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Aurora Australis from the Day-Night Band
How fast does an aurora move? I “googled” it, and got answers ranging from “fast” to “very fast”. Not very scientific. It also doesn’t help that the majority of aurora videos on the Internet are time-lapse footage, and there’s no … Continue reading
VIIRS Captures a Glimpse of Hell
VIIRS has seen Hell and, luckily, it did not get scared. No, I’m not talking about Hell, Michigan, which is actually a nice place (and not as scary as their website would indicate). I’m talking about the Gates of Hell … Continue reading
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Tagged day/night band, fire, M-12, oil rig, resolution, Turkmenistan, VIIRS
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Hurricane Isaac: Before, During and After
While Hurricane Isaac (then a tropical storm) did not destroy Tampa, Florida as many people feared, it certainly left its mark on the Gulf Coast. With many locations from Florida to Louisiana receiving more than 12″ of rain, and levees … Continue reading
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Tagged false color, flood, Florida, I-1, I-2, I-3, Isaac, Louisiana, M-6, resolution, RGB composite, tropical storm, VIIRS
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Fires in Paradise
Sometimes, it seems like the whole world is on fire. Siberia. The western United States (which has been burning for some time). And now, the Canary Islands. The Spanish islands have been under a drought, as has much of Spain. … Continue reading
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Tagged Canary Islands, day/night band, fire, I-1, I-2, I-3, I-4, M-11, M-13, M-3, M-4, M-5, M-7, resolution, RGB composite, VIIRS, vortex street
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Fires near the “Coldest City on Earth”
Raise your hand if you’ve only ever heard of Yakutsk because of the board game “Risk”. (If you raised your hand, you might want to look around and make sure that no-one saw you raise your hand for no reason.) … Continue reading
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Tagged day/night band, false color, fire, I-1, I-2, I-3, M-1, M-10, M-11, M-2, M-3, M-4, M-5, M-7, resolution, RGB composite, Siberia, true color, VIIRS
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Daniel, Emilia and Fabio, oh my!
It’s been a while since we last looked at some tropical cyclones with VIIRS. If you don’t keep up to date on tropical activity, you might not know there that have been a few. Granted, since Debby dumped a bunch … Continue reading
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Tagged Daniel, Emilia, Fabio, GOES, I-1, I-5, M-15, Pacific, resolution, tropical storm, VIIRS
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Remote Islands, part II: Tristan da Cunha
Are you tired of 100 °F heat? We sure are in Colorado. Denver tied an all-time record of five consecutive days of 100+ °F high temperatures this week (two of which had the all-time highest recorded temperature of 105 °F). … Continue reading
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Tagged false color, I-1, remote island, resolution, RGB composite, VIIRS
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Catatumbo Lightning in the Day/Night Band
You may have noticed that many of the recent posts have featured imagery from the VIIRS Day/Night Band (DNB). That’s because the nighttime imagery produced by the DNB is so awesome! The DNB has seen clouds at night, auroras, forest … Continue reading
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Tagged day/night band, DMSP, I-5, lightning, OLS, overshooting tops, resolution, thunderstorm, VIIRS
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The Hewlett Fire
According to reports, a man camping along the Hewlett Gulch trail in Roosevelt National Forest on 14 May 2012 had his camping stove knocked over in a gust of wind. One week (and $2.9 million) later, the Hewlett Fire scorched … Continue reading
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Tagged colorado, day/night band, false color, fire, I-4, resolution, RGB composite, VIIRS
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Remote Islands, part I: Easter Island
With the I-bands having ~375 m resolution at nadir, VIIRS is a powerful instrument. We have already seen the detailed imagery it produces of severe thunderstorms and tropical cyclones. But, you might ask (particularly if you’re thinking you need a … Continue reading
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Tagged false color, remote island, resolution, RGB composite, thunderstorm, VIIRS
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