Comments for The Wide World of SPoRT

Comment on LMA Data at WFO Huntsville Part II…New Day, New Utility… by jedlovec

jedlovec — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 05:21:37 +0000

Another great post by the LMA experts. Great job Huntsville WFO!

Comment on LMA Data Back at WFO Huntsville and Quickly Useful for Airport Weather Warning… by Geoffrey

Geoffrey — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 01:56:46 +0000

Kris, thank-you for this post showing some of the thought process in how the LMA data are beneficial beyond just pure severe weather applications.

Comment on True Color Follow Up on New Mexico Fires by Scott Bachmeier

Scott Bachmeier — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 04:01:09 +0000

The growth of the pyrocumulonimbus cloud associated with the Jaroso fire was quite spectacular when viewed using GOES-15 (GOES-West) Super Rapid Scan Operations (SRSO) visible imagery, which provided bursts of images at 1-minute intervals: http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/goes/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/130611-12_g15_vis_srso_NM_fire_anim.gif

Comment on Viewing Fire Behavior Changes with VIIRS DNB Products by nwsabq

nwsabq — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 18:42:36 +0000

There have been lots of hazy skies during the morning hours but the main smoke impacts have been in the immediate vicinity of the fires. No ground observations have reported visibility restrictions so far. These fires are not particularly large compared to the past couple years however they are still significant in many respects. There are daily infrared flights over each of the fires to determine the approximate growth from the day before so the resolution of the satellite imagery will likely not be as good at detecting the extent of new burn areas. However we would expect that increased radiance during the overnight period may relate to burn severity and potential for flash flooding as the wetter season approaches. We have noted some shifts in the satellite imagery on the order of 5 or 10 miles.

Comment on Nighttime Microphysics RGB Helps With Tennessee Valley Fog Coverage by Kevin Fuell

Kevin Fuell — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 14:28:17 +0000

Brian, we are glad to see that HUN is able to make use of the full resolution web graphics that SPoRT creates on a local domain for several inland WFOs in the Southern Region. With HUN using AWIPS II this has been our only option to provide unique satellite imagery. I hope others will be able to follow your lead. I second Gary’s comments and the dialog helps me to confirm how SPoRT / NWS collaborations are meeting a specific need.

Comment on Viewing Fire Behavior Changes with VIIRS DNB Products by Kevin Fuell

Kevin Fuell — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 14:15:24 +0000

Happy to see that ABQ is making use of this new capability from VIIRS. The Thompson Ridge Fire looks like it has several active fire areas and covers a large area. Has there been smoke at night, and if so, how has it affected local residence? Is the magnitude of these fires the primary concern for the WFO and hence the size of the bright radiance areas; or is the specific location of bright pixels of interest? It seems that a slight shift to the northwest of most pixels occurs from the 10th to the 11th with the 11th lining up better with lights along road ways such as interstate 25 between Santa Fe and Albuquerque and highway 84/285 to the north of Santa Fe.

Comment on Nighttime Microphysics RGB Helps With Tennessee Valley Fog Coverage by Bill Sjoberg

Bill Sjoberg — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 12:24:06 +0000

Excellent info…keep the examples coming

Comment on Nighttime Microphysics RGB Helps With Tennessee Valley Fog Coverage by jedlovec

jedlovec — Sun, 09 Jun 2013 14:13:40 +0000

Fice post. I also like the comments / dialog following up the initial post!

Comment on Nighttime Microphysics RGB Helps With Tennessee Valley Fog Coverage by Brian Carcione (WFO HUN)

Brian Carcione (WFO HUN) — Sat, 08 Jun 2013 15:03:35 +0000

No, not explicitly, Kris. This was more of a situational awareness use. I think we tend to get a little tunnel-visioned on what we experience on our way in to work, not to mention the few spots where we have observation points, so I was looking for something to give me an idea of how widespread the fog really was. The RGB image validated the fact that it was likely concentrated in a few specific places, so when visibilities started improving at all of my obs sites, I was more confident that I could let the advisory expire as scheduled.

Comment on Nighttime Microphysics RGB Helps With Tennessee Valley Fog Coverage by wfohunkris

wfohunkris — Sat, 08 Jun 2013 14:43:17 +0000

Thanks for the post Brian! I am convinced that the RGBs are the future of satellite imagery and eagerly await their availability on the GOES-R satellites. BTW…was the VIIRS RGB image above ultimately used to modify or generate any forecast products?