CSU researcher links real encounter with ‘milky seas’ to satellite pictures
A new paper compares satellite observations of a 2019 milky sea event to photographic evidence from a private ship.
Tag: "Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere"
And Then the Sea Glowed a Magnificent Milky Green
A chance encounter with a rare phenomenon called a milky sea connects a sailor and a scientist to explain the ocean’s ghostly glow. (Hakai Magazine)
Incredible Satellite Video Shows "Tornadic Supercell' Forming Over Chicago
Amid such harsh weather conditions, a video posted CIRA has taken the internet by storm. (NDTV)
What do hurricane categories mean?
“Storms that behave this way “are fairly rare,” writes CIRA's Chris Slocum. “There isn’t enough information yet to say if rapid intensification is happening more often.” (Vox)
Satellites Spot Oceans Aglow With Trillions of Organisms
A new generation of detectors let scientists identify a dozen large episodes of bioluminescence, one a hundred times larger than Manhattan — and that’s the smallest. (New York Times)
Chasing the light from elusive ‘milky seas’: CSU researchers light a path toward unraveling mysteries of the ocean from space
Using nearly a decade of satellite data, researchers at Colorado State University have uncovered “milky seas” in a way they’ve never been seen before - a rare and fascinating oceanic bioluminescent phenomenon detected by a highly sensitive spaceborne low-light sensor.
How satellites can be the first to find wildfires
The Fire Temperature RBG technique was developed at a branch of NOAA located at Colorado State University — an organization called the Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere (CIRA). (9News Denver)
Steven Miller named new director of Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere
CIRA works with the Department of Atmospheric Science to conduct cutting-edge atmospheric science encompassing satellite meteorology, numerical forecasting, tropical storm prediction, air quality monitoring and data dissemination.
Video Shows St Vincent Volcano Spewing Ash as Eruption Enters Fifth Day
Footage released on Monday by CIRA showed satellite video of the large eruption taken the day prior, showing large clouds of ash billowing from the volcano's crater. (Newsweek)
Watching Earth Burn
For 10 days in September, satellites in orbit sent tragic evidence of climate change’s destructive power. (New York Times)