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Saharan Dust Continues To Blow Over the Atlantic; Hurricane Isaias Forms Near the Bahamas
In both visible and infrared imagery, dust can often be confused with clouds such as cirrus, since they are both considered optically thin.
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Siberian Smoke Swirls Over Alaskan Coast
July 30, 2020 Over the course of July 28–29, 2020, NOAA’s GOES-West satellite viewed a North Pacific low pressure system swirling in the Gulf of…
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Space Weather Follow-On Program
As the Sun starts to transition into Solar Maximum, with an increased frequency of solar flares, NOAA is readying itself to address the increase in solar weather activity. The Space Weather Follow-On Lagrange-1 (SWFO L-1) Program recently awarded…
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GOES-West “Eyes” Hurricane Douglas in the Pacific
GOES-West captured this impressive view of the eye of Hurricane Douglas as it spun over the Pacific.
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GOES-East Witnesses the Birth of Tropical Storm Gonzalo
GOES-East zoomed in on newly-formed Tropical Storm Gonzalo.
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NOAA Satellites Capture Flooding from Dam Failure in Midland, Michigan
May 21, 2020 On May 20, 2020, the VIIRS instrument , aboard both the Suomi-NPP (S-NPP) and NOAA-20 satellites, showed record flooding of the…
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Wyoming Supercells Cause Hail on Earth
July 21, 2020 On July 19, 2020, NOAA’s GOES-East satellite viewed clusters of supercell thunderstorms sliding across eastern Wyoming. Supercells,…
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Argos-4 HoPS: Delta Critical Design Review
On May 20, 2020, the prime contractor of the Argos-4 HoPS mission, General Atomics (GA), hosted a major milestone, its Delta Critical Design Review (CDR) virtually for its customers.
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