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December Fluff
By now, you probably know the drill: a little bit of discussion about a particular subject, throw in a few pop culture references, maybe a video or two, then get to the good stuff – high quality VIIRS imagery. Then, … Continue reading
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Bárðarbunga, the Toxic Tourist Trap
Quick: what was the name of that Icelandic volcano that caused such a stir a few years ago? Oh, that’s right. You don’t remember. No one remembers. (Unless you live outside the U.S. in a place where you might have … Continue reading
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Tagged ash detection, dust, Fire Temperature RGB, ice and snow, Iceland, Landsat, M-10, M-11, M-12, M-13, M-14, M-15, M-16, M-4, M-5, M-7, sulfur dioxide, volcano
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Copahue, the Stinky Volcano
On the border between Chile and Argentina sits the volcano Copahue. (If you say it out loud, it is pronounced “CO-pa-hway”.) In the local Mapuche language, copahue means “sulfur water”. This name was given to the volcano as the most … Continue reading
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Tagged Argentina, ash detection, Chile, M-14, M-15, M-16, M-3, M-4, M-5, MODIS, RGB composite, split window difference, true color, VIIRS, volcano
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The Case of the 100-year-old Ash Cloud
Lost in all the commotion caused by Hurricane Sandy, a curious event occurred on the other side of the country on 30 October 2012. A cloud of ash obscured the skies of Kodiak Island, Alaska, diverting flights in the region … Continue reading
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Tagged Alaska, ash detection, false color, M-10, M-12, M-14, M-15, M-16, M-3, M-4, M-5, M-6, M-7, RGB composite, split window difference, true color, volcano
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Popocatépetl, the Smoking Mountain
According to legend, Popocatépetl was a great warrior whose girlfriend, Iztaccíhuatl, died because her father was a jerk who lied. (An alternate story is that it was a rival warrior who was a jerk who lied.) Either way, Iztaccíhuatl was … Continue reading
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Tagged ash detection, day/night band, false color, GOES, I-1, I-4, I-5, mexico, RGB composite, VIIRS, volcano
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