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Infrared Satellite Imagery from 2 to 4 January 2002: Infrared satellite imagery shows the subtropical jetstream as it interacts with a surface cyclone.

Courtesy of Dept. Atmospheric Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign

The New Year Nor’easter - An East Coast Cyclone: View animations of the 300mb and 850mb height fields, national radar, and sea level pressure and temperature for the period 28 December 2000 to 1 January 2001 when the northeastern United States experienced a classic Nor’easter.
Infrared Satellite Imagery During the Superstorm of 1993: Enhanced IR satellite imagery of the Superstorm of 1993. Clouds develop along the Gulf Coast and migrate up the eastern seaboard.

Courtesy of Dept. of Atmospheric Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Related Web Sites
WW2010 Summary of the Superstorm of 1993 Learn more about the Superstorm of March 1993 by reading about the storm history and examining surface maps and satellite imagery.
Sea Surface Temperature and Coastal Cyclones Access current and archived sea surface temperature data to see how warm ocean waters helps coastal cyclones intensify.

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