On Saturday I observed a cloud formation I’ve seen in Bowling Green once before known as a “gravity wave”. These are cloud formations that develop into wave-like patterns from different sources of disturbance, whether it be something moving along throughout the atmosphere or something initiated topographically. It’s important to understand that our atmosphere behaves just […]
Tag: Satellite
Visible Satellite
Sometimes visible satellite imagery is good for things other than looking at clouds. I was glancing over the satellite data around noon and caught this incredible satellite image over southwestern Kentucky, northwest Tennessee, northeast Arkansas, and southeast Missouri. The image above depicts the melting snow and sleet as seen from visible satellite. The skies around […]
Lake Michigan Ice
Here’s a cool satellite animation of images taken over a 7 hour time span yesterday over Lake Michigan. The ice on Lake Michigan actually drifts south over time and is seen very well in this quick loop. Check it out!