Uploaded March 2016 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
As 2016 gets under way, the weather patterns seem a lot like 2015, with a little rain around the turn of the year, with a drier than usual January and especially February, which is normally our rainiest month. Once again we see that the high pressure area over the pacific has broken down towards the end of this video, allowing the jetstream to drop lower and hopefully direct another series of storms our way...
Over 2000 still images were collected every 20 minutes for 2-months to make this video. Time lapse sequence made from original Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES) still images, courtesy of NOAA.GOV (public domain data). This view shows the northern hemisphere (United States) in an infra-red wavelength that is sensitive to water vapor in Earth's atmosphere (light areas are moist and dark is more dry) which is good for showing where storms/rain may be more likely as well as being visible in both day and night.
The term "El Nino" refers to an event of warmer than normal pacific ocean surface temperatures along the equator and west coast of the Americas, which can't be seen in these images. However, the El Nino event is believed change and enhance storm patterns in the northeastern pacific, which may turn-up as more active than normal weather in the video.
Contains JCMDI video catalog #s: V19460
The soundtrack is "Stitching the Sky" from the "TimeShift" CD by Technician (yours truly), album and single track available on iTunes: itunes.apple.com/us/album/timeshift/id810049912 full artist discography and CDs available at HTTP://technician.jcmdi.com
Note: The audio and video material contained herein is copyright 2016 JCM Digital Imaging, however, you may download this footage directly from YouTube and use it free of charge in your own non-profit/non-commercial YouTube videos, school projects, etc. The full free usage policy and YouTube copyright notice/ad info can be found here (please read before using JCMDI material): jcmdi.com/stockfootage/faq.html#freeusage jcmdi.com/stockfootage/faq.html#partner
As 2016 gets under way, the weather patterns seem a lot like 2015, with a little rain around the turn of the year, with a drier than usual January and especially February, which is normally our rainiest month. Once again we see that the high pressure area over the pacific has broken down towards the end of this video, allowing the jetstream to drop lower and hopefully direct another series of storms our way...
Over 2000 still images were collected every 20 minutes for 2-months to make this video. Time lapse sequence made from original Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES) still images, courtesy of NOAA.GOV (public domain data). This view shows the northern hemisphere (United States) in an infra-red wavelength that is sensitive to water vapor in Earth's atmosphere (light areas are moist and dark is more dry) which is good for showing where storms/rain may be more likely as well as being visible in both day and night.
The term "El Nino" refers to an event of warmer than normal pacific ocean surface temperatures along the equator and west coast of the Americas, which can't be seen in these images. However, the El Nino event is believed change and enhance storm patterns in the northeastern pacific, which may turn-up as more active than normal weather in the video.
Contains JCMDI video catalog #s: V19460
The soundtrack is "Stitching the Sky" from the "TimeShift" CD by Technician (yours truly), album and single track available on iTunes: itunes.apple.com/us/album/timeshift/id810049912 full artist discography and CDs available at HTTP://technician.jcmdi.com
Note: The audio and video material contained herein is copyright 2016 JCM Digital Imaging, however, you may download this footage directly from YouTube and use it free of charge in your own non-profit/non-commercial YouTube videos, school projects, etc. The full free usage policy and YouTube copyright notice/ad info can be found here (please read before using JCMDI material): jcmdi.com/stockfootage/faq.html#freeusage jcmdi.com/stockfootage/faq.html#partner
