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Overshooting Top Detection Continues to Underestimate Overshooting Tops

Posted in General on May 14, 2014 by Gabe Garfield.

The GOES-R Overshooting Top Detection (OTD) product continues to underestimate the number of overshooting tops. In the top image at 2315 UTC, there are several cold cloud tops around -60C with several severe storms in Ohio, western Pennsylvania, and West Virginia. The OTD product only detected one overshooting top over Ohio at this time.

The OTD product seems to be underestimating the number of overshooting tops today on May 14.

Michael Scotten