IMSG, a leader in environmental scientific and technical support solutions for land, atmospheric, oceanic, and marine applications, today announced that an independent, authorized appraisal agent has assessed the company’s maturity level 2 rating 2 by SCAMPI A Assessment using reference model CMMI for Development (CMMI-DEV),...
Three storms in the Pacific Ocean from west to east: Tropical Storm Kilo, Hurricane Ignacio and Tropical Storm Jimena. This image was taken by GOES West at 1800Z on August 27, 2015. Link to Article: http://www.nnvl.noaa.gov/imageoftheday.php ...
Fires burning in southern Siberia on the shores of Lake Baikal in Russia. This image was taken by the Suomi NPP satellite’s VIIRS instrument around 0600Z on August 24, 2015. Link to Article: http://www.nnvl.noaa.gov/imageoftheday.php ...
Smoke from fires burning in Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Montana are seen in this image taken by the Suomi NPP satellite’s VIIRS instrument around 2105Z on August 19, 2015. Link to Article: http://www.nnvl.noaa.gov/imageoftheday.php ...
Tropical Storm Danny, the fourth storm of the 2015 Atlantic Hurricane Season, continues to track eastward. Gradual intensification is expected over the next couple of days depending on how much dry air associated with the Saharan Air Layer is entrained by the storm. This image...
Very hot, dry and unstable conditions in California and across the Pacific Northwest add to the challenges facing firefighters as they battle blazes around the region. Cal Fire is urging Californians to be extremely cautious, especially for the next few days, as the current conditions...
IMSG was awarded the NOAA Research to Operation (R2O) for Next Generation Global Prediction System (NGGPS) task order contract. Under this contract, we will support NOAA to accelerate improvements in the nation’s environmental prediction capabilities by developing environmental numerical weather predictions to longer time scales...
The lower Mississippi River is a ribbon of silver in this image from around 1705Z on July 24, 2015. The Suomi NPP satellite’s sun-synchronous orbit allows the VIIRS instrument to see the oceans, land and rivers under full sun, recording its reflections from bodies of...
Hurricane Dolores is at category 4 strength in an area of low vertical wind shear and very warm ocean waters, and is forecast to maintain that strength for the next 12 – 24 hours. Dolores’s forecast track has been shifting southward, which would keep the...
A clear path through the Northwest Passage can be seen in this satellite data of sea ice concentration from September 2014. What used to be a rare occurrence is now common place in the Arctic as sea ice levels continue to decrease. In response, this...