Satellite – Infrared
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Source:
Himawari8 IR Band13 10.4um Clean IR Longwave Window
Global Infrared 4km (60 min, GEO/LEO)


This image shows the global average annual occurrence of lightning at a resolution of ½° by ½°. (Very large 300 dpi version – 1440k) The data was obtained from the following two space-based sensors: The Lightning Imaging Sensor (LIS), is used to detect the distribution and variability of total lightning (cloud-to-cloud, intracloud, and cloud-to-ground lightning)…

KUALA LUMPUR: A Sabah futsal player is in critical condition, while one of his teammates and a female are reported to be stable after they were struck by lightning during a futsal match in conjunction with ‘Liga Sukan Untuk Semua’ (LiSUS) in Bukit Jalil today. The incident occurred at 4.30pm during a futsal match between…

Chikyu, the largest research vessel in the world, belongs to the Japan Agency for Marine–Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC). It is 210 meters long with 120 meters high freeboard, displacing 57,087 tonnes, housing a crew of 100 and a team of 50 scientists. Its mission is to analysis the mechanisms which lead to earthquakes and…

MetraWeather returns to IBC 2016 with fresh new contracts signed in Europe, Asia and Australia for its Weatherscape XT Black Edition weather graphics platform, an all-new live weather graphics show for IBCTV, and a host of new features that enable newsrooms to create compelling weather content that engages audiences. Public broadcasters in Australia and Thailand…

Aircraft frequently get struck by lightning but with improved design and technology they are built to weather it. THE weather forecast had warned of rain with thunderstorm that fateful day, the preliminary report on the Sebuyau helicopter crash confirmed last Thursday, and there was indeed heavy rainstorm, lightning and thunder in the Eurocopter AS350’s route….

MetraWeather executives Peter Lowe and Murray Charteris are meeting with customers at IBC 2017 and presenting developments in the WeatherscapeXT™ Black Edition weather graphics presentation platform. IBC is the world’s leading Conference & Exhibition for media, entertainment and technology professionals. It covers fifteen halls across the RAI in Amsterdam and this year plays host to…