Tag: Meteorology

Tropical Storm Paulette just reformed in the central North Atlantic Ocean today, Sept. 22. Using a NASA satellite rainfall product that incorporates data from satellites and observations, NASA estimated Paulette’s rainfall rates. Paulette was a hurricane whose eye passed directly…

Water on exoplanet cloud tops could be found with hi-tech instrumentation

University of Warwick astronomers have shown that water vapour can potentially be detected in the atmospheres of exoplanets by peering literally over the tops of their impenetrable clouds.

NASA analyzes Tropical Storm Lowell’s very cold cloud tops

NASA analyzed the cloud top temperatures in Tropical Storm Lowell using infrared light to determine the strength of the storm. Infrared imagery revealed that the strongest storms were around Lowell’s center and in its southern quadrant because of northerly wind…

NASA catches Tropical Storm Dolphin swimming north

NASA’s Terra satellite obtained visible imagery of Tropical Storm Dolphin as it continued moving north though the Northwestern Pacific Ocean on a track toward east central Japan. NASA Satellite View: Dolphin’s Organization The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer or MODIS instrument…

NASA imagery reveals strongest areas of Tropical Storm Beta

NASA’s Aqua satellite analyzed Tropical Storm Beta in infrared imagery to determine where the strongest parts of the storm were located. Beta is expected to stall inland over Texas today, Sept. 21, and heavy rains will continue over portions of…

NASA sees Hurricane Teddy threaten Eastern Canada

NASA’s Aqua satellite used infrared light to identify strongest storms and coldest cloud top temperatures in Hurricane Teddy as it nears eastern Canada. Teddy has triggered multiple warnings and watches. Warnings and Watches on Sept. 22 NOAA’s National Hurricane Center…

NASA analyzes soaking capabilities of hurricane Teddy on Bermuda approach

Using a NASA satellite rainfall product that incorporates data from satellites and observations, NASA estimated Hurricane Teddy’s rainfall rates as it approaches Bermuda on Sept. 21. Teddy is a large hurricane and growing. It is also churning up seas all…

NASA finds Tropical Storm Dolphin going swimmingly

NASA’s Terra satellite obtained visible imagery of recently formed Tropical Depression 14W as it strengthened into a tropical storm. Terra satellite imagery showed the storm was organizing. Dolphin developed from Tropical Depression 14W. 14W formed on Sept. 20 about 366…

NASA’s IRIS spots nanojets: Shining light on heating the solar corona

In a paper published today in Nature Astronomy , researchers report the first ever clear images of nanojets — bright thin lights that travel perpendicular to the magnetic structures in the solar atmosphere, called the corona — in a process…

NASA satellite found Post-Tropical Storm Alpha fizzle over Portugal and Spain

Former Subtropical Storm Alpha was a short-lived storm that formed and fizzled within 24 hours. NASA-NOAA’s Suomi NPP satellite found the remnants of former Subtropical storm Alpha spreading over Portugal and northwestern Spain. Alpha formed off the coast of Portugal…

NASA sees Wilfred degenerate into a trough

Former Tropical Storm Wilfred weakened in the Central Atlantic Ocean and NASA-NOAA’s Suomi NPP satellite provided a visible image after the storm became a trough or elongated area of low pressure. On Sunday, Sept. 20 at 11 p.m. EDT, NOAA’s…

SwRI instruments aboard Rosetta help detect unexpected ultraviolet aurora at a comet

ESA’s Rosetta mission discovers unique aurora at Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko

NASA’s aqua satellite helps confirm subtropical storm alpha

Subtropical Storm Alpha has formed near the coast of Portugal, becoming the first named storm using the Greek Alphabet list, now that the annual list of names is exhausted. NASA’s Aqua satellite obtained visible imagery of the new storm. NASA…

NASA confirms development of record-breaking tropical storm Wilfred, ending hurricane list

The list of hurricane names is officially used up with the development of the 23rd tropical cyclone of the year. Tropical Storm Wilfred just formed in the Eastern Atlantic Ocean today, Sept. 18. Using a NASA satellite rainfall product that…

