CIMSS-NOAA Weekly Report [ Archive ]

CIMSS-NOAA WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK ENDING MARCH 6, 2026

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CIMSS Satellite Blog Updates: The Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies (CIMSS) Satellite Blog (https://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/satellite-blog/) was updated with the following posts: "The Impact of Snow Cover on Surface Temperatures" (Feb. 27), "Snow Squall Warning issued for eastern North Dakota / western Minnesota" (Feb. 27), "Mountain wave cloud south of the Brooks Range in Alaska" (Mar. 1), "Flooding Impacting Many Parts of France" (Mar. 2), "Wind-driven ice lead formation on Lake Erie and Lake St. Croix" (Mar. 2), "VIIRS Day/Night Band imagery showing the effect of a total lunar eclipse" (Mar. 3), "Midwest Fog Provides Challenges for Aviation" (Mar. 5) and "New low-latency Arctic Weather Satellite microwave imagery over CONUS and Alaska" (Mar. 5). (S. Bachmeier, D. Schumacher, T. Wagner, CIMSS, 608-890-1980) 

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Figure: Sentinel-2 True Color RGB image on February 24, 2026 -- showing flooding along the Loire River in France.

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Figure: GOES-19 True Color RGB image on March 2, 2026 -- showing the development of ice leads in the eastern portion of Lake Erie.

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