bachmeier, CIMSS)

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Figure: Ash height of the Karymsky eruption on Nov. 3, 2021 derived from the NOAA/CIMSS Volcanic Cloud Monitoring site showing the development of two distinct plumes. Read more at the CIMSS Satellite Blog: https://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/satellite-blog/archives/43108. Credit: NOAA, CIMSS.

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Figure: GOES-16 image animation showing the east-southeastward drift of ash-laden volcanic clouds from the Cumbre Vieja volcanic ridge on La Palma in the Canary Islands on Nov. 2, 2021. Read more at the CIMSS Satellite Blog: https://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/satellite-blog/archives/43084. Credit: CIMSS.

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