NASA estimates powerful hurricane Teddy’s extreme rainfall

Using a NASA satellite rainfall product that incorporates data from satellites and observations, NASA estimated Hurricane Teddy’s rainfall rates. Teddy is a major hurricane in the Central North Atlantic Ocean. On Sept. 18, NOAA’s National Hurricane Center (NHC) warned that…

NASA-NOAA’s Suomi NPP satellite finds tropical storm Noul fading over Laos

Tropical Storm Noul made landfall in central Vietnam on Sept. 17 and NASA-NOAA’s Suomi NPP satellite captured an image of the storm over Laos. Noul was weakening as it moves toward Thailand where it is forecast to dissipate. The Joint…

NASA-NOAA satellite sees tropical depression 22 strengthening in gulf of Mexico

NASA-NOAA’s Suomi NPP satellite provided an infrared image of Tropical Depression 22 in the Gulf of Mexico during the early morning hours of Sept. 18. TD22 is expected to become a tropical storm, according to the National Hurricane Center (NHC).…

0.5°C of additional warming has a huge effect on global aridity

Tokyo, Japan – In a new climate modeling study, researchers from the Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo have revealed major implications for global drought and aridity when limiting warming to 1.5°C rather than 2°C above pre-industrial levels.…

Climate change impacts astronomical observations

Climate changes associated with global warming can affect astronomical observations. That is the result of a study involving scientists from the University of Cologne. The international research team investigated a range of climate parameters at the Very Large Telescope (VLT)…

Droughts in the Amazon rainforest can be predicted up to 18 months in advance

Monitoring surface temperatures in two regions of the Atlantic Ocean will reliably forecast droughts in South America.

NASA analyzes rainfall and rainmaking capability in Hurricane Sally

NASA satellites provided a look at the rainfall potential in Hurricane Sally before and after it made landfall in southern Alabama. NASA’s Aqua satellite and IMERG analysis were used to analyze the storm’s flooding potential. Sally came ashore on Wednesday,…

NASA finds a fading wispy Tropical Depression Vicky

NASA’s Terra satellite found Vicky to be a shadow of its former self, devoid of precipitation around its low-level center. Any precipitation had been pushed far to the northeast from wind shear. Vicky looked like a wispy ring of clouds…

NASA finds tropical storm Noul packing a punch

Powerful storms with heavy rainmaking capabilities appeared over the coast of central Vietnam in NASA provided infrared imagery on Sept. 17. NASA’s Infrared Data Reveals Heavy Rainmakers Tropical cyclones are made up of hundreds of thunderstorms, and infrared data can…

NASA-NOAA satellite catches nighttime view of major hurricane Teddy

An early morning infrared image of Hurricane Teddy taken from NASA-NOAA’s Suomi NPP satellite shows the proximity of the strengthening hurricane to the Lesser Antilles island chain and Puerto Rico. Teddy is a major hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind…

NASA observes Hurricane Sally making early morning landfall in Alabama

NASA’s Aqua satellite and the NASA-NOAA Suomi NPP satellite provided views of the strength, extent and rainfall potential as Hurricane Sally was making landfall during the morning hours of Sept. 16. Watches and Warnings NOAA’s National Hurricane Center has many…

NASA finds coldest cloud tops on hurricane Teddy’s western side

NASA analyzed the cloud top temperatures in Hurricane Teddy using infrared light to determine the strength of the storm. Infrared imagery revealed that the strongest storms were on Teddy’s western side. An Infrared View of Teddy One of the ways…

NASA finds wind shear not letting up on Tropical Storm Vicky

NASA’s Terra satellite obtained visible imagery of Tropical Storm Vicky as it continued moving through the eastern North Atlantic Ocean fighting strong wind shear. Outside winds are pushing at the storm and weakening it. Terra Sees Wind Shear Tearing Vicky…

NASA imagery reveals Paulette became a strong extratropical cyclone

Tropical cyclones can become post-tropical before they dissipate, meaning they can become sub-tropical, extra-tropical or a remnant low-pressure area. As Hurricane Paulette transitioned into an extra-tropical storm, NASA’s Terra satellite provided a visible image of the powerful storm, and the…

