viirs in mcidas -v east coast power outage
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VIIRS in McIDAS -V East Coast Power Outage. Images produced by William Straka III. Overview. SSEC/CIMSS. A derecho moved from the Midwest to the Washington DC region on 6/29. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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VIIRS in McIDAS-VEast Coast Power Outage
Images produced by William Straka III
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Overview
SSEC/CIMSS
• A derecho moved from the Midwest to the Washington DC region on 6/29.
• The winds from the derecho caused massive power outages in West Virginia, Virginia and the Washington DC metropolitan area
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VIIRS Day Night Band28 June 2012 0756 UTC (pre-derecho)
SSEC/CIMSS
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VIIRS 11mm (I05)28 June 2012 0756 UTC (pre-derecho)
SSEC/CIMSS
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VIIRS Day Night Band30 June 2012 0719 UTC (post-derecho)
SSEC/CIMSS
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VIIRS 11mm (I05)30 June 2012 0719 UTC (post-derecho)
SSEC/CIMSS
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VIIRS Day Night Band1 July 2012 0700 UTC (post-derecho)
SSEC/CIMSS
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VIIRS 11mm (I05)1 July 2012 0700 UTC (post-derecho)
SSEC/CIMSS
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Observations
SSEC/CIMSS
• Both pre and post-derecho images were on days with a lack of cloud.
• One striking note is, while West Virginia is a lot darker, the Washington DC area has a quite a lack of lights from normal. But by 7/1, the lights in the DC metro area have recovered.