Cyclogenesis off Uruguay and southern Brazil
2 April 2020 15:50 UTC and 29 April 13:20 UTC
Explosive cyclogenesis off the Uruguay coast and near southern Brazil in early April could be seen in satellite imagery.
Last Updated
04 May 2023
Published on
02 April 2020
By Néstor Santayana (INUMET) and José Prieto (EUMETSAT)
On 2 and 3 April, a cyclogenesis with explosive characteristics developed near the coast of Uruguay and southern Brazil. It deepened intensely, reaching 19 mb in 24 hours with a centre of less than 985 hPa.
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GOES-16 Airmass RGB
Figure 1: GOES-16 composites for ABI channels around 1.6 µm,0.8 µm,0.5 µm (left) and Airmass RGB (right), 2 April 15:50 UTC.
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GOES-16 phase-solar RGB
Figure 2: GOES-16 ABI airmass RGB (left) and phase-solar RGB (right) for 30 June at 17:10 UTC. The phase-solar RGB is based on R=0.86 µm-1.6 µm, G=0.8 µm, B=0.64 µm-0.86 µm.