NASA-NOAA satellite finds a strengthening tropical storm Noul NASA-NOAA’s Suom

NASA-NOAA’s Suomi NPP satellite passed over the South China Sea and captured a visible image of Tropical Storm Noui as it continued to organize and intensify. Noul formed from a low-pressure area that began on the eastern side of the…

NASA sees tropical storm Karina’s night moves

Tropical Storm Karina was making night moves like the old Bob Seger song. NASA-NOAA’s Suomi NPP satellite provided an infrared image of Tropical Storm Karina’s nighttime movement as it moved away from the Baja California peninsula of Mexico. Infrared data…

NASA Aqua satellite casts three eyes on sally and finds heavy rain potential

NASA’s Aqua satellite analyzed the cloud top temperatures and water vapor content in Hurricane Sally as it crawls toward landfall, and found the potential for large amounts of rainfall, which, coupled with slow movement, can lead to catastrophic flooding. Two…

NASA satellite imagery shows Teddy consolidating

When a tropical cyclone consolidates, it means that it is getting more organized and its circulation is improving. An improved circulation helps make for a stronger storm. Infrared imagery from NASA’s Aqua satellite showed that Teddy was consolidating in the…

Water vapor imagery reveals hurricane Paulette’s strongest side, dry air

NASA’s Aqua satellite analyzed Hurricane Paulette’s water vapor content as it continued to move away from Bermuda and found structural changes, the strongest side, and dry air moving in. Water Vapor Imagery’s Indications Water vapor analysis of tropical cyclones tells…

NASA-NOAA satellite’s “night vision” find wind shear battering Tropical Storm Vicky

Infrared imagery is like having night vision, and NASA-NOAA’s Suomi NPP satellite provided a nighttime view of Tropical Storm Vicky that revealed outside winds are weakening the storm. About Wind Shear The shape of a tropical cyclone provides forecasters with…

NASA sees Tropical Depression Rene dissipating

NASA’s Aqua satellite captured a visible image of Tropical Depression Rene as it was dissipating in the central North Atlantic Ocean. The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer or MODIS instrument that flies aboard NASA’s Aqua satellite captured a visible image of…

A NASA-NOAA nighttime view finds a slightly better organized tropical storm Karina

NASA-NOAA’s Suomi NPP satellite provided an infrared look at Tropical Storm Karina in the Eastern Pacific Ocean that gave forecasters a nighttime view of the storm. It revealed a slightly more organized tropical storm. NASA’s Night-Time View On Sept. 15…

NASA’s Aqua satellite finds Rene barely a depression battered by wind shear

Tropical Depression Rene continues to be the victim of strong wind shear and forecasters anticipate it will lead to the storm’s demise in the next couple of days. NASA’s Aqua satellite viewed the storm in infrared light to find wind…

NASA night-time image shows Hurricane Paulette’s large eye approach Bermuda

Night-time imagery from NASA-NOAA’s Suomi NPP satellite showed Hurricane Paulette’s large eye approaching the island of Bermuda. A Hurricane Warning is in effect for Bermuda. Bermuda is a British territory in the western Atlantic Ocean. It is located approximately 643…

Antarctica: cracks in the ice

In recent years, the Pine Island Glacier and the Thwaites Glacier on West-Antarctica has been undergoing rapid changes, with potentially major consequences for rising sea levels. However, the processes that underlie these changes and their precise impact on the weakening…

NASA catches development of eastern Atlantic’s tropical storm Vicky

NASA’s Aqua satellite analyzed a low-pressure area in the far eastern Atlantic Ocean, and it showed the system becoming more organized. Soon after Aqua passed overhead, the low became Tropical Depression 21. Hours later, the storm strengthened into Tropical Storm…

NASA-NOAA satellite helps confirm Teddy now a record-setting tropical storm

NASA-NOAA’s Suomi NPP satellite provided an infrared image of Tropical Depression 20 in that helped confirm it organized and strengthened into Tropical Storm Teddy. Teddy, which has broken a hurricane season record, is expected to become a major hurricane later…

NASA’s water vapor analysis of Tropical Storm Karina shows wind shear effects